Section 338.1349. License renewal requirements.

(1) An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 3-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall meet the following requirements:

(a)   Submit to the department documentation  that   the  applicant   has completed at least 80 hours of board-approved continuing education or  maintained   boc certification and completed not less than 1 hour of continuing education in pain and symptom  management,  as  required under section 16204 (2) of the code.

(b)   Submit documentation of current certification in emergency cardiac care from a board-approved organization.

(c)   Submit documentation of a minimum of 1 hour of first aid training.

(2)   The requirements in subrule (1) (a), (b) and (c) of this  rule shall  be completed during the 3 years preceding an application for renewal.

(3)   Submission of an application for renewal of a license or renewal of a temporary license  shall   constitute  the  applicant's  certification   of compliance   with  this  rule. An  applicant   for    renewal   shall    retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 3 years from the date of applying for license renewal. Failure to comply with this rule shall be a violation of section  16221   (h)  of  the code. Acceptable documentation includes verification of continued certification by the boc or documentation of acceptable continuing education by the boc, as specified in R 338.1357.

History: 2010 AACS.