La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXX-1707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXXX-1707 - Approved Educational Provider

A. The ADRA shall develop policies and procedures for the operation of an approved educational provider program.

B. Organizations who desire to provide continuing professional education in the continuum of care in the areas of addiction treatment and/or intervention and/or prevention, or any area deemed appropriate by the ADRA may register with the ADRA as an approved educational provider, also known as AEP. Each educational offering is a form of learning experience and shall be known as a course for the purposes of this rule whether it was offered for academic credit, as a workshop, seminar, conference, or in any other acceptable format. In-service training conducted by and for an individual's own agency is not an acceptable educational offering format. An individual, partnership, corporation, association, organized health care system, educational institution, governmental agency, or any other autonomous entity shall qualify as an organization for the purposes of this rule.

C. The designation of approved educational provider is granted to the nearest renewal date one year after the request for AEP status is approved, provided:

1. a satisfactory application form is received;

2. one person, who is qualified by virtue of education, training, and experience, as determined by the ADRA, is identified as the supervisor of all educational programs to be offered;

3. the organization provides a statement, signed by an authorized officer of the organization, to document the organization's desire to provide continuing professional education in the continuum of care in the areas of addiction treatment and/or intervention and/or prevention and acknowledgment of responsibility for such activities. This statement must contain acknowledgment that the organization is independent of the ADRA, that it will hold the ADRA harmless, and that it will comply with the requirements of the ADRA;

4. the organization agrees to provide a certificate of completion for each person satisfactorily completing each course which shall contain:

a. the name and trainee or certification number of the person completing the course;

b. the name and AEP number of the provider;

c. the title of the course, course number, name of the instructor(s), and date(s) of the course;

d. the number of clock hours of credit earned;

e. the signature of the organization's educational program supervisor or the instructor, or both;

5. the organization agrees to file a course report with the ADRA within 30 days of completion for each course which shall contain:

a. the AEP number and course number of the provider;

b. the trainee or certification number and the clock hours earned for each person completing the course, or, the name and hours for persons not registered with or certified by this ADRA;

c. a sample of the certificate of completion;

d. a copy of the flier or brochure used to advertise the course to the public;

6. the organization agrees to provide ADRA approved credit only for courses which meet the educational standards of the ADRA and which are taught by instructors who are qualified by virtue of education, training, and experience; the organization agrees to document this by maintaining a file for each course in its office which contains:

a. the course description containing the educational objectives; course outline; instructional modalities; and relevance of the material, including relationship to the 12 core functions or KSA and/or performance domains, theoretical content related to scientific knowledge of practicing in the field of addictive disorder counseling, compulsive gambling counseling, or prevention; application of scientific knowledge in the field of addictive disorder counseling, compulsive gambling counseling or prevention direct and/or indirect patient/client care, and which renewal education area or areas are addressed;

b. the qualifications of instructors containing description of the education, training, and experience which prepared them to teach the course;

7. the organization provides a summary statement of its continuous quality improvement program and agrees to maintain full records of that program. This program shall include but not be limited to student evaluations of each course;

8. the organization agrees to notify the ADRA and each person who completed a course in a timely fashion if it is determined that a course did not comply with the standards of the ADRA for addictive disorder counselor, compulsive gambling counselor or prevention education. The organization shall also present its written policy on refunds and cancellation;

9. the organization agrees to an annual audit review of its education program, course files, and continuous quality improvement program by a professional approved by the ADRA, and an audit or review of its records at any time by the ADRA.

D. Registration as an approved education provider shall be renewed annually, provided:

1. a satisfactory renewal form is received prior to the expiration date of the current registration;

2. the annual audit report of the organization's education program, course files, and continuous quality improvement program signed by an ADRA approved professional is filed;

3. there have been no unresolved complaints against the organization.

E. An approved education provider shall be authorized to:

1. announce to the public and advertise that its educational offerings meet the standards of the ADRA;

2. issue certificates of completion which acknowledge ADRA approval of the course.

F. An organization may be granted approval as a single course provider provided:

1. a satisfactory application form is received prior to offering the course;

2. the organization documents the course description including the educational objectives, course outline, instructional modalities, relationship of the material to the 12 core functions or KSA performance domains, and which renewal education area or areas are addressed;

3. the organization documents the qualifications of the instructors including description of the education, training, and experience which prepared them to teach the course;

4. the organization agrees to provide a certificate of completion containing the same information required of an AEP;

5. the organization agrees to file a course report in the same fashion as an AEP and to include student evaluations of that course.

G. An organization desiring single course provider status may:

1. announce to the public and advertise that the course meets the standards of the ADRA only if approval has been granted. Prior to approval, the organization may state that ADRA approval is pending only if application has been made. Otherwise, the organization is prohibited from making any statement regarding ADRA approval of its course;

2. offer to provide a certificate of completion only after ADRA approval has been granted and all required information is included on the certificate.

H. A person who wishes educational credit from a source which has not been approved by the ADRA shall document that the provider of such education meets standards which are equivalent to those of this ADRA. Equivalence may be demonstrated by:

1. the provider holding approval as a substance abuse, compulsive gambling or prevention education provider from the certifying authority in the state where the course was offered;

2. the provider holding approval as a substance abuse, compulsive gambling or prevention education provider from a certifying authority with which the ADRA as a current agreement of reciprocity;

3. providing documentation of:

a. the course description including he educational objectives, course outline, instructional modalities, relationship of the material to the 12 core functions or KSA performance domains, and which renewal education area or areas are addressed;

b. the qualifications of instructors including description of the education, training, and experience which prepared them to teach the course.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXX-1707

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Addictive Disorders, Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority, LR 31:661 (March 2005).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3388.4.