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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74i - Continued Competency Requirements for Biennial License Renewal by Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Section 20-74i-2 - Number of continued competency contact hours required

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each licensee applying for license
			 renewal in and after 1991 shall have completed a minimum of 12 units of
			 qualifying continued competency activity for occupational therapists, or a
			 minimum of 9 units of qualifying continued competency activity for occupational
			 therapy assistants, during the preceding registration period. For registration
			 periods commencing on and after January 1, 2011, each licensee applying for
			 license renewal shall have completed a minimum of 24 four contact hours of
			 qualifying continued competency activity for occupational therapists, or a
			 minimum of 18 contact hours of qualifying continued competency activity for
			 occupational therapy assistants, during the preceding registration
			 period.
(b) Continued competency
			 activities completed in one registration period shall not be allowed to
			 carry-over to a subsequent registration period.
(c) Each licensee applying for license
			 renewal shall sign a statement attesting that the licensee satisfies the
			 continued competency requirements specified in section
			 20-74i-1
			 through
			 20-74i-8,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74i - Continued Competency Requirements for Biennial License Renewal by Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Section 20-74i-4 - Criteria for qualifying continued competency activities

Current through July 10, 2024
Continued competency activities identified in subsection (a)
				(1) of section
				20-74i-3
				shall qualify to satisfy the requirements of these regulations,
				provided:
(a) the activity involves
			 face-to-face instruction or a home study program;
(b) the provider implements a mechanism to
			 monitor and document physical attendance at face-to-face instruction or to
			 verify that a licensee completed a home study program as defined in section
			 20-74i-1(j);
(c) the provider retains written records for
			 a period of three years including but not limited to: content description;
			 instructor; date(s) of activity; location of activity; list of participants;
			 and number of contact hours;
(d)
			 the provider implements a mechanism to evaluate participants' attainment of
			 competency objectives and/or participants' assessment of the competency
			 activity;
(e) the provider issues a
			 certificate of completion; such certificate shall not be issued by the provider
			 prior to actual completion of the activity; such certificate shall include:
			 participants' name; provider's name; title or subject area of the activity;
			 date(s) and location of attendance; and number of contact hours
			 completed;
(f) the activity focuses
			 on content specified in section
			 20-74i-5.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74i - Continued Competency Requirements for Biennial License Renewal by Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Section 20-74i-5 - Content areas for qualifying continued competency activities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Subject matter for qualifying continued
			 competency activities shall reflect the professional needs of the licensee in
			 order to meet the health care needs of the public. Only those continued
			 competency activities which provide significant theoretical and/or practical
			 content directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy or
			 the development, administration, and supervision of clinical practice or
			 service delivery programs by occupational therapists shall qualify to meet the
			 requirements of these regulations.
(b) Activities shall not qualify which
			 provide content related to organization and design of occupational therapy
			 treatment facilities; practice development, business management, or marketing;
			 investments or financial management; personnel management; personal health or
			 development; and similar topics of professional concern.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74i - Continued Competency Requirements for Biennial License Renewal by Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Section 20-74i-6 - Record retention by licensees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 shall obtain a certificate of completion, for those activities properly
			 completed, from the provider of continued competency activities. Each licensee
			 shall maintain, for continued competency activities specified in section
			 20-74i-3,
			 written documentation of completion. Certificates of completion and other
			 required documentation shall be retained by the licensee for a minimum of three
			 years following the license renewal due date for which the activity satisfies
			 license renewal requirements.
(b)
			 The department shall audit such licensee records as it deems necessary.
			 Certificates of completion and other required documentation shall be submitted
			 by the licensee to the department only upon the department's request. Such
			 records shall be submitted to the department by the licensee within 45 days of
			 the department's request for an audit. It shall not be necessary for the
			 licensee to submit such documentation in order to renew the license.
(c) A licensee who fails to comply with the
			 continued competency requirements of these regulations may be subject to
			 disciplinary action, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes, Section
			 20-74g
			 and Section
			 4-177.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74i - Continued Competency Requirements for Biennial License Renewal by Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Section 20-74i-7 - Exemption from continued competency requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Individuals applying for initial licensure in Connecticut and licensees
			 applying for the first renewal of their license in Connecticut shall be exempt
			 from continued competency requirements.
(b) A waiver of the continued competency
