(1)   

      (a)    To be eligible for renewal of a license issued under s. 448.953 (1) or (2), a licensee shall, during the 2-year period immediately preceding the renewal date specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), complete not less than 30 credit hours of continuing education in courses of study approved by the affiliated credentialing board.

      (b)    No more than 10 credit hours of the continuing education required under par. (a) may be on any of the following subject areas or combination of subject areas:

         1.    Management.

         2.    Risk management.

         3.    Personal growth.

         4.    Educational techniques.

   (2)   The affiliated credentialing board may approve any of the following courses for continuing education credit:

      (a)    A course that has been approved for continuing education credit by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor agency.

      (b)    Any course that satisfies all of the following:

         1.    The course is directly related to the practice of athletic training or sports medicine and lasts at least one hour.

         2.    Each member of the course faculty has expertise in the subject area of the course because he or she has received a degree from an accredited college or university relating to the subject area, has experience or special training in the subject area covered by the course or has previously taught the subject area covered by the course.

         3.    The course has specific written objectives describing the goals of the course for the participants.

         4.    The sponsor of the course keeps attendance records for the course and retains copies of those records for at least 4 years after the date of the course.