Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-9-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 310:679-9-2 - [Effective until 9/14/2024] Criteria for continuing education programs

(a) In order for the Department to approve a program for continuing education hours, an application shall be completed by the sponsor..

(b) Sponsors shall submit their application to the Department at least 30 days in advance of the program.

(c) The application shall contain documentation that demonstrates the following requirements:

(1) The program shall relate to Long-Term Care Administration and be designed to promote continued knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with current standards in long-term care administration.

(2) The program shall be designed to assist administrators to improve their professional competencies.

(3) The program shall be open and available to all long-term care administrators in Oklahoma.

(4) The facility where the program will be conducted shall provide adequate space to accommodate potential attendees and have the ability to supply the needed equipment.

(5) The faculty/instructors must have experience in long-term care supervision and administration, or have expertise in teaching and instructional methods suitable to the subject presented, or have suitable academic qualifications and experience for the subject presented.

(6) The learning objectives in the program must be reasonable and clearly stated in behavioral terms which define the expected outcomes for participants.

(7) The learning objectives must be consistent with the program content and the mechanism by which learning objectives are shared with participants must be identified.

(8) The teaching methods in the program must be clearly stated, must be appropriate to the subject matter, and must allow suitable time.

(9) Instructional aids and resource materials that will be utilized in the program must be described.

(10) Sponsors should be qualified in the subject matter presented.

(11) The registration fee for a program must be published clearly on promotional material.

(12) The sponsor must provide an evaluation form for each program participant's responses.

(13) The application presented to the Department must state the method to be used in certifying attendance or on-line completion.

(14) Instructional hours must be based upon clock hours (60 minutes= 1 clock hour).

(15) The agenda must show registration, meal times (not included in credit hours), and a breakdown of the daily educational activities.

(16) The maximum number of hours that can be approved or earned shall be seven clock hours per day.

(17) Licensed administrators who are "presenters" of approved CE programs may receive credit one time annually for the clock hour value of the class(es) they present. If the material is presented multiple times, credit is only awarded once per licensure year for the same educational material.

(18) Licensed administrators who present in Administrators University (AU) or other Department approved entry level training such as Tier 2 RC, RC/AL, Adult Day Care or ICF/IID-16 initial licensure training, will receive CE credit one time annually for the clock hour value of the material they present.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:679-9-2

Transferred from 490:1-9-2 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)