Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-9-2

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 310:679-9-2 - Criteria for continuing education programs

(a) A correctly completed application must be submitted to the Department at least thirty (30) days in advance of the program;

(b) The application shall contain documentation demonstrating the following requirements:

(1) The program shall relate to Long-Term Care Administration and be designed to promote continued knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with current standards in long-term care administration.

(2) The program shall be designed to assist administrators to improve their professional competencies.

(3) The program shall be open and available to all long-term care administrators in Oklahoma.

(4) The program location must be adequately equipped and have enough space to accommodate attendees.

(5) Instructors must have long-term care supervision or administration experience, have instructional expertise and/or have suitable academic qualifications in a relevant academic field.

(6) The program objectives must:

(A) have reasonable and clear objectives with defined outcome expectations;

(B) be consistent with the program content; and

(C) identify the mechanism through which they will be taught

(7) Clearly stated program methods appropriate to the subject matter with an identified timeframe for teaching concepts.

(8) Instructional aids and resource materials used in the program.

(9) Sponsors are qualified in the subject matter presented.

(10) The registration fee for the program and the location where the fee will be published on promotional material.

(11) The program evaluation form.

(12) The method used to capture accurate attendance or on-line completion.

(13) Information indicating the instructional hours are based on clock hours (60 minutes= 1 clock hour).

(14) An agenda showing all educational activities.

(15) No more than seven (7) clock hours included in the program per day. In the event there is a required, onsite, coursework-specific presenter during the lunch hour, eight (8) hours may be included in the program description.

(16) Licensed administrators who are "presenters" of approved CE programs may receive credit one time annually for the clock hour value of the class(es) they present. If the material is presented multiple times, credit is only awarded once per licensure year for the same educational material.

(17) Licensed administrators who present in a Department-approved entry level training such as Tier 2 RC/AL, Adult Day Care or ICF/IID-16 initial licensure training, will receive CE credit one time annually for the clock hour value of the material they present.

(18) Providers of continuing education courses must provide the template for the documentation that will be provided to attendees to include, at a minimum, the following requirements:

(A) The name of the attendee;

(B) the number of clock hour credits awarded for the training;

(C) the subject matter of the training; and

(D) if applicable, the type of facility the training addressed.

(19) The Department may revoke approval of a continuing education course if it is determined the course no longer meets continuing education requirements.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-9-2

Transferred from 490:1-9-2 by HB 2824 (2023), eff. 11/1/2023

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 4, November 1, 2023, eff. 11/1/2023, exp. 9/14/2024 (Emergency)

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024