			 requirements may be extended to a licensee who is not engaged in occupational
			 therapy during a given continued competency registration period provided the
			 licensee submits, prior to the expiration of the registration period, a
			 notarized application on a form provided by the department. The application
			 shall contain a statement that the licensee shall not engage in active practice
			 until the licensee has shown proof, to the satisfaction of the department, of
			 completion of the requirements specified in sections
			 20-74i-1
			 to
			 20-74i-8,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) The department may, in individual cases
			 involving a medical disability or illness, grant waivers of the minimum
			 continued competency requirements or extensions of time within which to fulfill
			 the same. The application for a waiver or extension of time shall be
			 accompanied by a document signed by a licensed physician detailing the nature
			 of the medical disability or illness. Waivers of the minimum continued
			 competency requirements or extensions of time may be granted by the department
			 for a period not to exceed one (1) year. If the medical disability or illness,
			 upon which a waiver or extension of time is granted continues beyond the period
			 of the waiver or extension of time, the licensee may reapply for an additional
			 waiver or extension of time.
(d) A
			 licensee who has received a waiver, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section,
			 shall submit to the department evidence of successful completion of twelve
			 contact hours for occupational therapists or nine contact hours for
			 occupational therapy assistants within six months after returning to active
			 practice.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74i - Continued Competency Requirements for Biennial License Renewal by Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants › Section 20-74i-8 - Reinstatement of lapsed licenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Any licensee whose license has been void and who applies to the
				department for reinstatement shall be required to submit certificates of
				completion documenting completion of continued competency activities as
				specified below:
(a) if the license
			 has been void for two years or less, a minimum of twenty four contact hours for
			 occupational therapists or eighteen contact hours for occupational therapy
			 assistants of qualifying continued competency activity during the two-year
			 period immediately preceding the application for reinstatement; or,
(b) if the license has been void for more
			 than two years, a minimum of forty eight contact hours for occupational
			 therapists or thirty six contact hours for occupational therapy assistants of
			 qualifying continued competency activity during the four-year period
			 immediately preceding the application for reinstatement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74o - Criteria and Procedures for Substance Abuse Counselor Certification › Section 20-74o-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purpose of sections 20-74o-1 through
				20-74o-4
				inclusive the following definitions apply:
(a) "Board" means the Connecticut Alcoholism
			 and Drug Abuse Counselor Certification Board.
(b) "Code of ethics" means standards of
			 professional and personal conduct and competency for certified substance abuse
			 counselors as established by the board.
(c) "Commission" means the Connecticut
			 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.
(d) "Certified substance abuse counselor"
			 means a person who, by virtue of special knowledge, training and experience, is
			 uniquely able to inform, motivate, guide and assist alcoholics or drug
			 dependent persons or both, and those persons affected by problems related to
			 the abuse of alcohol or drugs or both, and has been certified by the
			 commission.
(e) "Executive
			 director" means the executive director of the Connecticut alcohol and drug
			 abuse commission.
(f) "Registry"
			 means the list of certified substance abuse counselors maintained by the
			 commission.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74o - Criteria and Procedures for Substance Abuse Counselor Certification › Section 20-74o-3 - Registry of certified substance abuse counselors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 commission shall maintain a current registry of all certified substance abuse
			 counselors.
(b) The entry for each
			 certified substance abuse counselor shall include the following information:
(1) name;
(2) home or business address;
(3) home or business telephone
			 number;
(4) employer's name or name
			 of usual place of business; and
(5)
			 the expiration date of the certification or recertification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74o - Criteria and Procedures for Substance Abuse Counselor Certification › Section 20-74o-4 - Hearing panel, disciplinary action

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Petition.
Any person may file a petition with the commission
			 pursuant to the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, sections 17a-636-11
			 through
			 17a-636-62 if they
			 have cause to believe that a certified substance abuse counselor has violated
			 any statutes, regulations or the board's code of ethics as set forth in the
			 board's certification manual.
(b)
Investigation.
The commission may direct the executive director to
			 conduct any investigation that it deems necessary.
(1) If, after investigation of the petition,
			 the executive director finds there is not sufficient evidence to establish the
			 alleged violation, he shall notify the commission, petitioner and respondent
			 and no further action shall be taken.
(2) If, after investigation of the petition,
			 the executive director determines there is evidence to substantiate the alleged
			 violation, he shall submit a written report to the commission which includes a
			 summary of the evidence, specific statutes, regulations or codes of ethics
			 which are alleged to have been violated, and his recommendations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74s - Certification and Licensure Standards for Alcohol and Drug Counselors › Section 20-74s-1 - Work experience or internship

