NAC630.740. Renewal of license; continuing education; notice of renewal.

     1. The license of a perfusionist may be renewed biennially. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each person licensed as a perfusionist shall, at the time of the renewal of his or her license, provide satisfactory proof to the Board that he or she has completed during the biennial licensing period at least 30 hours of continuing education units that have been approved for credit by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion. The continuing education units must be completed in the various categories of continuing education recognized by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, as follows:

     (a) At least 15 hours, not less than 2 hours of which must be related to medical ethics, must be completed in Category I approved continuing education, which may include, without limitation, such activities as:

          (1) Attendance at an international, national, regional or state meeting relating to perfusion.

          (2) Publication of a book, chapter or article relating to perfusion.

          (3) Presenting or addressing at an international, national, regional or state meeting relating to perfusion.

          (4) Completion of a self-directed continuing education course relating to perfusion.

     (b) Not more than 15 hours may be completed in Category II or Category III approved continuing education, which may include, without limitation, such activities as:

          (1) Attendance at an international, national, regional, state or local meeting relating to perfusion that has not been approved for Category I credit.

          (2) Attendance at a manufacturer-specific or company-sponsored educational activity that was not equally accessible to all perfusionists.

          (3) Attendance at a medically-related international, national, regional, state or local meeting that has not been approved for Category I credit.

          (4) Attendance at advanced cardiac life-support training that has not been approved for Category I credit.

          (5) Individual education and other self-study activities that have not been approved for Category I credit.

     2. If the perfusionist was licensed only during the second year of a biennial licensing period, he or she must attain and prove upon his or her renewal application the completion during the biennial licensing period of at least 16 hours of continuing education units that have been approved for credit by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, as follows:

     (a) At least 8 hours, not less than 2 hours of which must be related to medical ethics, must be completed in Category I approved continuing education activities; and

     (b) Not more than 8 hours must be completed in Category II and Category III approved continuing education activities.

     3. The notice of renewal that the Board is required to send to a licensed perfusionist pursuant to NRS 630.2695 will be sent to the last known address of the perfusionist on record with the Board.

     4. The Board may issue not more than 15 hours of continuing education units during a biennial licensing period to a licensed perfusionist if the perfusionist performs a medical review for the Board. The hours issued by the Board:

     (a) May be credited against the hours required for a biennial licensing period pursuant to subsection 1 or 2; and

     (b) Must be equal to the actual time involved in performing the medical review, not to exceed 15 hours.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R079-10, eff. 12-16-2010; A by R035-13, 2-26-2014)