California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology › Article 10 - Continuing Education › Section 1397.60 - Definitions. [Effective Until December 31, 2022.]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This section is inoperative January 1, 2023, and repealed on
				  December 31, 2023.
As used in this article:
(a) "Conference" means a course consisting of
				multiple concurrent or sequential free-standing presentations. Acceptable
				presentations must meet the requirements of section
				1397.61(c).
(b) "Continuing education" (CE) means the
				variety of forms of learning experiences, including, but not limited to,
				lectures, conferences, seminars, workshops, grand rounds, in-service training
				programs, video conferencing, and independent learning technologies.
(c) "Course" or "presentation" means an
				approved systematic learning experience of at least one hour in length. One
				hour shall consist of 60 minutes of actual instruction. Courses or
				presentations less than one hour in duration shall not be acceptable.
(d) "Grand rounds" or "in-service training
				program" means a course consisting of sequential, free-standing presentations
				designed to meet the internal educational needs of the staff or members of an
				organization and is not marketed, advertised or promoted to professionals
				outside of the organization. Acceptable presentations must meet the
				requirements of section
				1397.61(c).
(e) "Independent learning" means the variety
				of forms of organized and directed learning experiences that occur when the
				instructor and the student are not in direct visual or auditory contact. These
				include, but are not limited to, courses delivered via the Internet, CD-ROM,
				satellite downlink, correspondence and home study. Self-initiated, independent
				study programs that do not meet the requirements of section
				1397.61(c) are
				not acceptable for continuing education. Except for qualified individuals with
				a disability who apply to and are approved by the Board pursuant to section
				1397.62(c),
				independent learning can be used to meet no more than 75% (27 hours) of the
				continuing education required in each renewal cycle. Independent learning
				courses must meet the requirements of section
				1397.61(c).
(f) "Provider" means an organization,
				institution, association, university, or other person or entity assuming full
				responsibility for the course offered, whose courses are accepted for credit
				pursuant to section
				1397.61(c)(1).
1. New Article
				  10 (sections
				  1397.60-1397.69) and section filed
				  12-29-94; operative 12-29-94 pursuant to Government Code Section
				  11346.2(d)
				  (Register 94, No. 52).
2. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) filed
				  4-9-96; operative 5-9-96 (Register 96, No. 15).
3. Amendment of
				  subsection (d), new subsections (e)-(g) and amendment of NOTE filed 11-24-99;
				  operative 12-24-99 (Register 99, No. 48).
4. Amendment of subsection
				  (g) filed 12-17-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2004, No. 51).
5. Amendment of subsections (d) and (g)
				  filed 11-16-2006; operative 12-16-2006 (Register 2006, No. 46).
6.
				  Repealer and new section filed 2-16-2012; operative 1-1-2013 (Register 2012,
				  No. 7).
7. Editorial correction of section heading and history notes
				  (Register 2018, No. 37).
8. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending section heading and repealing first paragraph filed 12-5-2018 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2018, No. 49).
9. Amendment of section
				  heading, new first paragraph and amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-29-2022;
				  operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 26). Transmission deadline specified in
				  Government Code section
				  11346.4(b)
				  extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
				  60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
				  in Government Code section
				  11349.3(a)
				  extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
				  60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
				  N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2915(g)
					 and
					 2930,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 29
					 and
					 2915,
					 Business and Professions Code.