In order to renew one’s PRC license, nurses, as specified in this article are required to comply with the specific number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) units every three (3) years to continue with license renewal.
As quoted from the latest announcement from PRC, “The Continuing Professional Development Program Management Committee (CPD-PMC) of the Professional Regulation Commission clarifies that Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as mandatory requirement in the renewal of professional license under Section 10 of R.A. 10912, otherwise known as the CPD Law of 2016, shall be implemented after the effectivity of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 10912 which will be in March 2017. Thereafter, the CPD Council for each regulated profession shall issue its Operational Guidelines to implement the general IRR for its profession. However, for those professionals whose Professional Regulatory Laws require CPD credit units prior to the renewal of Professional Identification Cards (PICs), or the professional license, compliance with CPD remains mandatory.”
A PRC licensed nurses is obliged to amass forty-five (45) CPD units in order to be allowed to renew his license. CPD units through Professional Track, Academic Track, Self-Directed Training and other activities recommended by the CPD Council. As stated in the Revised resolution, here is the detailed matrix of programs/activities the professionals must do to attain the corresponding CPD units, courtesy of PRC.
| PROGRAM / ACTIVITY | CREDIT UNITS | SUPPORTING DOCUMENT | ||
| 1. Professional Track (Training Offered By Accredited CPD Providers, Face To Face /Online) | ||||
| 1.1 PARTICIPANT | APPROVED CREDIT UNITS FOR THE PROGRAM | CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
WITH NUMBER OF HOURS, SEMINAR PROGRAM AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS |
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| 1.2 RESOURCE SPEAKER | 3 CU PER HOUR | PHOTOCOPY OF CERTIFICATE, COPY OF PAPERS AND PROGRAM INVITATION | ||
| 1.3 PANELIST / REACTOR | 2 CU PER HOUR | CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM | ||
| 1.4 FACILITATOR /
MODERATOR |
1 CU PER HOUR | CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM | ||
| 1.5 MONITOR | TWICE THE NUMBER OF APPROVED CREDIT UNITS FOR THE PROGRAM | MONITORING REPORT, CERTIFICATE OF APPEARANCE AND THE AUTHOR ITY TO MONITOR | ||
| 1.6 IN-SERVICE TRAINING | MAXIMUM OF 20 CU FOR A 12- MONTH PERIOD OR A FRACTION THEREOF UPON COMPLETION | CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING & TRAINING DESCRIPTION | ||
| 2. Academic Track | ||||
| 2.1 MASTER’S DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT | FULL CREDIT UNITS FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE | UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION /
DIPLOMA AND TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (authenticated copy) |
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| 2.2 DOCTORATE DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT | FULL CREDIT UNITS FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UPON COMPLETION OF CANDIDACY
ADDITIONAL FULL CREDIT UNITS FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE |
UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION /
DIPLOMA AND TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (authenticated copy) |
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| 2.3 PROFESSORIAL CHAIR | 15 CU PER YEAR | CERTIFICATION OF GRANT OR APPOINTMENT PAPER | ||
| 2.4 RESIDENCY /
EXTERNSHIP / SPECIALTY /SUB- SPECIALTY PROGRAM |
10 CU PER YEAR | HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION | ||
| 2.5 FELLOWSHIP GRANT | ||||
| 2.5.1 PARTICIPANT | 2 CU PER GRANT | CERTIFICATION FROM THE GRANTING INSTITUTION AND/OR CERTIFICATE OF FELLOWSHIP | ||
| 2.5.2 RESOURCE SPEAKER | 4 CU PER GRANT | |||
