§ 21.332. Requirement of continuing education.

 (a)  A CRNP shall comply with this section and § §  21.332a—21.337.

 (b)  Continuing education requirements shall be completed each biennial cycle.

   (1)  An applicant for biennial renewal of certification is required to complete, during the 2 years preceding renewal, a minimum of 30 hours of Board-approved continuing education, as set forth in section 8.1(c) of the act (63 P. S. §  218.1(c)). Completion of a course described in §  21.283(2) (relating to prescribing and dispensing drugs) satisfies the continuing education requirement for the biennial renewal period in which it is completed.

   (2)  An applicant for biennial renewal of prescriptive authority approval is required to complete, during the 2 years preceding renewal, a minimum of 16 of the 30 hours of continuing education in pharmacology. Completion of a course described in §  21.283(2) shall satisfy the continuing education requirement for the biennial renewal period in which it is completed.

   (3)  A person failing to meet the continuing education requirements for a biennial renewal period will be subject to formal disciplinary action under section 14(a)(3) of the act (63 P. S. §  224(a)(3)).

   (4)  The Board may waive the requirements of continuing education in cases of illness or undue hardship. It is the duty of each licensee who seeks a waiver to notify the Board in writing and request the waiver prior to the end of the renewal period. The Board will grant, deny or grant in part the request for waiver. An individual who requests a waiver may not prescribe or dispense drugs after the expiration of his current prescriptive authority and until the Board grants the waiver request.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  21.332 issued under sections 2.1(k) and 8.1(c) of the Professional Nursing Law (63 P. S. § §  211(k) and 218.1(c).

Source

   The provisions of this §  21.332 adopted December 3, 2004, effective December 4, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 6409.

Cross References

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  21.332a (relating to inactive status and reactivation); and 49 Pa. Code §  21.333 (relating to continuing education subject matter).


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