(a) Providers must complete and submit a
"Continuing Education Course Application" form (Revision date 02/10) which is
hereby incorporated by reference, and pay the non-refundable application fee as
provided by Section
360(c) at least
45 days prior to the date of the course. Providers shall submit and complete
one application for each continuing education course being offered.
(b) A "course" is defined as an approved
program of coordinated instruction in any one of the subject areas as defined
in Section
361(g) and given
by an approved Provider. Once approved, a course may be given any number of
times for one year following approval, with the single continuing education
course fee paid one time annually by the provider. A course may not consist of
more than one subject area as defined in Section
361(g).
(c) The following documentation shall be
submitted with each Continuing Education Course Application:
(1) An hourly breakdown of the continuing
education course;
(2) A final copy
of the syllabus/course schedule including seminar name, date and location of
seminar, instructor(s) name, course description, educational objectives,
teaching methods, course schedule/outline, recommended reading, disclosure of
expenses underwritten or subsidized by vendors of any goods, and supplies or
services;
(3) A copy of the course
brochure and all other promotional material to be used;
(4) A curriculum vitae for each instructor
including the instructor's name and address; the type of educational degree
including the name of the college and year the degree was received; license
information including status and name of licensing agency; certification
including status and name of certifying agency; the type, location and years of
practical experience; the type, location and years of teaching experience; the
type, location and years of research experience; the type, location and years
of other relevant experience; and the title, journal, and date of
publications.
(d) DENIAL
AND APPEAL PROCESS: If a course application is denied under this section, the
applicant shall be notified in writing of the reason(s) for the denial. The
applicant may request an informal hearing regarding the reasons stated in their
denial notification, with the Executive Officer. The appeal must be filed
within 30 days of the date of the denial notification.
The Executive Officer shall schedule the informal hearing
within 30 days of receipt of the appeal request. Within 10 days following the
informal hearing, the Executive Officer shall provide written notification of
his or her decision to the denied applicant. If the Executive Officer upholds a
denial under this section, the applicant may, within 30 days of the date of the
Executive Officer's denial notification, request a hearing before the board to
appeal the denial. The Executive Officer shall schedule the requested hearing
at a future board meeting but not later than 180 days following receipt of the
request.
Within 10 days of the hearing before the board, the Executive
Officer shall provide written notification of the board's decision to the
applicant. The board's decision shall be the final order in the
matter.
(e) Only those
courses that meet the following shall be approved:
(1) No more than twelve (12) hours of
continuing education credit shall be awarded to an individual licensee for
coursework completed on a specific date.
(2) Each hour of continuing education credit
shall be based on at least fifty (50) minutes of participation in an organized
learning experience. Class breaks shall be at the discretion of the instructor
and shall not count towards a course hour. Providers shall furnish a sign-in
sheet that contains the course date(s), each licensee's name, license number,
and designated space for each licensee to sign in at the beginning and
conclusion of the course each day. Furthermore, the form shall state that a
licensee by signing their name on that sheet, is declaring under penalty of
perjury, that they personally attended the stated course, on the listed date(s)
and they personally attended the listed hours of course work. Each licensee
shall be responsible for signing the "sign-in sheet" at the start and
conclusion of each day's coursework, and failure to do so may invalidate credit
for that day's coursework. Providers shall retain sign-in sheets for four (4)
years from the date of course completion and shall provide copies to the Board
within thirty (30) days upon written request.
(f) The board shall not approve the following
subjects for continuing education courses: financial management, income
generation, practice building, collections, self-motivation, and patient
recruitment.
(g) If a provider
makes a substantive change in content of an approved course, he or she shall
notify the board as soon as possible of the changes prior to giving the course.
A new application may be required as determined by the Executive
Officer.
(h) The Executive Officer,
after notification, may withdraw approval of any continuing education course
for good cause, including, but not limited to, violations of any provision of
this regulation or falsification of information and shall provide written
notification of such action to the provider. The provider may request an
informal hearing with the Executive Officer regarding the reasons for
withdrawal of approval stated in the Executive Officer's notification. The
appeal must be filed within 30 days of the date of the notification. The
Executive Officer shall schedule the informal hearing within 30 days of receipt
of the appeal request. Within 10 days following the informal hearing, the
Executive Officer shall provide written notification of his or her decision to
the provider. If the Executive Officer upholds his or her decision under this
subsection, the provider may, within 30 days of the date of the Executive
Officer's notification, request a hearing before the board to appeal the
Executive Officer's decision. The Executive Officer shall schedule the
requested hearing at a future board meeting but not later than 180 days
following receipt of the request. Within 10 days of the hearing before the
board, the Executive Officer shall provide written notification of the board's
decision to the provider. The board's decision shall be the final order in the
matter.
