Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-38-304

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-38-304 - Approved Practical Education Program; Renewal

A. A homeopathic physician who wishes to provide on-the-job practical education to an unregistered individual shall apply for and obtain Board approval of a practical education program specifically designed for the unregistered individual before providing the practical education program.

B. The Board's approval of a practical education program is specific to the unregistered individual being trained. A homeopathic physician who wishes to provide on-the-job practical education to more than one unregistered individual shall apply for and obtain Board approval of a practical education program for each unregistered individual.

C. The Board shall approve a practical education program only if the program meets one of the following minimum standards:

1. Neuromuscular integration therapy procedures. For each therapy listed in R4-38-303(A)(1)(b) in which practical education is provided, 375 hours of instruction and 125 hours of supervised clinical experience;

2. Homeopathic repertorization procedures.

a. If performed with an electrodermal testing device or kinesiology, 180 hours of homeotherapeutic instruction including at least 45 hours of supervised clinical experience;

b. If performed without an electrodermal testing device or kinesiology, 200 hours of homeotherapeutic instruction and 100 hours of supervised clinical experience;

3. Nutrition counseling and orthomolecular therapy procedures, 500 hours of instruction and 170 hours of supervised clinical experience; and

4. Other homeopathic procedure. Hours of instruction and supervised clinical experience that the Board determines is sufficient to enable the unregistered individual being trained to perform as a medical assistant in a safe and competent manner.

D. To obtain the Board's approval of a practical education program, the homeopathic physician who will provide the training shall:

1. Provide the following information on a form obtained from the Board:

a. Name of the unregistered individual for whom the practical education program is designed,

b. Residential address and telephone number of the unregistered individual,

c. Social Security number of the unregistered individual,

d. A training protocol that identifies the:

i. Homeopathic procedure in which the unregistered individual will be trained,

ii. Subject matter on which instruction will be provided and the hours devoted to each subject, and

iii. Manner in which supervised clinical experience will be provided,

e. Address at which the practical education program will be conducted,

f. Name of the homeopathic physician who will provide the practical education, and

g. License number of the homeopathic physician who will provide the practical education.

2. Attach the following to the form required under subsection (D)(1):

a. Documentation of any previous on-the-job training or formal education, as described in R4-38-303, completed by the unregistered individual for whom the practical education program is designed;

b. Documentation that the homeopathic physician is qualified in the procedure in which training will be provided. For the procedures in which training may be provided, the Board shall accept certificates of attendance or other evidence that the homeopathic physician completed postgraduate course work in the homeopathic procedure to be taught equal to or exceeding the number of hours specified in R4-38-103(C)(1) through (6).

3. Sign the application form affirming that the homeopathic physician shall:

a. Ensure that the unregistered individual being trained is not held out or represented to be a medical assistant,

b. Ensure that the unregistered individual is supervised at all times,

c. Ensure that the unregistered individual is assigned only tasks that the unregistered individual can perform safely and competently,

d. Ensure that the unregistered individual is not registered by the Board as a medical assistant before completing the practical education program, and

e. Provide the unregistered individual with a certificate or other evidence of completion when the unregistered individual completes the Board-approved practical education program. The homeopathic physician shall include the following information on the certificate or other evidence of completion:

i. Name of the unregistered individual completing the practical education program,

ii. Name and license number of the homeopathic physician who provided the practical education program,

iii. Date on which Board approval was obtained for the practical education program,

iv. Dated signature of the homeopathic physician affirming that the practical education program completed met the standards established by the Board.

E. The Board's approval of a practical education program is valid for one year. If the homeopathic physician who obtained approval of the practical education program does not complete providing the program within one year, the homeopathic physician may renew the program by submitting to the Board a letter affirming continued compliance with this Section and paying the fee listed in R4-38-105.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-38-304

Adopted effective January 27, 1995 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 178, effective March 6, 2010 (Supp. 10-1).