CBSPD CEU Approval

Educational Programs are to be concentrated in subject areas directly related to the examination outline, as described below, for each level of Certification.

Programs must be reviewed and contact hours approved by the CBSPD Continuing Education Committee.

Approved programs are granted one (1) point per contact hour based on a sixty (60) minute hour of educational content to be used only once in a five year re-certification period.

Roles and Responsibilities of the CSPDT
Life Sciences including anatomy and physiology and biology
Decontamination
Preparation and Handling
Sterilization
Sterile Storage, Inventory Management, and Distribution

Roles and Responsibilities of the CASSPT
Life Sciences including anatomy and physiology and biology
Decontamination
Preparation and Handling
Sterilization
Sterile Storage and Distribution

SUPERVISOR: The educational program(s) subject content for the CSPDS must be directly related to:

Fiscal Management
Human Resource Management
Roles and Responsibilities
Life Science
Decontamination
Preparation and Handling
Sterilization
Sterile Storage, Inventory Management and Distribution

MANAGER: The educational program(s) content for the CSPDM must be directly related to:

Fiscal Management
Human Resource Management
Roles and Responsibilities
Life Science
Decontamination
Preparation and Handling
Sterilization
Sterile Storage, Inventory Management and Distribution

Decontamination of Surgical Instruments
Preparation and Packaging of Surgical Instruments
Sterilization of Surgical Instruments
General Knowledge of Instrumentation

Infection Control
Reprocessing Techniques
Standard Equipment for Endoscopic Procedures
Chemicals
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Basic Medical Competencies and Performance Standards
Recordkeeping
Specimen Handling
Ethical Standards

The total points that need to be accumulated over the 5 year period in order to re-certify are as follows:

Adult or Continuing Education - These programs are defined as programs that extend over multiple days/weeks that cover exam content material but do not qualify as a “college” course. The course must be taken during the certificant's 5 year re-certification period. You need to provide a copy of a certificate of completion of the course at the time of re-certification that includes course title, location and dates the course was taken.

TECHNICIAN - 5 points per re-certification period
AMBULATORY SURGERY TECHNICIAN - 5 points per re-certification period
FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR - 5 points per re-certification period
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT PROCESSOR - 5 points per re-certification period
SUPERVISOR & MANAGER - 10 points per re-certification period

College courses - will be awarded one (1) point per credit hour with completion of the course with a grade of "70" or better, to a maximum of 10 points per re-certification period. Proof of attendance and grade will be necessary at the time of re-certification. Examples of approved courses are: Biology, Chemistry, Safety, Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology, and Computers. Other courses should be submitted to the CBSPD for consideration. The course must be taken during the certificant's 5 year re-certification period.

Chairing or serving on committees or holding office in a local, state, and/or national level of a CS/SPD related healthcare professional organization. Serving or chairing on a committee or holding office must be during the certificants 5 year re-certification period. A letter printed on the organization’s letterhead stating the dates served listing the office held, committee chaired or committee served on will be needed. A letter signed by an organization officer other than the certificant will be needed.

Programs, departmental in-services, videos, printed in-services in magazines, newsletters, websites: The CBSPD CEU Committee reviews and awards contact hour approval. The approval status (approval code number or pre-approval status), approved contact hour(s), date in-service printed (if applicable), good for five years from publication date, and date completed are to be placed on a Certificate or in-service listing for each individual and signed by the department manager or designee who is verifying that the individual completed the in-service, printed post test. All individual in-services, videos, printed in-services are to be used only once during a 5 year re-certification period.

Submitting test questions: For every 10 (ten) test questions submitted and accepted by the Item Review Committee 2 contact hours will be awarded for a maximum of 15 points per re-certification period. Each question submitted must be relative to the exam content outline, must specify which test it was written for, have current references and four possible answers with the correct answer identified. A certificate from the Item Review Committee will be sent once the questions are accepted.

To expedite and facilitate the approval of Continuing Education programs the CBSPD encourages pre-approval for all programs. It is recommended that programs be submitted at least six weeks prior to the program. Departmental In-service programs can be submitted up to 30 days after the program.

