Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 065 - Athletic Training, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Athletic Training, Board of › Chapter 6 - RENEWAL › Section 6-4 - Continuing Education

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Continuing
				education (CE) requirements are intended to promote continued competence,
				development of current knowledge and skills and enhancement of professional
				skills and judgment beyond the levels required for entry-level practice. CE
				activities must focus on increasing knowledge, skills and abilities related to
				the practice of athletic training. Each licensee shall earn a minimum of fifty
				(50) contact hours of continuing education every two (2) years. Continuing
				Education Units (CEUs) in excess of the amount required cannot be carried over
				for credit in subsequent reporting periods. CEUs cannot be earned prior to
				certification. A license may not be renewed if the holder fails to complete the
				required number of continuing education credits.
(i) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) shall
				be the actual number of hours during which instruction was received. A CEU
				shall consist of not less than fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction or
				presentation. For academic courses, one (1) semester credit equals fifteen (15)
				CEUs. One (1) quarter credit equals ten (10) CEUs.
(ii) Only those CEUs acquired during the two
				(2) years immediately preceding the expiration date will be considered.
(iii) The following standards
				shall govern acceptability of continuing education activities:
(A) All required CEUs may be earned through
				BOC approved provider programs. Activities in this category include workshops,
				seminars, conferences, home study courses, and other programs approved by the
				BOC.
(B) A maximum of thirty (30)
				CEUs may be earned through other educational activities such as:
(I) Speaking engagements. May be counted only
				once per topic for a maximum of 10 CEUs per topic.
(II) Initial training for EMT (Basic)
				certification.
(III) Serving as a
				BOC qualified examiner or model. Up to five (5) CEUs can be reported per exam
				with a limit of ten (10) CEUs per year earned in this category.
(IV) Initial EMT training for a maximum of
				thirty (30) CEUs.
(V) Serving as a
				panelist at a conference. May be counted for a maximum of five (5) CEUs per
				topic. The conference/seminar must be intended for an audience of healthcare
				professionals (i.e., ATs, PTs, RNs, PAs, PTAs, MDs). The actual content
				presented by a speaker or panelist must pertain to the domains identified in
				the
Role Delineation Study, Fifth Edition
.
(VI) Published publication activities
				prepared for commercial distribution. A journal refers to a periodical
				containing scholarly articles and/or current information on research and
				development in a particular field. Refereed denotes that the
				manuscript/document has been reviewed by an editor and one or more specialist
				prior to publication.
(1.) Primary author of
				an article in a non-refereed journal. May be counted for a maximum of five (5)
				CEUs per article.
(2.) Author of an
				article in a refereed journal. May be counted for a maximum of fifteen (15)
				CEUs per article for the primary author, and ten (10) CEUs per article for a
				secondary author.
(3.) Author of an
				abstract in a refereed journal. May be counted for a maximum of ten (10) CEUs
				per abstract for the primary author, and five (5) CEUs per abstract for a
				secondary author.
(4.) Author of a
				published textbook. May be counted for a maximum of forty (40) CEUs per book
				for the primary author, and twenty (20) CEUs per book for a secondary
				author.
(5.) A contributing author
				of a published textbook. May be counted for a maximum of ten (10) CEUs per
				book.
(6.) Author of a poster
				presentation which is peer reviewed or referred. May be counted for a maximum
				of ten (10) CEUs for the primary presentation, and five (5) CEUs for a
				secondary presentation.
(7.)
				Primary author of published multimedia material, such as CD-ROM, audio or
				video. May be counted for a maximum of fifteen (15) CEUs per
				publication.
(8.) Primary author of
				a home study course. The maximum CEUs is as determined by a BOC reviewer.
(V) Serving as a home
				study reviewer. This includes BOC home study reviewers and reviewers of
				refereed publications. Five (5) CEUs per review with a maximum of ten (10) CEUs
				per year may be counted in this category.
(VI) Serving as an exam item writer. This
				includes BOC item writers and exam item writers for other healthcare
				professional exams. A maximum of five (5) CEUs per year may be counted in this
				category.
(C) All
				required CEUs may be earned through post-certification college/university
				coursework provided the content of the course falls within the domains
				indentified in the
Role of Delineation Study, Fifth Edition
.
(I) The college/university must be accredited
				by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education.
(II) The course must be assigned credit hours
				and be listed on an official transcript.
(III) Practicum courses, clinical and
				internship experiences are not acceptable for CEU credit.
(IV) Twenty-five (25) CEUs are awarded per
				year for medical residency.
(D) A maximum of twenty (20) CEUs may be
				earned through individualized options. The content of the program must fall
				within the domains identified in the
Role Delineation Study, Fifth
				Edition
.
(I) One (1) CEU per contact
				hour may be earned by attendance at a professional program that is sponsored
				non- BOC approved providers.
(II)
				One (1) CEU per contact hour may be earned by reviewing videos, DVDs,
				audiotapes, and other multimedia.
(iv) Licensees shall attest to the number of
				continuing education hours completed.
(v) Licensees shall report their continuing
				education activities in a manner determined by the Board.
(A) Licensees shall maintain copies of any
				certificates of attendance, letters certifying attendance, transcripts, or any
				official documents which serve as proof of participation or attendance for at
				least two (2) years from the date submitted for renewal.
(B) Proof of attendance shall contain the
				activity title, dates, contact hours attended, sponsor, presenter,
				qualifications of the presenter, the name of the licensee, and shall be signed
				by the sponsor or the presenter.
(vi) Licensees are responsible for
				maintaining their own continuing education documentation.
(vii) Approximately one hundred and twenty
				(120) days prior to the renewal date the Board may send a renewal notice to the
				licensee's last address of record.
(viii) Renewal applications shall not be
				accepted more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration
				date.
(ix) Renewal applications
				received by the Board which are postmarked more than ninety days (90) after the
				expiration date, or after the next business day in cases when the ninetieth
				(90) day falls on a weekend or holiday, will not be accepted by the Board, and
				the license will become null and void for failure to timely and sufficiently
				secure renewal.
(x) Failure to
				receive a notice for renewal from the Board does not excuse a licensee from the
				requirement for renewal under the Act and these rules.