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Work experience
			 or internship required under section
			 20-74s(e)(2)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall constitute approved experience for
			 Connecticut certification when all of the criteria specified below are
			 satisfied:
(1) The work experience or
			 internship shall entail:
(A) working directly
			 with persons who have been assessed or diagnosed as having an alcohol or other
			 drug abuse dependency; and
(B)
			 providing specific counseling interventions that are directed toward the
			 amelioration of a substance use disorder and that are identified in a treatment
			 plan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74s - Certification and Licensure Standards for Alcohol and Drug Counselors › Section 20-74s-2 - Education

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The attainment of a master's degree or
			 higher advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education, with
			 a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in counseling or counseling - related
			 subjects, shall satisfy the requirement of attainment of a masters degree under
			 section
			 20-74s(d)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) Education as required under section
			 20-74s(e)(3)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall conform to the following:
(1) Cover each of the core counseling
			 functions as specified in section
			 20-74s-1(a)(2);
(2) Of the 360 hours required, a minimum of
			 90 hours shall be in counseling theories and techniques. Up to 120 hours may be
			 in areas that are not specific to alcohol and drug abuse, but shall be in the
			 field of human behavior;
(3) Of the
			 240 hours pertaining to alcohol and drug abuse, 18 hours shall be in
			 pharmacology, 30 hours shall be in assessment and treatment planning, 12 hours
			 shall be in cross-cultural, special population and ethnically diverse groups,
			 12 hours shall be in ethics, and 6 hours shall be in Human Immunodeficiency
			 Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; and
(4) No more than 40 hours of in-service
			 training may be credited toward satisfying the educational
			 requirements.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 74s - Certification and Licensure Standards for Alcohol and Drug Counselors › Section 20-74s-3 - Supervision

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The supervision required under section
			 20-74s(w)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall be provided by an alcohol and drug
			 counselor licensed or certified pursuant to section
			 20-74s
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or a person licensed to practice medicine
			 and surgery, psychology, marital and family therapy, clinical social work,
			 professional counseling, advanced practice registered nursing, or registered
			 nursing when acting within the scope of such license, who has completed 50
			 hours of specialized alcohol and drug counseling education in the areas of
			 pharmacology, assessment and treatment planning, and treatment techniques, and
			 has experience working directly with persons who have been assessed or
			 diagnosed as having an alcohol or other drug abuse dependency.
(b) "Regular" on-site observation, as
			 required under section
			 20-74s(a)(7)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, means a minimum of one time per
			 week.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › General › Section 20-90-46 - Types of programs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All programs
				that prepare the graduate for licensure by examination as a registered nurse
				shall be approved by the board with the consent of the commissioner. Only those
				programs within one of the following types of organizations are eligible for
				approval:
(1) College or university: A program
				conducted by an educational unit in nursing within the structure of a college
				or university approved pursuant to Section
				10a-34
				of the Connecticut General Statutes leading to an associate, baccalaureate or
				higher degree in nursing.
(2)
				Hospital: a program conducted by a hospital licensed pursuant to Chapter 368V
				of the Connecticut General Statutes leading to a diploma in nursing.
(3) External Degree Program in Nursing: A
				curriculum based on theory and clinical practice or assessment conducted by an
				educational unit in nursing leading to an associate, baccalaureate, or higher
				degree in nursing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › General › Section 20-90-47 - Program approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Board approval, with the consent of the commissioner, shall
				  be administered as follows:
(a)
Initial approval:
(1) To be
				granted initial approval, the parent institution shall provide to the board:
(A) written notice of intent to establish a
				program;
(B) a feasibility study
				for the planned program, which shall include discussion of at least the
				following:
(i) applicant pool;
(ii) graduate employment
				opportunities;
(iii) educational
				and clinical facilities to be utilized;
(iv) potential overlapping with other
				programs in the use of clinical facilities and the impact on both the proposed
				and existing programs;
(C) a timeline for employment of
				administration and nursing faculty. Initial hiring of the faculty shall be
				completed at least two (2) months prior to the proposed starting date. The
				administrator shall be actively employed at least six (6) months prior to the
				proposed starting date. The timeline shall also identify projected future
				staffing needs;
(D) a comprehensive
				plan for the development and implementation of the education program, including
				philosophy and educational outcomes, curricula, course outlines with plans for
				student evaluation, resource needs, timelines, and a systematic
				self-evaluation;
(E) any other
				information that the board may reasonably request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Education Standards - All Programs › Section 20-90-48 - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
School organization
(1) The authority of and administrative
				responsibility for the nursing education program shall be vested in the program
				administrator, who is responsible to the controlling body of the program either
				directly or indirectly through administrative channels. Each nursing education
				program shall have its own administrator.
(2) There shall be faculty sufficient to meet
				the educational outcomes of the program, the learning needs of the students,
				and the safety of the recipients of Health Care Services.
(A) The overall faculty/student ratio shall
				be no less than one (1) clinical faculty member for every ten (10) students
				engaged in direct client care experiences.
(B) The preceptor to student ratio shall be
				no less than one (1) preceptor for every two (2) students. Preceptors shall
				work in collaboration with program faculty, who retain responsibility for
				student evaluation. The ratio of faculty to precepted students shall be no less
				than one (1) faculty member for every sixteen (16) students.
(C) Upon written request from the program
				director, the board may, within its discretion and after reviewing the merits
				of the request, provide a temporary exception from the mandated faculty/student
				ratio.
(3) There shall
				be clerical staff to meet the needs of the administration and instructional
				personnel.
(4) Planning, selecting,
				directing, and evaluating of student learning experiences shall be the
				responsibility of the faculty. Planning of the clinical experience, including
				consideration of the appropriate faculty to student ratio and use of preceptors
				for the specific settings being utilized, shall be done in cooperation with the
				administrator of nursing service or the appropriate nursing personnel of
				cooperating health care entities.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Education Standards - All Programs › Section 20-90-49 - Records

