Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-9-4

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

Section 310:679-9-4 - Continuing education requirements

(a) Each licensee shall be responsible for identifying and seeking continuing professional education requirements.

(b) Licensees shall complete Continuing Education Units (CEUs) as follows:

(1) Tier one (1) licensees and certified CAAs shall complete twenty-four (24) clock hours of CEUs each license year.

(2) Tier 2 RC/AL administrators shall successfully complete sixteen (16) clock hours of continuing education during each license year.

(3) Licensed Tier 2 Adult Day Care Administrators shall successfully complete sixteen (16) clock hours of continuing education during each license year.

(4) Licensed Tier 2 ICF/IID-16 administrators shall successfully complete sixteen (16) clock hours of continuing education during each license year.

(c) License and certificate holders are responsible for maintaining their own CEU records.

(d) Required CEUs must be completed within the licensure period.

(e) Credit will only be given once per approved program for each licensure period; duplication of credit for the same course is not permissible in the same licensure year.

(f) A written request for an extension may be submitted to the Department when a license or certificate holder cannot meet the requirements for continuing education due to illness, emergency, or other hardship. Extension requests will be reviewed by the Department and determinations made on a case-by-case basis.

(g) CEU documentation must be uploaded in the online renewal portal at the time of renewal for review by the Department. Renewal applicants must complete CEUs prior to the Department issuing a renewal to the renewal applicant.

(h) All licensees, even those subject to enforcement action, are required to complete continuing education.

(i) Continuing education requirement hours will be required for first year license and certificate holders are:

(1) Tier 1 administrators and certified CAAs shall be required to complete six (6) hours of continuing education for each quarter in which they hold a license.

(2) Licensed Tier 2 administrators shall be required to complete four and a half (4 1/2) hours of continuing education for each quarter in which they hold a license.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-9-4

Transferred from 490:1-9-4 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