Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery › Board of Podiatry - General Rules › Part 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section R. 338.8128 - Continuing education programs; adoption of standards by reference; board approval

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 128.
(1)
					 The board approves and adopts by reference the standards for approving sponsors
					 of continuing education developed and adopted by the CPME of the APMA entitled,
					 "Standards and Requirements for Approval of Providers of Continuing Education
					 in Podiatric Medicine," CPME 720, adopted October 2019, implementation date:
					 July 1, 2020. A copy of the standards and requirements is available at no cost
					 from the council's website at
www.cpme.org
. A
					 copy of the standards and requirements is also available for inspection and
					 distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Board of Podiatric
					 Medicine and Surgery, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs,
					 611 West Ottawa, Lansing, Michigan 48909.
(2) A continuing education program approved
					 by the CPME is considered approved by the board.
(3) The board shall consider requests for
					 approval of individual continuing education programs. A sponsor shall submit an
					 application and information regarding the program or activity to the department
					 not less than 60 days before the program or activity is held. For purposes of
					 this rule, 1 credit of continuing education is defined as 50 to 60 minutes of
					 program attendance or participation in an activity.
(4) The board shall evaluate applications for
					 approval based upon all of the following:
(a)
					 The content of a program or activity must enhance the skills, knowledge, and
					 practice of podiatric medicine and surgery.
(b) The sponsor shall provide an outline of
					 the program or activity that includes a statement of educational goals or
					 measurable behavioral objectives, or both.
(c) The program or activity shall be
					 presented, if applicable, by instructors who are qualified and competent in the
					 subject matter as demonstrated by their education, training, and
					 experience.
(d) Licensee attendance
					 at the program or activity shall be monitored by the sponsor, if
					 applicable.
(e) The sponsor shall
					 maintain, for a period of 3 years from the date of each program, records of
					 program attendance or completion of an activity that show all of the following,
					 as applicable:
(i) The date a program was
					 held or an activity completed.
(ii)
					 The location of a program.
(iii)
					 The credentials of the individuals who presented a program.
(iv) Rosters of individuals who were in
					 attendance at a program or completed an activity.
(v) The continuing education credits awarded
					 to each attendee or participant.
(f) The sponsor shall award a certificate or
					 written evidence of attendance at a program or completion of an activity that
					 includes the following, as applicable:
(i) The
					 participant's name.
(ii) The date
					 and location of the program.
(iii)
					 The sponsor or program approval number.
(iv) The number of continuing education
					 credits earned.