D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-8107

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

Rule 17-8107 - APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

8107.1

A continuing education credit may be earned only for a program or activity approved or recognized by the Board.

8107.2

To be eligible for approval by the Board, a continuing education program or activity shall contribute to the knowledge, skills, or professional performance and relationships that a polysomnographic technologist uses to provide services to patients.

8107.3

The Board shall recognize sleep-related continuing education hours approved by one (1) of the following organizations:

(a) The American Medical Association;

(b) The American Association of Sleep Technologists;

(c) The American Academy of Sleep Medicine;

(d) The American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists;

(e) The American Association for Respiratory Care; or

(f) The American Nursing Association

8107.4

The Board may grant permission to attend a course not listed in § 8107.3.

In order to obtain Board approval of a continuing education program or activity under § 8107.2, a program sponsor or licensee shall submit to the Board information regarding the program or activity at least ninety (90) days before the start of program or activity.

8107.5

An applicant shall bear the burden of verifying whether a program or activity is approved or recognized by the Board pursuant to this section before attending the program or engaging in the activity.

8107.6

CEU credit hours that are completed, pursuant to § 8106.3 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. 17-8107

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3758, 3765 (April 29, 2011); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 11066 (10/27/2017)

Authority: The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) ), and Mayor's Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.