Section 4713-21-08 - Application criteria and procedures for continuing education course approval(A) A provider seeking approval to offer a continuing education course to board licensees or boutique services registration holders in the form of seminars, demonstrations, workshops, or other venues in which the licensee's or boutique services registration holder's personal attendance is required shall comply with the following:(1) The course and instructions shall be designed to further professional education for board licensees and boutique services registration holders in the services the licensees or boutique services registration holders on the practice of infection control and safety. (2) The provider shall submit the application with a one hundred dollar, non-refundable processing fee for each course the provider would like to offer to Ohio licensees;(3) The completed application, including a full description of the course outline and copies of credentials to support the qualifications of each educator and person developing the course, shall be received electronically submitted no less than thirty days prior to the anticipated date of the course offering;(4) Any portion of a course that is devoted to a break, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, or other refreshments, or any portion that is devoted to the check-in process, course evaluation completion, disseminating completion certificates, or the hard sell of products, shall not be credited toward the continuing education hours given to each licensee or boutique services registration holder in attendance;(5) No continuing education course provider or educator shall certify the attendance of a person who was not physically present for at least ninety per cent of the course;(6) All licensees and boutique services registration holders who successfully complete a continuing education course shall be provided with a certificate of completion by the provider of the continuing education course that includes the provider's name, CE course approval number, the course title, course number, the licensee's or boutique services registration holder's name and license or registration number, the date the course was completed, and the total number of hours successfully completed in each subject covered by the continuing education course;(7) Assigned course numbers shall not be published on or within any advertisements, websites, on-line testing sites, etc. Assigned course numbers shall only be provided to a licensee or boutique services registration holder upon completion of the approved course, and(8) Any application which fails to meet the requirements of this rule may be denied approval.(B) A provider seeking approval to offer a continuing education course to board licensees or boutique services registration holders through the internet shall comply with the following: (1) The course and instructions shall be designed to further professional education for board licensees and boutique services registration holders on the practice of infection control and safety. (2) The application shall be submitted with a two hundred fifty dollar, non-refundable processing fee per course;(3) The completed application, including a full description of the course outline and copies of credentials to support the qualifications of each educator and person developing the course, shall be electronically submitted no less than forty-five days prior to the anticipated date of the course offering;(4) Any portion of a course that is devoted to log-in procedures, course evaluation completion or supplying any information other than directly related to the subject matter of the continuing education course shall not be considered part of the required hours.(5) Assigned course numbers shall not be published on or within any advertisements websites, on-line testing sites, etc. Assigned course numbers shall only be provided to a licensee or boutique services registration holder upon completion of the approved course;(6) Question with correct answers shall not be published or otherwise publicly distributed or made available to those who may take or consider taking the internet course.(7) All licensees and boutique services registration holders who successfully complete a continuing education course shall be provided with a certificate of completion by the provider of the continuing education course that includes the provider's name, CE course approval number, the course title, course number, the licensee's or boutique services registration holder's name and license or registration number, the date the course was completed, and the total number of hours successfully completed in each subject covered by the continuing education course;(8) An on-line course shall include the following:(a) With the exception of an on-line presentation that consists of a video, digital, web, or live on-line presentations, each hour segment of course material randomly changes;(b) A bank consisting of a minimum of thirty randomized questions so that the test questions are not predictable;(c) A means of timing the course to subtract the time when the test-taker has logged off the program and to ensure the hours credited equal the hours taken;(d) Six multiple choice questions embedded in each hour segment. For the test-taker to move to the next hour segment, the test-taker shall correctly answer a minimum of seventy-five per cent of the questions;(e) Clear wording stating that a licensee or boutique services registration holder shall not receive continuing education credit for the course unless the licensee's or boutique services registration holder's total score on all questions is at least seventy-five per cent or better;(f) A minimum of six thousand words of discussion of the subject matter covered in each hour segment of the material.(g) If the on-line presentation is a video, digital, web, or live on-line presentation, each hour of the presentation shall be considered the equivalent of the six thousand word discussion. (i) A provider, seeking board approval for a video, digital, web, or live online course shall submit to the board a description of the course, a detailed outline of the course.(ii) The provider of a video, digital, web, or live on-line presentation shall follow the requirement for testing the licensees or boutique services registration holders on the course material as set forth in this paragraph, except the questions may be at the end of the presentation. The student shall correctly answer a minimum of seventy-five per cent of the questions to pass the course. (iii) The board shall monitor the course to ensure that the actual course is consistent with the material submitted to the board.(9) The provider shall notify a licensee or boutique services registration holder if the score received is less than seventy-five per cent, and(10) Any application which fails to meet the requirements of this rule may be denied approval.(C) Providers seeking approval to offer a continuing education course to board licensees or boutique services registration holders through a correspondence program shall comply with the following:(1) The course and instructions shall be designed to further professional education for board licensees and boutique services registration holders on the practice of infection control and safety. (2) The application shall be submitted with a two hundred fifty dollar, non-refundable processing fee per course;(3) The completed application shall be received at the board at least forty-five days prior to the date that the provider plans to offer the correspondence course to licensees or boutique services registration holders in Ohio. Along with identification and other information as specified by the board, the complete application shall include the following information: a complete copy of the proposed catalogue course, copies of the credentials of each author of each segment of the course, and the credentials of the person developing the course;(4) Assigned course numbers shall not be published on or within any advertisements, websites, on-line testing sties, etc. Assigned course numbers shall only be provided to a licensee or boutique services registration holder upon the successful completion of the approved course;(5) All licensees and boutique services registration holders who successfully complete a continuing education course shall be provided with a certificate of completion by the provider of the continuing education course that includes the provider's name, the CE course approval number, the course title, the licensee's or boutique services registration holder's name and license or registration number, the date the course was completed, and the total number of hours successfully completed in each subject covered by the continuing education course;(6) A correspondence course shall include the following:(a) Information segments presented in different order;(b) Randomized questions so that the test questions are not the same in each correspondence course sent to licensees or boutique services registration holders;(c) A minimum of six thousand words of discussion of the subject matter covered in each hour segment of the material;(d) No less than six randomly selected multiple choice questions following each hours segment of material;(e) The course shall contain at least three versions with identifiers; (f) Each of the three or more versions shall contain test questions unique to each segment of the book;(g) Each book shall have a unique identification number so that only one individual may answer the questions for continuing education credit;(h) The course shall clearly state that a licensee or boutique services registration holder shall not receive continuing education credit for the course unless the licensee's or boutique services registration holder's total score on all questions is at least seventy-five per cent or better;(i) The provider shall allow the licensee or boutique services registration holder to send answers to test questions by mail, facsimile, telephone, or electronic mail.(j) A provider may make available an answer sheet on-line for submission, but the questions shall not be included. The provider shall request the identification number of each book be either called in with the test answers or the identification number of each book shall be placed on the test answer sheet. A provider shall not credit an individual who has used an identification number that has been previously used for that course.(7) The provider shall notify licensees and boutique services registration holders if the score received is less than seventy-five per cent, and(8) Any application that fails to meet the requirements of this rule may be denied approval.Ohio Admin. Code 4713-21-08
Effective: 2/12/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 3/10/2027
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4709.05(E)(3), 4713.08(A)(20), 4713.09
Rule Amplifies: 4709.05, 4713.59, 4713.62
Prior Effective Dates: 06/15/1995, 01/26/1997, 04/01/2001, 01/10/2004, 06/21/2011, 11/01/2013, 03/07/2017, 02/07/2021