Guidelines for Respiratory Therapy Continuing Education - Regulation 10 - Section 5 - Continuing Education

Sep 23, 2026

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Arkansas-licensed respiratory care practitioners must complete twelve (12) continuing education hourly units to renew a license, including a mandatory unit on ethics and professional boundaries. Licensees sign renewal applications confirming completion and retain course proof for three years for possible Board audit. Credits exceeding the required amount are not applied to the next reporting period. The document lists acceptable CEU activities, including approved courses, qualifying programs, instruction not tied to employment duties, academic coursework, specified examinations, RQI limitations, and other approved instruction or publications with required documentation.

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Regulation 10

Section 5: Continuing Education

Section 5.5: Excessive Continuing Education Credits

Acceptable Continuing Education

Guidelines for Respiratory Therapy Continuing Education Regulation 10: Section 5: Continuing Education. All respiratory care practitioners licensed by the Board in the State of Arkansas must complete twelve (12) continuing education hourly units as a condition for renewal of a license. One of the 12 hourly units shall be on the subject of ethics/professional boundaries. Each licensee will sign their renewal application verifying that they have completed said twelve hours and will maintain, for a period of three years, proof of the courses taken, should it be requested by the Board for audit purposes. Section 5.5. Excessive Continuing Education Credits. Credits reported to the Board which exceed the required number as specified in Section 5 shall not be credited to the new reporting period. ACCEPTABLE CONTINUING EDUCATION o Courses completed in the techniques and application of respiratory therapy care provided through an approved respiratory care educational program. o Annual Requirement: One of the 12 hourly units shall be on the subject of ethics/professional boundaries. o Participation in programs which provide for the awarding of continuing respiratory care education, continuing education units or equivalent credits which may be granted through national or state organizations such as the American Association of Respiratory Care, Arkansas Society for Respiratory Care, American Thoracic Society or the American College of Chest Physicians, or their successor organizations o Instruction in programs as described above, provided such instruction is not related to one’s employment responsibilities o Successfully completed academic coursework related to respiratory therapy. Official transcript required. Five (5) CEUs will be awarded for each semester credit or hour completed. o Resuscitation Quality Improvement courses (RQI) will be granted a maximum of three (3) CEUs per renewal year regardless of how many RQI cards are submitted during that time period. CEU’s will only be granted for ACLS RQI, PALS RQI, and NRP RQI. This does NOT include BLS RQI. o Six (6) CEUs will be awarded for passage of the following (Certification Verification received directly from the NBRC or a copy of the passing Score Report to be submitted for proof of completion): 􀂃 The National Board for Respiratory Care credentialing or re-credentialing examinations for the entry level practitioner or the written or clinical simulation or advanced practitioner (RRT); 􀂃 Adult Critical Care Specialty Examination (ACCS); 􀂃 Certified Respiratory Therapy Sleep Disorders Specialist Examination (CRT-SDS); 􀂃 Registered Respiratory Therapy Sleep Disorders Specialist Examination (RRT-SDS); 􀂃 Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty Examination (NPS); 􀂃 Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT); 􀂃 Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT); 􀂃 Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT); for CEUs (6/20/2014 ADR; 8/8/2014;7/25/16swy;3/20/17swy;6/14/18swy; 10/15/2020jjc; 10/22/2025jjc) of 4 􀂃 Certified Polysomnographic Technologists (CPSGT); and 􀂃 Certificate of Added Qualification in Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) . o Six (6) CEUs are awarded on initial and/or re-certifications (copy of certification card to be submitted for proof of completion): 􀂃 Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); 􀂃 Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS); 􀂃 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); 􀂃 National Asthma Educator Certification Exam (NAECB) 􀂃 Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP); and 􀂃 Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood work, Lab work, and Emotional support for the family (STABLE) o Nine (9) CEUs are awarded for the NRP, PALS, and ACLS Instructor Courses. o Articles: Peer-reviewed, originate from reliable medical journals (i.e. Respiratory Care Journal published from AARC), written within two years, and preferably evidence-based. Limited to two (2) articles per renewal period, each worth one (1) CEU credit and a typed

FAQs

How many continuing education hourly units are required for Arkansas license renewal?

Arkansas respiratory care practitioners must complete twelve (12) continuing education hourly units as a condition for renewal.

Is ethics/professional boundaries required in the CEU total?

Yes. One of the 12 hourly units must be on the subject of ethics/professional boundaries.

What happens if a licensee reports continuing education credits beyond the required number?

Credits reported in excess of the required number are not credited to the new reporting period.

Sep 23, 2026

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