331-910-0055 Continuing Education for Electrology License (1) To maintain an electrology license issued under OAR 331-910-0025, a licensed electrologist must complete a minimum of eight hours of satisfactory continuing education every year. (2) A licensee must document compliance with the continuing education requirement through attestation on the license renewal application. Licensees are subject to the provisions of OAR 331-910-0060 pertaining to periodic audit of continuing education. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this rule related to topics listed under OAR 331-910-0005 and may be in the following subjects listed below: (a) Business operations (b) Oregon laws and rules; (c) Anatomy and physiology; (d) Microbiology; (e) Safety, safe usage of devices and federal regulations and standards; (f) Electrology services; (g) Electrolysis (galvanic); (h) Thermolysis (manual and flash); or (i) Combination of electrolysis and thermolysis (blend). (4) Continuing education relating to subject matter listed in subsection (5) of this rule may also be obtained through self-study. Self-study may include: (a) Correspondence courses including online courses through completion and certification; (b) Review of publications, textbooks, printed material, or audio cassette(s); (c) Viewing of films, videos, or slides. (5) The subject matter of the continuing education must be related to electrology and as outlined in the approved course of study under OAR 331-910-0005. Continuing education may include the laws and rules regulating licensed electrologists, infection control and sterilization, and professional ethics and business practices. (6) In order to renew, continuing education requirements must be met every year, even if the license is inactive or suspended. (7) Obtaining and maintaining proof of participation in required continuing education is the responsibility of the licensee. The licensee must ensure that adequate proof of attainment of required continuing education is available for audit or investigation or when otherwise requested by the Office. Adequate proof of participation is listed under OAR 331-910-0060(3). (8) Documentation of participation in continuing education requirements must be maintained for a period of four years following renewal, and must be available to the Office upon request. (9) A licensee may carry up to 8 hours of excess continuing education hours forward to the next renewal cycle. (10) As of January 1, 2024, a licensee can no longer carry forward continuing education hours pursuant to subsection (9) of this rule. (11) A licensee must read the safety and infection control laws and rules on an annual basis. (12) For the purpose of this rule continuing education hours mean actual academic, classroom, or course work time, including but not limited to workshops, symposiums, or seminars. Continuing education hours do not include travel time to or from the training site, registration or check-in periods, breaks or lunch periods. Statutory/Other Authority: 676.568, 676.615, 676.572, 690.350, 690.385 & 690.405 Statutes/Other Implemented: 690.350, 690.385 & 690.405 History: HLO 1-2023, amend filed 04/06/2023, effective 04/15/2023 HLO 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-17 HLA 15-2013, f. 12-30-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14 HLA 10-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-25-12 HLA 2-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-1-12 thru 6-25-12 HLA 16-2011, f. 12-30-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12