Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 679 - LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS › Subchapter 9 - Continuing Education › Section 310:679-9-2 - Criteria for continuing education programs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In order for the Department to approve a
				program for continuing education hours, an application shall be completed by
				the sponsor..
(b) Sponsors shall
				submit their application to the Department at least 30 days in advance of the
				program.
(c) The application shall
				contain documentation that demonstrates the following requirements:
(1) The program shall relate to Long-Term
				Care Administration and be designed to promote continued knowledge, skills and
				attitudes consistent with current standards in long-term care
				administration.
(2) The program
				shall be designed to assist administrators to improve their professional
				competencies.
(3) The program shall
				be open and available to all long-term care administrators in
				Oklahoma.
(4) The facility where
				the program will be conducted shall provide adequate space to accommodate
				potential attendees and have the ability to supply the needed
				equipment.
(5) The
				faculty/instructors must have experience in long-term care supervision and
				administration, or have expertise in teaching and instructional methods
				suitable to the subject presented, or have suitable academic qualifications and
				experience for the subject presented.
(6) The learning objectives in the program
				must be reasonable and clearly stated in behavioral terms which define the
				expected outcomes for participants.
(7) The learning objectives must be
				consistent with the program content and the mechanism by which learning
				objectives are shared with participants must be identified.
(8) The teaching methods in the program must
				be clearly stated, must be appropriate to the subject matter, and must allow
				suitable time.
(9) Instructional
				aids and resource materials that will be utilized in the program must be
				described.
(10) Sponsors should be
				qualified in the subject matter presented.
(11) The registration fee for a program must
				be published clearly on promotional material.
(12) The sponsor must provide an evaluation
				form for each program participant's responses.
(13) The application presented to the
				Department must state the method to be used in certifying attendance or on-line
				completion.
(14) Instructional
				hours must be based upon clock hours (60 minutes= 1 clock hour).
(15) The agenda must show registration, meal
				times (not included in credit hours), and a breakdown of the daily educational
				activities.
(16) The maximum number
				of hours that can be approved or earned shall be seven clock hours per
				day.
(17) Licensed administrators
				who are "presenters" of approved CE programs may receive credit one time
				annually for the clock hour value of the class(es) they present. If the
				material is presented multiple times, credit is only awarded once per licensure
				year for the same educational material.
(18) Licensed administrators who present in
				Administrators University (AU) or other Department approved entry level
				training such as Tier 2 RC, RC/AL, Adult Day Care or ICF/IID-16 initial
				licensure training, will receive CE credit one time annually for the clock hour
				value of the material they present.