Current through July 10, 2024
The nursing education program shall maintain a system of
				  administrative records that shall include current course outlines and
				  evaluation instruments, faculty personnel records, faculty meeting and
				  committee meeting reports, student records, pertinent correspondence, pertinent
				  reports, and official publications of the nursing education
				  program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Education Standards - All Programs › Section 20-90-50 - Facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The parent institution responsible for
				the nursing education program shall provide facilities including: a library
				offering resources and services, office space, conference rooms, classrooms,
				and nursing laboratories sufficient to meet the needs of the program.
(b) Health care entities utilized by a
				nursing education program must provide the range of clinical nursing
				experiences appropriate to course objectives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Registered Nursing Education › Section 20-90-51 - Nursing faculty

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The faculty and
				administrator must maintain an active R.N. licensure in Connecticut.
(b)
Faculty Education and
				Experience
(1) Except as provided in
				subsection (c) of this section, the administrator of the program shall be a
				registered nurse and shall have an earned advanced degree in nursing, teaching
				experience in a program in nursing, and administrative experience.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of
				this section, nurse faculty members in programs preparing registered nurses
				shall have earned advanced degrees in nursing and shall have appropriate
				nursing education or experience in their teaching area(s).
(3) Nurse faculty members in programs
				preparing practical nurses shall have earned baccalaureate and master's
				degrees, one of which shall be in nursing, and shall have appropriate nursing
				education or experience in their teaching area(s) except:
(A) faculty who meet the requirement in
				subsection (c) of this section; or
(B) faculty members who do not have an earned
				master's degree must complete a master's degree within four (4) years of hire,
				but shall hold a minimum of an earned baccalaureate degree in nursing upon hire
				and shall have three (3) years of clinical experience in nursing; and
(C) faculty members in nursing education
				programs requiring state teacher certification will have an additional two (2)
				years to complete the master's degree.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Registered Nursing Education › Section 20-90-52 - Curriculum

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The curriculum shall meet the
				requirements of the parent institution in which the Nursing Education Program
				is housed and the state requirements for eligibility of the graduate for
				admission to the registered nurse licensing examination prescribed pursuant to
				Section
				20-92 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The curriculum shall integrate theory and
				clinical practice in a manner that shall cause the Nursing Education Program
				graduates to meet the educational outcomes for registered nursing described in
				Section
				20-90-53 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) The minimum length of the nursing
				component of the program must be equivalent to four (4) fifteen (15) week
				academic semesters and contain a minimum of thirty-five (35) semester hours of
				credit in nursing. Fifty percent (50%) of contact hours shall be in supervised
				direct client care experiences, observational experiences and simulated
				experiences appropriate to the program's educational outcomes, and laboratory
				experiences for the acquisition and practice of clinical nursing
				skills.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Registered Nursing Education › Section 20-90-53 - Educational outcomes