* PLEASE NOTE: It is the responsibility of the agency/group sponsoring the seminar to ensure that all individuals remain until the end of the program. Anyone leaving before the end of the program should be supplied with a revised certificate indicating the number of contact hours the registrant was present. Non-compliance with this stipulation may result in loss of privileges for CEU approval from the CBSPD.

PURPOSE: To encourage and advance the knowledge and technical skills of Sterile Processing and Distribution Technicians, Ambulatory Surgery Technicians, Supervisors, Managers and Surgical Instrument Processors, and Flexible Endoscope Reprocessors certified by the CBSPD, the Continuing Education Committee will review educational programs (sponsored by allied professional organizations or related entities), videos, printed and web site in-services, and departmental in-services for applicable continuing education credits.

To submit an EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SPONSORED BY A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AND/OR RELATED ENTITY (i.e. Vendor, Manufacturer)

Obtain an Application for review of an Educational Program or Inservice from the CBSPD.
An official program attached to the submission form will be accepted as long as all of the following information is included in the printed program (if the program is not available make sure that this information is on the application form correctly):

Program Title and Sponsoring Organization/Agency
Date(s) and Location of Program
Program Content
Program's Objectives
Faculty
Number of Educational Hours (NOTE: Approval is based on a 60 minute hour of educational content and does not include Breaks, Luncheon, Tours and exhibit time.
A breakdown of the time frames each topic will be presented must accompany any request for seminar review

Submit the printed program and the CBSPD approval form at least six weeks prior to the program.
If approved by the CBSPD, an approval code number and contact hours will be assigned to each program. THIS NUMBER IS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT TO BE PRINTED IN THE PROGRAM OR ANNOUNCED. The registrants should be provided with a Certificate of Attendance (at the end of the program) with the participants name, the program title, date program presented, the CBSPD approval code, and the number of contact hours approved. The certificate must be signed by a representative of the sponsoring organization.
CERTIFICATES ARE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANT AND NOT SUBMITTED TO THE CBSPD UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR RE-CERTIFICATION (once every five years).
Please note the following if you are requesting approval of a program or seminar as the sponsoring organization or company:

You can publish the fact that the program has been approved by the CBSPD, however, the approval code number is not to be published in any flyer or brochure advertising the program.
If the program will be held over several days you will receive an approval code number for each day so that those individuals attending only one day will receive credit. You will also receive a number for all days combined.
We ask that you put the approval code number on the certificates before you give them to the attendee.
We require that you NOT GIVE OUT CERTIFICATES UNLESS AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR or HOURS ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

*** INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY:

To Assure Program or Seminar you have or are planning to attend can be used for re-certification: It is your responsibility to assure that the CBSPD approval code and number of CEU's/Hours is on your certificate. If it has not been approved submit a request yourself and if approved, attach the approval letter received from CBSPD to your certificate of attendance. Maintain this information until it is time for your re-certification.

To submit DEPARTMENTAL IN-SERVICE PROGRAMS for approval.

The Department Manager, Supervisor, or individual responsible for in-service, should obtain an Application for Review of an Educational Program/In-service from the CBSPD and complete it. The form must be submitted to CBSPD within 30 days after the in-service has been given. NOTE: It is recommended that departmental in-services be submitted at least one month in advance but will be accepted up to 30 days after the date presented.

After the inservice program has been given have the employee(s) summarize the inservice and submit it to the Department Head or responsible individual for review. (In place of this summary a post test may be used.)

The CBSPD will review the program submission for approval. If approved, an approval code and contact hours will be assigned. The individual providing the submission will be advised of the action taken.

All employees who have qualified, by submitting a summary or completing a post test, should be provided a certificate, or letter/listing on hospital letter head, with the following information: Participants Name: Program Title; In-service Date; Approval Code Number; Approved Contact Hours. The certificate, letter or listing should be signed by the Department Head or designee. Each in-service is to be used only once during an individuals 5 year re-certification period.

CERTIFICATES/LETTERS/LISTINGS ARE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANT AND NOT SUBMITTED TO THE CBSPD UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR RECERTIFICATION (once every five years).

