California Respiratory Therapy Continuing Education and CEU Credits

Meet your California respiratory therapy CE requirements with ease. If you'd like a refresher on what's needed to renew your license, see the requirements below.

3 Mandatory Hours
27 Elective Hours
30 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your California Respiratory Therapy license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Respiratory Care Board of California. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Respiratory Therapy licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

California Respiratory Therapy: Respiratory Therapist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 30
Mandatory Hours: 3
Elective Hours: 27
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2
Education Cycle in Months: 24

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • 3-hours of California Law and Ethics (every other renewal, the course shall be provided by the American Association for Respiratory Care or the California Society for Respiratory Care; Shall represent 3 units toward RCP Leadership)


Electives with Subject Limitations:

  • 15 hours directly related to clinical practice of respiratory care
  • 10 hours directly related to RCP Leadership
  • 5 hours remaining may be earned through any of the subjects already listed or through courses that are indirectly related to the clinical practice of respiratory care.


 

Online Limitations

A minimum of 15 of the total 30 required CE hours must be earned from live courses or meetings which include in-person AND online platforms where licensees can directly interact with the instructor in real time during the instructional period.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Respiratory Care Board of California
Phone: 9169992190
Fax: 9162637311
Website: http://www.rcb.ca.gov/
Address: 3750 Rosin Court, Suite 100 Sacramento, 95834
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Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.