A Maryland Life/Health licensee specializing in long-term care must complete continuing education of 24 hours every two years, including how many hours of long-term care and how many hours of ethics?

• A. 24 hours including 2 hours long-term care and 3 hours ethics
• B. 24 hours including 3 hours long-term care and 2 hours ethics
• C. 12 hours total
• D. 30 hours including 4 hours ethics

Answer: (A)

Mortality in continuing education for Maryland Life/Health licensees who specialize in long-term care centers on meeting a total hours requirement plus specific topic minimums. Here, the licensee must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years, and within those hours, a portion must cover long-term care and a portion must cover ethics. The option that fits this structure states that the 24 hours include 2 hours devoted to long-term care and 3 hours devoted to ethics. The rest of the hours can be other approved topics. This ensures the licensee stays current in long-term care practices while also reinforcing ethical standards in the profession.

The other choices are inconsistent with Maryland’s requirements: either they misstate the total hours (12 or 30 instead of 24) or they misallocate the topic-specific hours (for example, proposing 3 hours for long-term care and 2 hours for ethics, rather than 2 and 3).