Only one person in the department, or the department manager/supervisor has to apply for approval of an departmental in-service.
Once an approval number has been received that number is to be provided to all attendees by the manager or supervisor on a certificate/letter/listing of attendance which has the attendees name, program title, approval code number, date of in-service and contact hours awarded.
If your employer maintains your educational/in-service records on computer sheets the approval code number, contact hours awarded, date and title of the in-service/program must appear on that record and be signed by employer.
Mandatory Fire/Safety and JCAHO in-services required by your institution are covered in the points awarded for work experience and will not be approved for additional hours.

GENERAL INFORMATION: It is very important that you understand that the approval process takes approximately six weeks to complete. Please, allow enough time for this process. DO NOT submit your certificate of attendance at this time. You must maintain these certificates in a file to be submitted at the time you are required to re-certify. All programs must be submitted for approval. The only exceptions are:

There are In-services found in multiple journals and on certain websites that have been pre-approved for a period of five (5) years from date of publication. These printed in-services are to have the statement (this in-service has been pre-approved by the CBSPD for ____ Hours.) Always verify the in-service has been approved by the CBSPD. You need to have a signed certificate/list from your Supervisor or Manager with your name, the name and date of the publication, the title of the in-service and the date completed. This certificate/list verifies that you have successfully completed the posttest. If you have several quizzes, then have your Manager develop a form LIKE THIS ONE on hospital letterhead that contains a listing of each quiz passed including the date the quiz was taken, title of the in-service, title of the journal, date of the journal, your name, and a signature by your Manager which shows that you passed each quiz. If the quiz is pre-approved and does not have a code, please note this. If the in-service was submitted for approval, please supply the code and amount of points it was awarded by our CEU Committee. Each in-service is to be used only once during a 5 year re-certification period. Managing Infection Control, HPN (all except the Purdue Self Study Series - those have approval codes or are being submitted with the certificate from Purdue), Infection Control Today and iceinstitute.com, ASHCSP Newsletter and Natalie Lind's website e-CSPD.com all have pre-approved in-services.
Published or Internet in-services that offer CBSPD contact hour options that have been reviewed by the CBSPD CEU Committee for the organization providing that in-service are to have a statement that the CBSPD has reviewed the in-service. The directions to obtain the CBSPD approval code number from the sponsoring organization that are published with these in-services must be followed. Each in-service is to be used only once during a 5 year re-certification period.
Published or Internet in-services that do not state they offer CBSPD approved or pre-approved contact hours may be submitted to the CBSPD CEU Committee for review and would be handled as departmental in-services.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF AN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR/PROGRAM OR IN-SERVICE

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. DEPARTMENT IN-SERVICES:

If applying for approval of a departmental in-service please note the following:

Only one person in the department, or the department manager/supervisor has to apply for approval of a program.
Once an approval number has been received that number is to be provided to all attendees by the manager or supervisor on a certificate of attendance which has the attendees name, program title, approval code number, date and CEU's/HRS awarded.
If your employer maintains your educational/inservice records on computer the approval code number, CEU's/HRS awarded, date, and title of program must appear on that record.

2. APPROVAL OF A PROGRAM OR SEMINAR AS THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY

If your organization, or company is sponsoring the program you are seeking approval for there are several things you must know:

You are not to publish the approval code number in any flyer or brochure advertising the program. You can publish the fact that the program has been approved by the CBSPD.
If the program will be held over several days you will receive an approval code number for each day so that those individuals attending only one day will receive credit. You will also receive a number for all days combined.
We ask that you put the approval code number on the certificate before you give them to the attendee.
We require that you NOT GIVE OUT CERTIFICATES UNLESS AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN ATTENDANCE FOR ENTIRE TIME APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR or HOURS MUST BE ADJUSTED.

3. APPROVAL OF A PROGRAM OR SEMINAR YOU HAVE, OR ARE PLANNING TO, ATTEND.

It is your responsibility to put the approval code and number of CEU's/Hours on your certificate after the program and to maintain that certificate until it is time for your recertification.

GENERAL INFORMATION

It is very important that you understand that the approval process takes approximately six weeks to complete. Please, allow enough time for this process.

DO NOT submit your certificate of attendance for approval AT THIS TIME. You must maintain these certificates in a file to be submitted at the time you are required to re-certify every five years.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VIEW OUR In-service Ideas page. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT THE CEU Committee by e-mail or contact the CBSPD by telephone (1-908-236-0530).

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