(1) Continuing education programs sponsored by the following organizations, which are germane to the profession of respiratory care and are approved by the board:

(a) Institutions approved by the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education, Respiratory Care Accreditation Board or other successor accreditation organizations and courses approved by the American Association for Respiratory Care and its affiliates, the American Thoracic Societies, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Nurses Association, the National Society for Cardiopulmonary Technologists, the American Lung Association, the American Lung Association of Montana, the Montana Heart Association, the Montana and American Medical Association, the Montana Hospital Association and Respiratory Care Journal (American Association of Respiratory Care sponsored).

(b) Approved activities in this category include:

(i) seminars;

(ii) workshops;

(iii) conferences;

(iv) in-service program; and

(v) online courses, webinars, and correspondence courses.

(2) All units in this category must be documented by evidence provided by the instructor or the sponsoring organization.