Ohio Admin. Code 4731-10-08 - Evidence of continuing medical education
(A)
Each licensee or
certificate holder applying for license renewal or license reinstatement shall
certify completion of the requisite hours of CME pursuant to the rules in this
chapter.
(B)
The board may select applications for verification that
all CME requirements have been met. Licensees and certificate holders whose
applications are selected shall submit additional documentation of compliance
with CME requirements as the board may require. Failure to submit the
additional documents shall constitute a violation of section
4731.282
of the Revised Code and section
4731.22
of the Revised Code.
(C)
Licensees and certificate holders have a continuing
obligation to maintain detailed records of CME hours completed. The licensee or
certificate holder shall obtain verification of completion of CME activities.
At a minimum, verification shall include a description of the CME activity, the
date of attendance or completion, and the number of hours completed. Records of
all CME undertaken shall be retained by the licensee or certificate holder for
two years after the end of the CME period and shall be made available to the
board upon request.
(D)
Licensees seeking to receive credit pursuant to
paragraph (A)(6) of rule
4731-10-02
of the Administrative Code shall maintain a log of their qualifying activities.
The log shall indicate the dates the health care services were provided, the
number of hours spent providing health care services on those dates, and the
location where the health care services were provided.
(E)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (C) of this rule, licensees and certificate holders
shall not destroy or otherwise make unavailable written documentation of CME
activity after the board has requested verification of CME pursuant to this
rule or section
4731.22
of the Revised Code. Upon verification that all CME requirements have been met,
the applicant or licensee or certificate holder may destroy the requested
records.
(F)
Nothing in this rule shall limit the board's authority
to investigate and take action under section
4731.22
of the Revised Code.
Replaces: 4731-10-08
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4745.04, 4731.282, 4731.05
Rule Amplifies: 4731.22, 4745.04, 4731.282
Prior Effective Dates: 05/16/1983, 10/31/1996, 03/10/1998 (Emer.), 06/08/1998, 02/28/2003, 05/31/2018
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