Current through July 10, 2024
A graduate of a registered Nursing Education Program shall be
				  able to:
(1) Perform the duties and
				responsibilities of the registered nurse within the framework of the nurse
				practice Act, Chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) Synthesize knowledge from nursing theory
				and the biological, physical, social, and behavioral sciences in providing
				health care to clients;
(3)
				Exercise critical thinking, ethical decision making, and independent judgment
				in using the nursing process to provide care to clients;
(4) Apply the nursing process to design,
				implement, and evaluate care for clients using a variety of technologies. The
				scope of care shall include preventive, curative, supportive, and restorative
				nursing interventions in both institutional and community-based
				settings;
(5) Develop and implement
				a variety of teaching and learning strategies in the provision of health
				teaching for clients in a variety of settings, using a variety of
				technologies;
(6) Identify the
				scientific basis for assessments and therapeutic nursing measures;
(7) Manage information and resources,
				contributing to the achievement of optimum client outcomes in a cost effective
				manner;
(8) Use leadership,
				management, delegation and collaborative skills as a member of a
				multidisciplinary team within the health care delivery system to develop,
				implement, and evaluate health care provided to clients; and
(9) Demonstrate professional accountability
				by acting as an advocate for clients and by maintaining accepted standards of
				nursing care for a registered nurse.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Practical Nursing Education Program › Section 20-90-55 - Curriculum

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The curriculum shall meet the
				requirements of the parent institution in which the program is housed and state
				requirements for eligibility of the graduate for admission to the practical
				nurse licensing examination prescribed pursuant to Section
				20-92 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The curriculum shall integrate theory and
				clinical practice in a manner that shall cause the Nursing Education Program
				graduates to meet the educational outcomes for practical nursing described in
				Section
				20-90-56
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) The length of the program shall be a
				minimum of fifteen hundred (1500) hours over no less than ten (10) months.
				Fifty percent (50%) of contact hours shall be in supervised direct client care
				experiences and observational experiences appropriate to the Program's
				Educational Outcomes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Practical Nursing Education Program › Section 20-90-56 - Educational outcomes

Current through July 10, 2024
A graduate of a practical nursing education program shall be
				  able to:
(1) Perform the duties and
				responsibilities of the licensed practical nurse within the framework of the
				Nurse Practice Act, Chapter 378 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) Apply nursing principles and theories in
				the implementation of the plan of care for clients under the direction of and
				in collaboration with the registered nurse by:
(A) collecting data concerning the biologic
				and psychosocial needs of individual clients along the wellness/illness
				continuum;
(B) implementing
				therapeutic nursing measures to maintain, promote, and restore optimum health
				to clients within the established plan of care;
(C) performing therapeutic nursing
				interventions based on principles from the biophysical and behavioral sciences,
				adapting these to the individual needs of clients as members of families and
				community systems;
(D) using
				ethical decision making and judgment in providing care;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Licensure › Section 20-90-57 - Endorsement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Graduate nurses from a nursing education
				external degree program who are licensed in another state of the United States
				on the basis of standards which meet or exceed the requirements of this state,
				shall be eligible for licensure without examination in Connecticut.
(b) Persons seeking endorsement who were
				graduated from an educational program which is shorter in length than the
				minimum length for Connecticut educational programs shall provide documentation
				of clinical work experience. Such work experience, when combined with their
				educational program, shall equal the minimum program length for nursing
				education programs approved in Connecticut. Such work experience must be under
				the supervision of a licensed registered nurse and occur after completion of
				the basic educational program.
(c)
				Nurses trained and licensed in Canada prior to 1970 who meet the current
				educational requirements of Connecticut shall take the licensing examination
				prescribed pursuant to Section
				20-92 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes.
(d) Nurses trained and licensed in Canada in
				or after 1970 who meet the current educational requirements of Connecticut may
				be licensed without examination if their Canadian licensing examination was in
				English. If their Canadian examination was not in English, then they must
				demonstrate proficiency in English pursuant to section
				20-90-57(e).
(e) Nurses licensed in Canada on the basis of
				an examination in a language other than English who are seeking licensure by
				examination in Connecticut must demonstrate proficiency in English on an
				examination, and at a level, prescribed by the Commissioner with the consent of
				the Board.
(f) Persons licensed
				pursuant to section
				20-90-57(d)
				shall have attained a passing score on the Canadian licensing examination
				prescribed by the Commissioner with the consent of the Board. The prescribed
				passing score shall be one deemed by the Commissioner to be equivalent to
				passing scores on comparable licensing examinations used in the United
				States.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Licensure › Section 20-90-58 - Foreign-trained

