Section NHA 3.02 - Continuing education(1) Except as provided in sub. (7), every nursing home administrator shall complete at least 24 contact hours in approved continuing education programs in each biennial renewal period.(1m) Except as provided in s. NHA 3.03(4) and (5), continuing education programs must be approved by NAB. Note: A list of approved programs is available from the department of safety and professional services website at: http://dsps.wi.gov.
(2) Continuing education contact hours may apply only to the biennial renewal period in which the contact hours are acquired.(3) If audited, a nursing home administrator shall submit to the board a certificate of attendance issued by the provider or other evidence of attendance satisfactory to the board.(4) To audit for compliance, the board shall require any nursing home administrator who is under investigation by the board for alleged misconduct to submit evidence of completion of 24 hours of continuing education for the biennium preceding the renewal.(5) Every nursing home administrator shall maintain records of continuing education hours for at least 5 years for auditing purposes.(6) A licensee may claim continuing education hours for courses successfully completed at an accredited college or university if all of the following requirements are satisfied:(a) The courses are relevant to the practice of nursing home administration and cover one or more of the subject matter topics listed under s. NHA 3.03(5).(b) The courses are completed, with a passing grade, within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of application for renewal.(c) The licensee claims no more than 18 contact hours of the required 24 contact hours during the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of application for renewal.(d) One semester credit hour earned from an accredited college or university shall equal 4 contact hours and one quarter credit hour earned shall equal 2 contact hours.(7) During the time between initial licensure and commencement of a full 2-year licensure period, new licensees are not required to meet continuing education requirements.Wis. Admin. Code Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board NHA 3.02
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