Sec.20-275b-4. Award of contact hours

(a) Continuing education contact hours shall be awarded as follows:

(1) Courses, institutes, seminars, programs, clinics, conferences and teleconferences: one contact hour for each hour of attendance;

(2) first presentation by licensee of an original paper, essay or formal lecture in electrology to a recognized group of fellow professionals at a scientific meeting: five contact hours;

(3) original paper published by licensee in a professional journal that accepts papers only on the basis of independent review by experts: six contact hours for the first publication of the material; and

(4) post-graduate coursework shall be credited at one contact hour for each hour of attendance. Audited courses shall have hours of attendance documented.

(b) Eight contact hours shall be the maximum continuing education hours granted for any one day's participation in the activities specified in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Successful completion of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course given by an American Heart Association or American Red Cross qualified instructor shall be credited at a maximum of three contact hours per registration period.

(d) The licensee shall successfully complete a continuing education activity for award of any continuing education contact hours.

(Adopted effective July 25, 2002)