Request for CE Approval
Sponsor Types

Request for Approval

• Institution Providers

  Institution Providers are health care institutions that provide CE activities attended only by employees of that institution.

  The following health care institutions may apply for a providership or are included under the agreement:

  • Hospitals, clinics, medical centers or physicians’ offices that deliver direct patient care. These institutions provide educational activities for the employees, students and other individuals who work for, or are paid by, the institution including temporary, locum tenens, contract employees or medical professionals with privileges at the institution.
  • Satellite facilities owned by the health care institution and located in the same geographic area or state such as urgent care centers, outpatient clinics, imaging centers or attached physicians’ offices.

  
  

  One Year Agreement
  1-12 submissions	$325
  13-24 submissions	$500
  25+ submissions	$750
  Two Year Agreement
  1-12 submissions	$600
  13-24 submissions	$950
  25+ submissions	$1,400

  Not Allowed Under the Institution Provider Agreement:

  • Activities offered to nonemployees must be submitted with the appropriate processing fee. Allowing attendance of nonemployees and not providing them documentation of attendance violates the institution provider agreement.
  • Self-learning activities are not eligible.

• General Sponsors

  General sponsors are corporations, businesses, associations, individuals and health care institutions that provide CE to nonemployees or anyone who wishes to pay per activity.
  
  

  Sponsor fees for live activity
  Annual approval – Single lecture activity, course or renewal, one topic (one year regardless of length)	$150
  Two-year approval – Single lecture activity, course or renewal, one topic (two years regardless of length	$260
  Three-year approval – Single lecture activity, course or renewal, one topic (three years regardless of length)	$365
  One-time Use – Single lecture activity, one topic (up to two hours in length)	$60
  Course – One-time use, one topic (longer than two hours) A course covers one subject under one title, one reference number. It is longer than two hours or may be a full day or extended over several days. All content must be related, presented in sequence and support all course objectives.	$60 base fee + $5 per credit
  Seminar – One-time use, multiple topics (partial day, full day or several days)	$60 per day + $5 per credit

  
  

  Sponsor fees for self-learning activity
  	Annual approval	Two-year approval	Three-year approval
  0.25 - 3.25 hours	$150	$260	$365
  3.5 - 9.25 hours	$300	$520	$730
  9.5+ hours	$450	$780	$995

   

  NOTE: Overpayments of $10 or less will not be refunded unless requested.

• Corporate Provider

  A Corporate Provider is a sponsoring organization or individual that pays a single fee in advance to submit activities throughout the prepaid term. The fee structure is based on a $150 one-year approval of a live activity or self-learning activity up to three hours in length.

  Number of activities	Cost for each activity
  1-24	$150
  25-49	$130
  50-99	$125
  100-149	$120
  150-199	$115
  200-299	$110
  300-400	$105
  401-500	$100

   

• ASRT Affiliate Societies

  ASRT affiliate societies have a valid charter agreement and share a common mission and purpose with the ASRT. Affiliates provide services for their members, such as conferences, grass-roots networking, social networking, leadership opportunities, advocacy and community awareness in support of local medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.

  
  

  Getting started with your affiliate CE submission:

  • Read all CE sponsor information. Pay special attention to “Maintaining Records and Certificate Requirements”.
  • Log in to the RFA portal using your ASRT member login credentials. Once in your RFA portal, select your affiliate society in the dropdown list for “Select a Company – Sponsor Type”. If your affiliate society is not listed, contact rfa@asrt.org for assistance before proceeding.
  • To submit a request for approval for more than one lecture (such as your annual meeting or conference), select the “Add A New Seminar” button.
  • After receiving the CE approval letter for your activity, finalize your certificate and send a copy of the final certificate to certificatereview@asrt.org for review.