| (a) Academic Courses. A licensee may receive CNE credit
for attendance and completion of an academic course within the framework
of a curriculum that leads to an academic degree in nursing or any
academic course directly relevant to the licensee's area of nursing
practice.
(1) Upon audit by the Board, the licensee must submit
to the Board an official transcript indicating completion of the course
with a grade of "C" or better, or a "Pass" on a Pass/Fail grading
system.
(2) Contact hours may be obtained by this means for
academic courses that were completed within the licensing period.
CNE credit for academic courses will convert on the following basis:
one academic quarter hour = 10 contact hours; one academic semester
hour = 15 contact hours.
(b) Program Development and/or Presentation.
(1) A licensee may receive CNE credit for development
and/or presentation of a program that is approved by one of the credentialing
agencies or providers recognized by the Board.
(2) Upon audit by the Board, the licensee must submit
to the Board on one page: the title of the program, program objectives,
brief outline of content, name of credentialing agency that approved
the program for contact hours, provider number, program number, dates
and locations of the presentation, and number of contact hours.
(3) Contact hours for program development and/or presentation
shall equal the number of contact hours awarded by a credentialing
agency or provider recognized by the Board for the offering. Contact
hours may be obtained by this means by the nurse(s) who developed
and/or presented the qualifying program per licensing period; only
distinct activities may be used to obtain contact hours by this means
for a licensing period.
(c) Authorship.
(1) A licensee may receive CNE credit for development
and publication of a manuscript related to nursing and health care
that is published in a nursing or health-related textbook or journal.
(2) Upon audit by the Board, the licensee must submit
to the Board a letter from the publisher indicating acceptance of
the manuscript for publication or a copy of the published work.
(3) One contact hour per distinct publication may be
obtained by this means per licensing period.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §216.5 adopted to be effective August 16, 2009, 34 TexReg 5524; amended to be effective February 23, 2014, 39 TexReg 982; amended to be effective November 10, 2014, 39 TexReg 8693; amended to be effective December 5, 2018, 43 TexReg 7766 |