| 2.5.3 RESEARCHER | 5 CU PER GRANT | |||
| 2.6 POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE | MAXIMUM OF 30 CU FOR AN 18-MONTH PERIOD OR A FRACTION THEREOF UPON COMPLETION | DIPLOMA/ CERTIFICATION FROM THE INSTITUTION | ||
| 3. SELF-DIRECTED (TRAINING OFFERED BY NON-ACCR EDITED CPD PROVIDERS, Face to Face /
Online) |
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| 3.1 PARTICIPANT | CREDIT UNITS FOR THE PROGRAM AS EVALUATED BY THE CPD COUNCIL | CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WITH NUMBER OF HOURS, SEMINAR PROGRAM AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS | ||
| 3.2 RESOURCE SPEAKER | 3 CU PER HOUR | PHOTOCOPY OF CERTIFICATE, COPY OF PAPERS AND PROGRAM
INVITATION |
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| 3.3 PANELIST / REACTOR | 2 CU PER HOUR | CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM | ||
| 3.4 FACILITATOR /
MODERATOR |
1 CU PER HOUR | CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM | ||
| 3.5 IN-SERVICE TRAINING | MAXIMUM OF 20 CU FOR A 12- MONTH PERIOD OR A FRACTION THEREOF UPON COMPLETION | CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING & TRAINING DESCRIPTION | ||
| 3.6 PROGRAM / TRAINING
MODULE DEVELOPMENT |
10 CU PER MODULE | COPY OF MODULE AND EVALUATION | ||
| 3.7 TECHNICAL PAPER | 5 CU PER TECHNICAL PAPER
FOR PUBLISHED PAPER, SEE 3.8 |
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION AND APPROVAL FOR PUBLISHED PAPER, SEE 3.8 | ||
| 3.8 ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN A REFEREED I PEER REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL | ||||
| 3.8.1 AUTHOR/S | LOCAL
10 CU |
INTERNATIONAL
10 CU |
COPY OF PUBLISHED ARTICLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| FOR MULTIPLE AUTHORS, DIVIDE CU EQUALLY AMONG THEM | ||||
| 3.8.2 PEER REVIEWER | 2 CU PER ARTICLE | |||
| 3.9 PAMPHLET / BOOK OR MONOGRAPH | ||||
| 3.9.1 AUTHOR/S | 20 CU FOR SINGLE AUTHOR FOR PAMPHLET (LESS THAN 100 PAGES) | 40 CU FOR SINGLE
AUTHOR FOR BOOK OR MONOGRAPH (MORE THAN 100 PAGES) |
COPY OF PUBLISHED BOOK | |
| 3.9.2 EDITOR | MAXIMUM OF 20 CU | |||
| 3.10 ARTICLE IN
MAGAZINE / NEWSPAPER |
MAXIMUM OF 5 CU PER ARTICLE FOR MULTIPLE AUTHORS, DIVIDE CU EQUALLY AMONG THEM. | PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ARTICLE | ||
| 3.11 INVENTIONS | FULL CREDIT UNITS FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD | CERTIFIED COPY OF PATENT CERTIFICATE | ||
| 3.12 STUDY TOURS/VISITS | 2 CU / DAY (MAXIMUM OF 20 CU /TOUR) | CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING INSTITUTION | ||
| 3.13 CONSULTANCY (e.g. Technical Meetings / Accreditation and other
Activities as per request of an institution, etc.) |
1 CU PER HOUR | CERTIFICATE OF APPEARANCE AND INVITATION | ||
| 3.14 SOCIO-CIVIC
ACTIVITIES (e.g. Medical Missions, Outreach Programs, etc.) |
1 CU PER HOUR | PROJECT PROPOSAL, REPORT AND PHOTOS | ||
| 3.15 RECOGNITION / TITLE
(e.g. Fellows, Hall of Fame Award , Outstanding Professional, Lifetime Achievement Awardee , etc.) |
FULL CREDIT UNITS FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD | COPY OF CERTIFICATION FROM THE AWARDING BODY
(duly notarized) |
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| 4. SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE CPD COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND THE COMMISSION | ||||
The list of Accredited CPD Providers for Nursing (updated as of April 24, 2017) and the R.A.10912 courtesy of PRC Council can be found in the site provided below.
http://www.prcboard.com/2017/02/List-of-Accredited-CPD-Providers-for-Nursing.html
Batiti Ground Inc. is an authorized and accredited Continuing Professional Development Unit Provider for Nurses ( the first in Iloilo) by the Professional Regulation Commission (Provider No. 2017-136). For further inquiries with regards to our training programs email us at hello@batiti.net or call us at +639771675570.