Current through July 10, 2024
Persons educated in nursing in a foreign country must
				  successfully complete the examination offered by the Commission on Graduates of
				  Foreign Nursing Schools prior to being accepted for examination and licensure
				  as a Registered Nurse in Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 90 - The Board of Examiners for Nursing and Requirements for Registration of Professional Nurses and Certification of Licensed Practical Nurses › Licensure › Section 20-90-59 - Out-of-state programs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A program in
				nursing located in another state or territory of the United States shall be
				deemed approved pursuant to section
				20-90
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, provided that:
(1) said program, if a registered nursing
				education program, complies with the provisions of section
				20-90-52 of
				the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(2) said program is approved by the duly
				authorized nurse licensure board or agency of the state or territory in which
				it is located: and
(3) said state
				or territory maintains licensure requirements substantially similar to or
				higher than those of this state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-1 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-2 - Number of credits required (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-3 - Criteria for continuing education (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-4 - Content areas for continuing education (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-5 - Award of credit hours (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-6 - Record retention by licensees (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-7 - Exemption from continuing education requirements (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-8 - Requirements for return to active practice following exemption from continuing education requirements (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-9 - Reinstatement of lapsed licenses (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 111 - Continuing Education Requirements for Annual License Renewal by Dental Hygienists › Section 20-111-10 - Effective date of continuing education requirements (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 123b - Administration and Use of Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Dentistry › Section 20-123b-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "OMFS" means an Oral and Maxillofacial
			 Surgeon who has completed a full course in a post-doctoral training program in
			 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery approved by the American Dental Association
			 Commission on Dental Accreditation.
(b) "ADA" means American Dental
			 Association.
(c) "CSOMS" means
			 Connecticut Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
(d) "BCLS" means a course in Basic Cardiac
			 Life Support approved by the American Red Cross or the American Heart
			 Association.
(e) "ACLS" means a
			 course in Advanced Cardiac Life Support approved by the American Red Cross or
			 the American Heart Association.
(f)
			 "Commissioner" means Commissioner of Public Health or his designee.
(g) "On-Site Evaluation Team" means those
			 individuals designated by the Commissioner to determine compliance with Section
			 20-123b-6 of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(h) "Practitioner" means a person licensed to
			 practice dentistry pursuant to Chapter 379 of the Connecticut General Statutes
			 who is applying for a permit or being evaluated pursuant to Sections 20-123b-1
			 through
			 20-123b-9,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(i) "Anesthesia Assistant" means a chairside
			 assistant or a dentist licensed pursuant to Chapter 379 of the Connecticut
			 General Statutes whose sole responsibility is to monitor the patient undergoing
			 general anesthesia.
(j) "Calendar
			 Quarter" means a period of three consecutive months beginning on January 1,
			 April 1, July 1, or October 1.
(k)
			 "Department" means the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 123b - Administration and Use of Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Dentistry › Section 20-123b-2 - Permit application procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A practitioner
			 may apply to the Commissioner for one of the following:
(1) Permit for the Administration of General
			 Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation; or
(2) Permit for the Administration of
			 Parenteral Conscious Sedation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 123b - Administration and Use of Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Dentistry › Section 20-123b-3 - Qualifications for general anesthesia and conscious sedation permit

