Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 18-2-2 - Definitions2.1. "Approved academic course" means a formal course of study offered by an accredited postsecondary educational institution as it relates to the medical imaging or radiation therapy sciences.2.2. "Approved provider" means a local, state or national agency, organization or association recognized by the Board.2.3. "Audit" means the selection of licensees for verification of satisfactory completion of continuing education during a specified time period; or the selection of approved providers for verification of adherence to continuing education approved provider requirements during a specified time period.2.4. "Biennium" means a two year period.2.5. "Category A credit" means an educational activity that has been evaluated and approved by a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM). Also, activities approved by the American Medical Association (AMA Category 1) or the American Nurses Association (through the ANCC) receive Category A credit as long as they are relevant to the medical imaging or radiation therapy sciences.2.6. "Contact hour or continuing education activity" means an unit of measure as explained in section 3.1.2.7. "Contact person" means a person submitting Request for Approval Form.2.8. "Continuing education" means planned, organized learning activities engaged in following initial licensure and designed to maintain, improve, or expand a Medical Imaging Technologist's and Radiation Therapist's knowledge and skills or to develop new knowledge and skills related to Medical Imaging/Radiation Therapy to enhance practice, education, or theory development to the end of improving the health of the public.2.9. "Continuing education activity" means a learning activity that is planned, organized and administered to enhance the professional knowledge and skills underlying the professional performance that the technologist uses to provide services to patients, the public or the medical profession. To qualify as continuing education, the activity must provide sufficient depth and scope of a subject area. 2.10. "Continuing education credit" means credit earned for completing a continuing education activity.2.11. "Directed reading" means a manuscript with appropriate post-test evaluation published in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that meets the definition of a journal as outlined by the National Library of Medicine's journal selection criteria for Index Medicus/Medicine.2.12. "Documentation" means proof of participation in a continuing education activity.2.13 "Evidence of Continuing Education Program" means a comprehensive program providing technologists with continuing educational activities as well as a method of tracking them. All American Society of Radiologic Technology (ASRT) members are automatically enrolled in the Evidence of Continuing Education (ECE) program. 2.14. "Formal offering" means an extension course, independent study, or other course which is offered, for college credit, by a recognized educational institution.2.15. "Homestudy or self-learning activity" means a stand-alone program developed for home study of self learning with the appropriate post-test evaluation. A self-learning activity cannot be printed, published or distributed as part any other publication.2.16. "Independent study" means a program of learning designed by an approved provider for the Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapy Technologist who completes the program at the individual's pace, e.g., home study, programmed instruction.2.17. "Informal offering" means a workshop, seminar, institute, conference, lecture, short term course, or organized independent study which is offered for credit in contact hours or continuing education units.2.18. "Institutional provider" means a hospital, medical center, clinic, physician's office or institution that provides direct patient care that has applied for recognition as an institutional provider for the exclusive benefit of its employees.2.19. "Institutional provider number" means an ASRT-assigned code number identifying a specific institutional provider.2.20. "Objectives" means what the participant will learn as a result of the educational activity. Objectives must be expressed in measurable and observable terms.2.21. "Medical imaging / radiation therapy practice" means performance of medical imaging/radiation therapy acts under the direction of a licensed radiologist/physician or licensed dentist, for which a license to practice is required.2.22. "RCEEM" means Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism which is a group or organization that evaluates the content and quality of continuing education activities. A RCEEM shall be national in scope, nonprofit and based in the medical imaging / radiation therapy sciences.2.23. "Record keepers" means organizations that track continuing education credits for technologists.2.24. "Registration" means Technologists are required to renew registration of their certificate(s) annually with the appropriate credentialing agency. This renewal process is called registration.2.25. "Request for Approval" means a form submitted by the sponsor of an educational activity to RCEEM. The Request for Approval form shall be accompanied by the objectives of the educational activity, and outline of the educational activity, a schedule if the program exceeds two hours and the qualifications of the speakers. The RCEEM either approves or denies the request. If approved, the RCEEM assigns a reference number and determines the number of continuing education (CE) credits.2.26. "Self study" means a program of learning designed by the licensee to enhance his or her knowledge and skill.2.27. "Sponsor" means an organization that plans, organizes, supports, endorses, subsidizes and/or administers educational activities. Sponsors are responsible for the content, quality and integrity of the educational activity. Sponsors can include professional societies, academic institutions, health care facilities, individuals, corporations, or governmental agencies.