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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.53.04.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="53" chapter_num="04" heading="Continuing Education Unit.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>One CEU is equivalent to 1 hour of education.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>More than one course may be taken to fulfill the CEU requirement.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>One semester credit hour at an approved university or college as required in Regulation .04 of this chapter taken for credit or audit is equivalent to 10 CEUs.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The total number of CEUs required is prorated for an individual for whom one of the following actions takes place within a renewal period:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Issuance of an original license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Reactivation of a license; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Reinstatement of a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>CEUs may be obtained for the 2-year period, up to the maximum specified as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>6 CEUs in business management;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>3 CEUs in CPR;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>3 CEUs in First Aid;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>6 CEUs by home study;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>8 CEUs for each preparation and delivery of a lecture or published article; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Any education earned under Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>