Current through July 10, 2024
An applicant for a General Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation
				permit shall:
(a) Successfully
			 complete one of the following:
(1) a full
			 course in a post-doctoral training program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
			 approved by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation, or
(2) a minimum of one-year full-time training
			 in post-doctoral program in Anesthesiology, structured in accordance with Part
			 Two of the ADA Council on Dental Education "Guidelines for Teaching the
			 Comprehensive Control of Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry," or
(3) Certification as a diplomate of the
			 American board of oral and maxillofacial surgery, provided the individual
			 holding such certification graduated from dental school or a post-doctoral
			 dental residency training program no later than 1966, or
(4) Designation of practice as limited to
			 oral and maxillofacial surgery, in accordance with Section
			 20-106a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes, for a period of at least ten years prior
			 to application for a general anesthesia and conscious sedation permit;
			 and
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 123b - Administration and Use of Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Dentistry › Section 20-123b-4 - Qualifications for conscious sedation permit. An applicant for a conscious sedation permit shall

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Comply with one
			 of the following:
(1) document by patient
			 anesthesia or sedation records the completion of a minimum of twelve
			 parenterally administered conscious sedation procedures per year performed in
			 the office, for each of the three one-year periods immediately preceding the
			 date of application; and submit certification of completion of a minimum of
			 twenty-four hours of continuing education in one of the following areas within
			 the three year period immediately preceding the issuance of the permit;
			 anesthesia, parenterally administered conscious sedation, or emergency
			 medicine; or
(2) graduate from a
			 dental school or post-doctoral dental residency program accredited by the ADA
			 Commission on Dental Accreditation within two years prior to applying for the
			 permit, which included either a minimum of four weeks active participation in
			 full-time rotation in hospital operating room anesthesia, or ten documented
			 clinical cases utilizing parenterally administered conscious sedation in the
			 dental operatory; and which included a didactic course in conscious sedation in
			 dentistry with a curriculum that fulfills the minimum requirements set forth in
			 the ADA Council on Dental Education, "Guidelines or Teaching the Comprehensive
			 Control of Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry"; or
(3) complete an "Intensive Course" or a
			 "Supplemental (or Refresher) Course" (as applies) in a post-doctoral continuing
			 education program, structured in accordance with Part Three of the ADA Council
			 on Dental Education "Guidelines for Teaching the Comprehensive Control of Pain
			 and Anxiety"; or
(4) satisfy the
			 requirements of subsection (a) of Section
			 20-123b-3
			 of these regulations; and
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 123b - Administration and Use of Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Dentistry › Section 20-123b-5 - The evaluation team

Current through July 10, 2024
The on-site evaluation team shall include, but not be limited
				to, the following:
(a) Two members
			 recommended to the Commissioner by the Chairperson of the Anesthesia Committee
			 of the CSOMS who have fulfilled the requirements of the CSOMS to be an office
			 anesthesia evaluator; or
(b) one
			 member who has fulfilled the requirements of the CSOMS to be an office
			 anesthesia evaluator, and one member who is a fellow of the American Dental
			 Society of Anesthesiology, both of whom shall be recommended to the
			 Commissioner by the Chairperson of the Anesthesia Committee of the
			 CSOMS.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 123b - Administration and Use of Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation in Dentistry › Section 20-123b-6 - Site evaluation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In the case of
			 a practitioner applying for the initial issuance of a permit, or the
			 reinstatement of a lapsed permit, the on-site evaluation team shall observe the
			 general anesthesia or parenteral conscious sedation technique (as appropriate)
			 employed by the practitioner during a minimum of two operative cases, with the
			 total time for both cases not to exceed two hours.
(b) During the on-site evaluation, an exact
			 simulation of the method of management of medical emergencies shall be
			 demonstrated by the practitioner with full participation of the office staff,
			 and may include, but not be limited to, the management of: laryngospasm,
			 bronchospasm, emesis, aspiration of vomitus, foreign body in airway, angina
			 pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, acute hypotensive and hypertensive
			 crises, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, acute allergic reactions,
			 hyperventilation syndrome, syncope, and convulsions of unknown
			 etiology.
(c) The on-site
			 evaluation team shall review the practitioner's office equipment, emergency
			 drugs and anesthesia records to determine full compliance with the requirements
			 established in Section
			 20-123b-9
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(d) An exit interview between the
			 practitioner and the evaluation team shall be conducted to review deficiencies
			 and make positive suggestions for improving the office facility and patient
			 emergency management.
(e) The
			 on-site evaluation team shall verify that the practitioner is currently
			 certified in BCLS and ACLS and that the practitioner's entire staff is
			 currently certified in BCLS.