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support; 2. Neonatal resuscitation program; 3. Pediatric advanced life support; 4. Any course offered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). (e) Successful completion of the following recertification classes, up to a maximum of 8 hours per biennium; 1. Advanced cardiac life support; 2. Neonatal resuscitation program; 3. Pediatric advanced life support. (f) Successful passage, one time per biennium, of the following recredentialing examinations given by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC): 1. Clinical Simulation Recertification Examination – maximum of 4 hours; 2. Registry Recredentialing Examination (written portion) – maximum of 2 hours; 3. Certified Respiratory Therapist Recredentialing Examination – maximum of 3 hours; 4. Perinatal Pediatrics Recredentialing Examination – maximum of 3 hours; 5. Pulmonary Function: Certified pulmonary function technologist and registered pulmonary function technologist recredentialing examinations – maximum of 2 hours. (g) Attendance at scheduled public meetings of the Board of Respiratory Care, where the licensee has not been required by the Board to appear, up to a maximum of 8 continuing education hours per biennium. (3) Credit for two (2) hours shall be awarded for completion of a FEMA Emergency Management/Preparedness continuing education course that covers the following topics: natural disasters, manmade disasters and bioterrorism, pandemic flu, and respiratory care disaster response. (4) Each licensee who is presenting a continuing education course as either the lecturer of the offering or as author of the course materials may earn a maximum 12 hours of continuing education credit per biennium. Each licensee who is either participating as a lecturer of a continuing education course or an author of a continuing education program may receive credit for the portion of the offering he/she presented or authored to the total hours awarded for the offering. (a) Continuing education credit may be awarded to a lecturer or author for the initial presentation of each program only; repeat presentations of the same continuing education course shall not be granted credit. (b) In order for a continuing education credit to be awarded to each licensee participating as either faculty or author, the format of the continuing education program must comply with all applicable sections of this rule chapter. (c) The number of hours to be awarded to each licensee who participates in a continuing education program as either a lecturer or author is based on the definition of “hour” employed within this rule chapter. (5) Members of the Board’s Probable Cause Panel shall receive two hours of medical errors and 3 hours of continuing education credit per biennium for their service on the Panel. (6) The Board shall make exceptions for licensee from the continuing education requirements, including waiver of all or a portion of these requirements or the granting of an extension of time in which to complete these requirements, upon a finding of good cause by majority vote of the Board at a public meeting following receipt of a written request for exception based upon emergency or hardship. Emergency or hardship cases are those: (1) involving long term personal illness or illness involving a close relative or person for whom the licensee has care-giving responsibilities; (2) where the licensee can demonstrate that the required course(s) are not reasonably available; and (3) where the licensee can demonstrate economic, technological, or legal hardships that substantially relate to the ability to perform or complete the continuing education requirements. Rulemaking Authority 468.353, 468.361 FS. Law Implemented 468.361 FS. History–New 4-29-85, Formerly 21M-38.04, Amended 9-29- 86, 11-29-88, 9-24-92, 10-15-92, Formerly 21M-38.004, Amended 1-2-94, 7-10-94, Formerly 61F6-38.004, Amended 11-1-94, 3-14-95, 7-18-95, 4-24-96, 8-27-96, Formerly 59R-75.004, 64B8-75.004, Amended 6-8-00, 5-7-01, 1-22-03, 7-29-03, 5-31-04, 4-19-07, 10-8-07, 9-3-09, 2-18-10, 5-25-15, 9-23-15. 64B32-6.005 Provider Approval and Renewal Procedures. (1) The provider seeking approval shall: Make application and profile electronically and allow a minimum of 90 days prior to the