2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-16.3-11 — Licensure renewal.

    (a) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on a date and time specified by the department of health.

   (b) Every person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be issued a renewal license every two (2) years upon:

   (1) Submission of an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the department of health and payment of an appropriate fee recommended by the board; and

   (2) Proof of completion, in the period since the license was first issued or last renewed, of at least thirty (30) hours of continuing education courses, clinics, lectures, training programs, seminars, or other programs related to clinical laboratory practice which are approved or accepted by the board; or proof of re-certification by a national certification organization that mandates an annual minimum of fifteen (15) hours of continuing education, such as the national certification agency for medical laboratory personnel.

   (c) The board may recommend any other evidence of competency it shall deem reasonably appropriate as a prerequisite to the renewal of any license provided for by this chapter, as long as these requirements are uniform as to application, are reasonably related to the measurement of qualification, performance, or competence, and are desirable and necessary for the protection of the public health.