If your license is due to be renewed in 2004 the Bioterrorism course it is not required. The mandatory 2 hour bioterrorim course is required for all those individuals renewing their license between January 2005-2007. Please visit this web site again periodically to check for scheduled Bioterrorism Courses (currently in process).

1. The minimum two contact hours required continuing education in bioterrorism shall include information relevant to preparing for, reporting medical events resulting from, and responding to the consequences of an incident of bioterrorism.
2. The bioterrorism continuing education program will be acceptable to the board for Type I or Type II credit if it meets the following criteria:
   1. The bioterrorism course must include information relating to preparing for an incidence of bioterrorism including the clues to bioterrorism attack and the signs, symptoms, and modes of transmission of high-priority agents of bioterrorism;
   2. The bioterrorism course must include information relating to the reporting of an incidence of bioterrorism including the ways in which to contact the proper authorities and correctly document the incidence of bioterrorism;
   3. The bioterrorism course must include information relating to the implementation of decontamination procedures, the identification of treatment locations and treatment personnel, the acquisition of treatment-related supplies, the awareness of any facility-organized response plans, and the development of a patient care plan to address the situation; and
   4. The bioterrorism course is designed for and targeted to Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses.

• URL for the 2 hour Bioterrorism course on-line is: www.son.utmb.edu/BioTerrorism/