State Continuing Education Requirements

Our Respriratory Care Continuing Education courses are accepted by many states. Please check with your states licensing board to see if they accept continuing education units for relicensure.

State	State Licensure Contact Information	State Requirements	Home Study Limits
ALABAMA	ASRC Licensure Committee Baptist Medical Center Department of Respiratory Care 2105 E. South Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36198 Ph: (334) 286-2765	None
ALASKA	ASRC Licensure Committee Alaska Native Medical Center 250 Gambell Anchorage, AK 99501 Ph: (907) 279-6661 Fax: (907) 257-1781	None
ARIZONA	Arizona State Board of Respiratory Care Examiners 1400 W. Washington, Ste. 200 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 542-5995 Fax: (602) 542-5900	20 every 2 years birthday	No limit as of 1/99
ARKANSAS	Arkansas State Medical Board 2100 Riverfront Dr., Ste. 200 Little Rock, AR 72202 Ph: (501) 296-1802 Fax: (501) 296-1085 http://www.armedicalboard.org/	12 every year birthday	No limit
CALIFORNIA	Respiratory Care Board 1426 Howe Ave., Ste. 48 Sacramento, CA 95825-3234 (916) 263-2626 Fax: (916) 263-2630 http://www.csrc.org/	15 every 2 years birthday	No limit
COLORADO	CSRC Licensure Committee PO Box 1223 Manitou Springs, CO 80829 Ph: (719) 329-3390 Fax: (719) 776-2535 http://members.aol.com/mountainrt/	None
CONNECTICUT	Department of Public Health 410 Capital Ave., MS #12APP P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 (860) 509-7567 http://www.ctsrc.org/	Annual Pending
DELAWARE	Respiratory Care Pract. Adv. Council Board of Medical Practice 861 Silver lake Blvd Dover, DE 19904-2467 Ph: (302) 739-4522 Fax: (302) 739-2711	20 every 2 years August (even years)	4/year
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	Board or Respiratory Care 323 Tennessee Ave. NE Washington, D.C. 20002 (800) 999-9442/(410) 578-8600, ext 211	16 every 2 years
FLORIDA	Board of Respiratory Care Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN #C-05 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3255 850-245-4444, ext. 3477 or 850-243-4373 Fax: 850-414-6860 www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/respiratory/rthome.htm http://www.fsrcweb.com/	24 every 2 years May (odd years)	8 maximum
GEORGIA	Composite State Board of Medical Examiners Respiratory Therapy Committee 166 Pryor St., S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 656-3913 Fax: (404) 656-9723 http://www.sos.state.ga.us/ebd-medical http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwgrc/	30 every 2 years June (even years)	No limit
HAWAII	Health Science Department Kapiolani Community College 4303 Diamond Head Road Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 734-9224 Fax: (808) 734-9455 http://www.lava.net/~hsrc/	None
IDAHO	Idaho State Board of Medicine P.O. Box 83720 280 North 8^th Street, #202 Boise, ID 83702 (208) 334-2822 Fax: (208) 334-2801	12 every year June	No limit
ILLINOIS	Department of Professional Regulation 320 W. Washington, 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62786 (217) 785-0800 Fax: (217) 782-7645 http://www.dpr.state.il.us http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8467/	24 every 2 years October (odd years)	No limit
INDIANA	Health Professions Bureau 402 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-2960 Fax: (317) 232-4236 http://www.ai.org/hpb http://www.bloomington.in.us/~isrc/	15 every 2 years December (even years)	5 maximum
IOWA	Respiratory Advisory Committee Lucas State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 (515) 281-4422 Fax: (515) 281-3121 http://idph.state.ia.us	30 every 2 years March (even years)	10 maximum
KANSAS	Kansas State Board of Healing Arts 235 S. Topeka Blvd. Topeka, KS 66603 (785) 296-7413 Fax: (785) 296-0852 http://www.ink.org/public/boha http://www.krcs.org	12 every year March	No limit program MUST BE approved by the American Association for Respiratory Care Cannot repeat the same program
