Texas Respiratory Care Practitioners Certificate

(a) General. Continuing education requirements for renewal shall be fulfilled each renewal period.

(1) The initial period shall begin with the date the department issues the certificate and end on the last day of the birth month at the time of renewal.

(2) A respiratory care practitioner must complete 24 hours of continuing education acceptable to the department during each renewal period.

(3) A clock hour shall be 50 minutes of attendance and participation in an acceptable continuing education experience.

(4)(b) Types of acceptable continuing education. Continuing education must be in skills relevant to the practice of respiratory care and must have a direct benefit to patients and clients and shall be acceptable if the experience falls in one or more of the following categories:

(1) respiratory care course work seminars, workshops, review sessions, or other organized educational programs completed at or though any respiratory care education program;

(2) participation in any program (e.g., in-service educational training programs, institutes, seminars, workshops and conferences) which is:

(A) directly related to the profession of respiratory care;

(B) instructor directed; and

(C) approved, recognized, accepted, or assigned continuing education credits by professional organizations or associations or offered by a federal, state, or local government entity. FMES is a state approved educational provider.

(3) instruction or teaching in programs set out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.

(4) up to (12) twelve credit hours during each renewal period of self-directed study to include Internet-based or computer-based studies, journals, including a post-test, which meets the requirements described in paragraph (2)(A) and (C) of this subsection.

(4) The department may conduct random audits of continuing education completed by practitioners to determine compliance with this section.

(5) No continuing education hours may be carried over from one renewal period to another renewal period.

Twenty four (24) hours of acceptable continuing education credit is required to renew a certificate.

FMES is an approved provider of continuing education for respiratory practitioners in Texas. Questions? call 386-325-5790.
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Respiratory Care Practitioners Certification Program 
Texas Department of State Health Services 
Mail Code 1982 
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Telephone: (512) 834-6632 
Fax: (512) 834-6677

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