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This document is a guideline for your use. You may view the entire Respiratory Care Act at the board’s web site [at www.wvborc.org](at www.wvborc.org)  \nReminder: CEU’s are submitted on the even-year endings (example: 2024, 2026) but you must renew your license each year prior to December 31st.  \nBiennial Requirements  \nWV 30-34-3 authorizes the West Virginia Board of Respiratory Care to implement continuing education (CE) requirements for all licensed members in the state. The rule contains the following provisions:  \n• You must complete 20 contact hours of continuing education during each accrual period. Prorated for new licensees.  \n• The new accrual period started October 1, 2024 , through September 30, 2026. You must acquire your CEU’s during this time period or you shall be subject to administrative disciplinary action.  \n• The reporting period will be from November 1, 2026 , through December 31, 2026.  \nWhat is a contact hour?  \nA contact hour is equivalent to 50 consecutive minutes of instruction. The official unit of measure for CE in West Virginia is the contact hour. If you are in doubt about how many contact hours an offering is, count the number of actual instructional minutes, NOT including lunch, breaks, or business meetings, and divide by 50.  \nWhere can I find approved continuing education activities?  \nYou may contact the in-service departments of hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, as well as the CE departments of colleges and universities in your area to find out what is available. You should watch for announcements in professional journals, the mail, newspapers, and the WVBORC website. Non-profit associations such as the West Virginia Society for Respiratory Care, American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, WV Lung Association, WV Thoracic Society, WV Board of Registered Nurses, American Nurses Credentialing Center, National Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers are recognized as pre-approved providers of continuing education programs for meeting CE requirements. In addition, the Board maintains additional listings of “for profit” pre-approved CE providers.  \nCan I use the education credit, which can be earned through professional magazines or the internet?  \nYes. Programmed instruction, presented in respiratory care or in other appropriate professional journals, and non-interactive internet or“home study” courses approved through a national organization can be used to fulfill a portion of your CE requirements. * NO MORE than one half of your required amount of CE's may be accrued using this method in any one accrual period. WVBORC or AARC approved internet “interactive” courses will count as “live” courses. *Note: Currently the WVBORC has approved the courses of only three companies/organizations which may offer the full 20 CEU’s via “home study”: AARC, Medical Education Systems, RC Educational Consulting Service.  \nWill college credit be accepted to meet CE requirements?  \nYes. Courses provided by an accredited institution of higher learning for which academic credit is awarded can be used to satisfy the CE requirements. The courses must have a respiratory course number or be relevant to respiratory care practice and clinical in nature. The following formula is used to calculate contact hours from credit hours:  \n1 Quarter hour = 10 contact hours 1 Semester hour = 15 contact hours  \nWhat are the various ways I can earn CE hours?  \n• Attend approved CE activities, workshops, seminars, interactive internet, and conferences dealing with issues related to your practice.  \n• Enroll at a college or university in courses related to respiratory care.  \n• Read professional journals that document CE. 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