KENTUCKY	Board of Respiratory Care 301 East Main Street, #900 National City Plaza Building Lexingtion, KY 40507 (859) 246-2747 Fax: (859) 246-2750 http://kbrc.ky.gov/	24 every 2 years January 30 (even years)	no limit
LOUISIANA	Board of Medical Examiners Advisory Committee on Respiratory Care P.O. Box 30250 630 Camp Street New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 524-6763 Fax: (504) 599-0503 http://www.lsbme.org/ http://members.aol.com/LSRCPage/lsrcauto.htm	10 every year birthday	No limit
MAINE	Div. of Licensing and Enforcement Board of Respiratory Care Practitioners State House, Station 35 Augusta, ME 04333 (207) 624-8603 Fax: (207) 624-8637	30 every 2 years December (odd years)	No limit
MARYLAND	Christine Triplett, CCNA, MCSE, CNE, Master CIW Admin DP Asst. Director Maryland Board of Physicians PO Box 2571 Baltimore, MD 21215 (410) 764-4764/4777 800-492-6836 Fax: 410-358-2252 http://www.mbp.state.md.us/pages/faq_cmes.html	16 every 2 years May (even years)	No limit
MASSACHUSETTS	Board of Respiratory Care 239 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 (617) 727-1747 http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rc http://www.msrcol.org/	15 every 2 years May (even years)	6 maximum
MICHIGAN	Cardiopulmonary Services, Heritage Hospital 10000 Telegraph Road Taylor, MI 48180 Ph: (313) 295-5155 Fax: (313) 295-5154	None	Not accepted
MINNESOTA	Board of Medical Practice 2829 University Avenue, Ste. 400 St. Paul, MN 55114-3246 (612) 617-2130 Fax: (612) 617-2166 http://msrcnet.com/	24 every 2 years June (odd years)	No limit
MISSISSIPPI	State Department of Health Prof. Licensure - Respiratory Care P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215 (601) 987-4154 Fax: (601) 987-3784 http://members.aol.com/MSRCPage/msrcmain.htm	20 every 2 years August (odd years)	No limit
MISSOURI	Office of Health Care Providers Division of Professional Regulation 3605 Missouri Blvd. P.O. Box 1335 Jefferson City, MO 65102-1335 (573) 751-0877 Fax: (573) 751-4176 http://ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/mbrc rcp@mail.state.mo.us	12 year October	6 maximum
MONTANA	Professional and Occupational Licensing 111 N. Jackson Helena, MT 59620 (406) 444-3737 Fax: (406) 444-1667 E-mail address: hlee@state.mt.us http://www.com.state.mt.us/License/POL/pol_boards/rcp_board/board_page.htm http://wtp.net/~msrc/	12 every year May	8 maximum Category IV
NEBRASKA	Board of Examinations in Respiratory Care Practice 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 (402) 471-2115 Fax: (402) 471-3577 http://hhs.state.ne.us/crl/rcs.htm http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/2411/	20 every 2 years June 1 (even years)	6 maximum
NEVADA	Washoe Medical Center 77 Pringle Way Reno, NV 89520 (702) 328-4648 Fax: (702) 328-4668	10 every year for ABG license none for RCP license	5 maximum
NEW HAMPSHIRE	Board of Regulation and Medicine 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-1203 Fax: (603) 271-6702 http://members.aol.com/vtnhsrc/index.htm	20 every 2 years September (even years)	No limit
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO	New Mexico Registration and Licensing Dept. Respiratory Care Advisory Board 725 St. Michaels P.O. Box 25101 Santa Fe, NM 87504 (505) 827-7170 Fax: (505) 827-7095 http://www.state.nm.us/rld/ http://www.nmsrc.org/	20 every 2 years May (odd years)
NEW YORK	New York State Board for Respiratory Therapy Cultural Education Ctr., Rm. 3023 Albany, NY 12230 (518) 486-2953 Fax: (518) 473-0578 http://www.op.nysed.gov/rt.htm http://www.rtbd@nysed.gov http://www.nyssrc.org/	30 every 3 years for therapist 24 every 3 years for technician month before birthdate 2002	15 maximum for therapist 12 maximum for technician
NORTH CAROLINA	Central Piedmont College Health Technologies PO Box 35009 Charlotte, NC 28235 (704) 342-6795 Fax: (704) 342-5930 http://www.ncsrc.org/	None
NORTH DAKOTA	North Dakota State Board of Respiratory Care P.O. Box 2223 Bismarck, ND 58502 (701) 222-1564 Fax: (701) 255-9149 E-mail Address: ndsbrc@btigate.com	10 every year	6 maximum
