Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4723 - Ohio Board of Nursing › Chapter 4723-14 - Continuing Education › Section 4723-14-17 - Approval of the continuing education system of a provider unit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An OBN approver
			 may elect to approve and reapprove the continuing education system of a
			 proposed provider unit for a specified period of time, not to exceed three
			 years. The approval and reapproval processes shall be based on an in-depth
			 analysis by the OBN approver of the ability of the proposed provider unit to
			 meet the board continuing education requirements set forth in this chapter, and
			 to maintain the requirements during the approval period. The applicant for
			 initial approved provider unit status must include documentation demonstrating
			 the proposed provider unit:
(1) Has the
			 ability to meet the board continuing education requirements set forth in this
			 chapter by having received approval for a specified number of continuing
			 education activities or contact hours before applying for approval of the
			 continuing education system;
(2) Is
			 an identifiable unit and has goals consistent with the requirements of this
			 chapter;
(3) Has sufficient
			 resources to meet and maintain board requirements of this chapter including a
			 registered nurse responsible for the planning and implementation of continuing
			 education activities;
(4) Documents
			 planned learning activities that meet the requirements of this
			 chapter;
(5) The proposed provider
			 unit must have the following ready to implement:
(a) A process ensuring that all continuing
			 education requirements contained in this chapter are to be met and
			 maintained;
(b) A process to ensure
			 that all the required planning documentation is completed before presentation
			 of the continuing education activity, and that the required records are
			 completed after the presentation and maintained according to rule
			 4723-14-12 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(c) A process ensuring the
			 approved provider unit maintains control of, and responsibility for, all
			 aspects of meeting and maintaining continuing education requirements set forth
			 in this chapter;
(d) A process
			 requiring that all marketing used by the provider meets the requirements of
			 rule 4723-14-14 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(e) A process requiring
			 ongoing evaluation of the approved provider unit's system;
(f) If any commercial support is provided for
			 an activity, the continuing education provider will maintain control of the
			 educational content and disclose the existence of commercial support to the
			 learner;
(g)
										For clinical content only, the
										 provider will disclose to learners that
			 there is no relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company for
			 anyone with the ability to control content of the educational activity, or if
			 there is, it has been mitigated by the provider. The provider will disclose to
			 the learner the name of the individual, the type of relationship and the name
			 of the ineligible company;
(h)
			 Exhibits shall not be set up or positioned in such a way that will influence or
			 distract a learner from the educational activity; and
(6) The applicant for approved provider unit
			 status must submit to the OBN approver complete documentation of a continuing
			 education activity that has been previously approved by an OBN approver. The
			 documentation must demonstrate that the requirements for a continuing education
			 activity required by this chapter are met.