5 CE Program A CE program is defined as a live program including conferences, forums, healthcare facility sponsored in-services, seminars, symposiums, or workshops in which the CST and CSFA attend CE lectures. Commercial Interest Organization A commercial interest organization (CIO), also referred to as a healthcare manufacturer, is an organization that produces, markets, sells, or distributes healthcare goods and services consumed by or used on patients, or is owned or operated, in whole or in part, by an organization that produces, markets, sells, or distributes healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients, or advocates for the use of the products or services of a CIO. Enduring Material Enduring material is defined as a non-live CE offering, including CE articles delivered hard-copy or electronically that have a post-article exam, or viewing a recorded CE lecture on-line, CD, DVD, or other electronic means that has a post-article exam. Proprietary CE Provider Proprietary CE providers are non-healthcare businesses that offer CE programs and enduring materials. Stand-Alone Event A single live event, conference, forum, symposium, or workshop that is planned, sponsored, and offered by a business or organization that is separate from healthcare facility in-services. TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATION CYCLE a) NOTE – If you earn the CST or CSFA credential or recertify on January 1, 2020, or after, you will be in a two-year certification cycle. 1. Example if in a two-year cycle – If your four-year certification expires June 2022, you will recertify with 60 (CST) or 75 CE (CSFA) credits and will begin a two-year cycle, 2022 – 2024. b) You are required to earn Live CE credits while completing the two-year certification cycle. c) CST – 30 CE credits must be earned to recertify. 1. Four of the 30 CE credits MUST be Live CE. d) CSFA – 38 CE credits must be earned to recertify. 1. Eight of the 38 CE credits MUST be Live CE. Live CE a) Working collaboratively, AST, ASA, and NBSTSA have approved the following definition of Live CE. 1. All CE sessions presented at AST-approved conferences, workshops, AST State Assembly meetings, employer in-services, grand rounds, physician professional meetings including live or on-demand CE webinars or videos, and live CE by manufacturers.
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