OHIO	Ohio Respiratory Care Board 77 S. High St., 18th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Christopher H. Logsdon, Executive Director (614) 752-9218 www.respiratorycare.ohio.gov www.hme.ohio.gov	The current continuing education requirements for Ohio are 20 contact hours every two-years (each biennial cycle.) This must include one mandatory contact hour in professional/medical ethics or Ohio respiratory care law.	No limit
OKLAHOMA	Oklahoma Medical Board P.O. Box 18256 Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0256 (405) 848-6841 Fax: (405) 848-8240	12 every 2 years
OREGON	Respiratory Therapists Licensing Board 700 Summer St. NE, Ste 320 Salem, OR 97310 (503) 378-8667 Fax: (503) 229-6543 http://hdlp.hr.state.or.us/rthome.htm http://www.teleport.com/~cpap/	15 every 2 years July 1 (odd years)	No limit
PENNSYLVANIA	State Board of Medicine P.O. Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105 (717) 783-1400 Fax: (717) 787-7769 http://www.dos.state.pa.us http://www.vessel.org/psrc/	20 every 2 years
PUERTO RICO	State Examining Board for Respiratory Care Technicians P.O. Box 10200 Santurce, PR 00908 (809) 725-8161 Ext. 218	30 every 2 years
RHODE ISLAND	Rhode Island Dept. of Professional Regulation 3 Capitol Hill, Rm. 104 Providence, RI 02908 (401) 277-2827 Fax: (401) 277-1272 www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/resp_care.htm	None
SOUTH CAROLINA	State Board of Medical Examiners P.O. Box 11289 Columbia, SC 29211-1289 (803) 896-4300 Fax: (803) 737-9314 http://www.llr.state.sc.us/me.htm	15 every year March	No limit
SOUTH DAKOTA	State Board for Medical and Osteopathic Examiners 1323 S. Minnesota Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 (605) 334-8343 Fax: (605) 333-4402 E-mail address: schulz.j@siouxvalley.org http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Resort/3254/	20 every 2 years June (even years)	No limit
TENNESSEE	Tennessee Medical Examiners Council of Respiratory Care First Floor - Cordell Hall 425 5th Ave N Nashville, TN 37241-1010 (615) 532-5096 Fax: (615) 532-5164 www.state.tn.us/health	10 every year December
TEXAS	Texas Dept. of Health 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, TX 78756-3183 (512) 834-6632 www.tdh.state.tx.us/hcqs/plc/resp.htm	12 every year birthday
UTAH	Business Regulation Dept. of Professional Licensing Box 146741 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741 (801) 530-6628 Fax: (801) 530-6511 http://www.commerce.state.ut.us http://www.med.utah.edu/usrc/	None
VERMONT	Respiratory Care Services Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 656-4700 Fax: (802) 656-5312 E-mail address: jamie.fell@vtmednet.org http://members.aol.com/vtnhsrc/index.htm	None
VIRGINIA	Department of Health Professions State Board of Medicine 6606 W. Broad St., 4th Floor Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 662-9908 Fax: (804) 662-9943 www.dhp.state.va.us http://www.vsrc.org/	None
WASHINGTON	Department of Health, Respiratory Care Section P.O. Box 47870 Olympia, WA 98504-7870 (360) 586-8437 Fax: (360) 753-0657 www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/hpqud/respiratory/default.htm http://www.wln.com/~rcp/	30 every 2 years
WEST VIRGINIA	Board of Respiratory Care 106 Dee Drive, #1 Hillcrest Office Park Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 351-4837 Fax: (304) 351-4965	20 every 2 years December (even years)	10
WISCONSIN	Bureau of Health Professionals Respiratory Care P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708 (608) 266-2811 http://www.state.wi.us/agencies/dri http://www.globaldialog.com/~wsrc/	None
WYOMING	WSRC Licensure Committee 2115 Rooks Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82007 307-635-7675 Fax: 307-778-0950 E-mail address: grouchmi@aol.com	None

* Please check the applicable regulations for specific wording regarding home study or correspondence courses.