Chapter Med 22

Med 22.10(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

Med 22.10(1)(a) (a) “ABCP” means the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion.

Med 22.10(1)(am) (am) “AC-PE” means the Accreditation Committee-Perfusion Education.

Med 22.10(1)(b) (b) “Contact hour” means not less than 50 minutes spent by a licensee in actual attendance at and completion of an approved continuing education activity.

Med 22.10(1)(c) (c) “Continuing education” means planned, organized learning activities designed to maintain, improve, or expand a licensee’s knowledge and skills relevant to the practice of perfusion.

Med 22.10(1)(d) (d) “Continuing education unit” means one contact hour of continuing education.

Med 22.10(1)(e) (e) “Licensee” means a person licensed to practice perfusion in this state.

Med 22.10(2) (2) Certification statement. Each licensee shall, at the time of applying for renewal of a license under s. 448.07, Stats., certify that, in the 2 years preceding the renewal due date, at least 30 continuing education units of acceptable continuing education were completed. At least 10 continuing education units shall be completed in Category I activities.

Med 22.10(3) (3) Limitation on claiming continuing education units. Additional continuing education units may not be given for subsequent presentations of the same content.

Med 22.10(4) (4) Categories of continuing education. Continuing education units shall be accumulated through professional activities related to perfusion in all of the following categories:

Med 22.10(4)(a) (a) Category I. ABCP-approved perfusion meetings and related activity, including all of the following:

Med 22.10(4)(a)1. 1. Attendance at ABCP-approved international, national, regional, or state perfusion meetings, programs, and seminars at which a minimum of 75% of the contact hours consist of perfusion-related material. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour.

Med 22.10(4)(a)2. 2. Publication of a perfusion-related book chapter or paper in a professional journal. Five continuing education units may be claimed for each published book chapter or paper, subject to a limit of 10 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(a)3. 3. Presenting a workshop or lecture at an international, national, regional, or state perfusion meeting. Five continuing education units may be claimed for each presentation, subject to a limit of 10 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(a)4. 4. Presentation of a poster or other exhibit at an international, national, regional, or state perfusion meeting. Two continuing education units may be claimed for each presentation, subject to a limit of 4 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(a)5. 5. Participation in an AC-PE site visitor workshop or volunteering as an AC-PE site visitor. Five continuing education units may be claimed for each workshop or site visit, subject to a limit of 10 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(a)6. 6. Participation in an ABCP knowledge base survey. Two continuing education units may be claimed for each survey.

Med 22.10(4)(a)7. 7. Self-directed continuing education meeting ABCP requirements. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour.

Med 22.10(4)(b) (b) Category II. Non-accredited perfusion meetings and other medical meetings, including all of the following:

Med 22.10(4)(b)1. 1. Attendance at international, national, regional, or state perfusion or medical meetings, programs, and seminars not approved by ABCP, at which a minimum of 75% of the contact hours consist of perfusion-related material. One-half of a continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour, subject to a limit of 10 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(b)2. 2. Manufacturer-specific and company-sponsored educational activities. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour.

Med 22.10(4)(c) (c) Category III. Individual education and other self-study activities, including all of the following:

Med 22.10(4)(c)1. 1. Serving as a clinical instructor in an accredited perfusion training program. Two continuing education units may be claimed for this service in each year of a renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(c)2. 2. Serving as a didactic instructor in an accredited perfusion training program. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour, subject to a limit of 4 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(c)3. 3. Participation in an ABCP examination development workshop or survey. Two continuing education units may be claimed for each contact hour, subject to a limit of 4 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(c)4. 4. Self-learning activities and self-study modules, including use of audiovisual devices or electronic forums, reading scientific journals, and participation in degree-oriented, professionally related course work. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour, subject to a limit of 10 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(c)5. 5. Presentation at an international, national, regional, or state perfusion or medical meeting that is not approved by ABCP. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each hour of presentation.

Med 22.10(4)(c)6. 6. Participation in a grand round. One continuing education unit may be claimed for each contact hour, subject to a limit of 2 continuing education units in any given renewal period.

Med 22.10(4)(c)7. 7. Completion of Advanced Cardiac Life Support training. Two continuing education units may be claimed for completion of this training.

Med 22.10(5) (5) Audit. An applicant for renewal shall certify completion of required continuing education. The board shall audit for compliance with the continuing education requirements any licensee who is under investigation by the board for alleged misconduct.

Med 22.10 History History: CR 03-023: cr. Register March 2004 No. 579, eff. 4-1-04; CR 18-074: cr. (1) (title), (am), am. (2), (3), cr. (4) (title), am. (4) (a) to (c), (5) Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19; corrections in (4) (a) 1., 2., (b) 1., (c) 2. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2019 No. 763.