D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8009

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 17-8009 - Approved Continuing Education Programs and Activities

8009.1

The Board, in its discretion, may approve continuing education programs and activities that contribute to the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a surgical assistant uses to provide services to patients, the public or the profession and that meet the other requirements of this section.

8009.2

The Board may approve continuing education programs and activities for credit that are as follows:

(a) Sponsored, co-sponsored, or accredited by:

(1) The National Surgical Assistants Association, the American Board of Surgical Assistants, the Association of Surgical Technologists/Association of Surgical Assistants, or the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting;

(2) The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education;

(3) Designated for AOA Category 1-A credit approved by the American Osteopathic Association; or

(4) A state medical society.

8009.3

CEU credit hours that are completed, pursuant to § 8008.2(b) of this chapter, in cultural competence and appropriate clinical treatment specifically for individuals who are LGBTQ shall, at a minimum, provide information and skills to enable a physician assistant to care effectively and respectfully for patients who identify as LGBTQ, which may include:

(a) Specialized clinical training relevant to patients who identify as LGBTQ, including training on how to use cultural information and terminology to establish clinical relationships;

(b) Training that improves the understanding and application, in a clinical setting, of relevant data concerning health disparities and risk factors for patients who identify as LGBTQ;

(c) Training that outlines the legal obligations associated with treating patients who identify as LGBTQ;

(d) Best practices for collecting, storing, using, and keeping confidential, information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity;

(e) Best practices for training support staff regarding the treatment of patients who identify as LGBTQ and their families;

(f) Training that improves the understanding of the intersections between systems of oppression and discrimination and improves the recognition that those who identify as LGBTQ may experience these systems in varying degrees of intensity; and

(g) Training that addresses underlying cultural biases aimed at improving the provision of nondiscriminatory care for patients who identify as LGBTQ.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8009

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9549 (October 5, 2007); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 11063 (10/27/2017)