GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET

Board of Podiatry

(As Amended at ARRS, November 10, 2015)

 

      201 KAR 25:031.

Continuing education.

 

      RELATES

TO: KRS 218A.205, 311.450(2)

      STATUTORY

AUTHORITY: KRS 218A.205(3)(h), 311.410(4), 311.450(2)

      NECESSITY,

FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 311.450(2) requires the board to promulgate an

administrative regulation to establish continuing education requirements for a

podiatrist. KRS 218A.205(3)(h) requires the board to mandate continuing education

related to the use of the Kentucky All-Schedule Prescription Electronic

Reporting System (KASPER). This administrative regulation establishes those

continuing education requirements.

 

      Section

1. (1) Each podiatrist licensed by the board shall annually complete twenty

(20) hours of continuing education relating to the practice of podiatry.

      (2)

The twenty (20) hours shall include:

      (a)

At least fifteen (15) Category A continuing education hours; and

      (b)

Not more than five (5) Category B continuing education hours.

      (3)

A continuing education hour shall equal fifty (50) clock minutes of

participating in continuing education instruction or presentation that meets

the requirements of this administrative regulation for continuing education

courses.(4)(a) Beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each

podiatrist licensed by the board shall complete at least one and one-half (1.5)

hours of continuing education related to the use of the Kentucky All-Schedule

Prescription Electronic Reporting System (KASPER), pain management, or

addiction disorders.

      (b)

This requirement shall be included in the twenty (20) hours of continuing

education required by this administrative regulation.

 

      Section

2. Categories of Continuing Education Hours. (1) A Category A continuing

education hour shall specifically relate to podiatric medicine, surgery, or

science and shall:

      (a)

Be earned by attendance at:

      1.

A professional seminar, including the Kentucky Podiatric Medical Association’s

annual conference;

      2.

An accredited school of podiatry continuing education program; or

      3.

Another program approved by the board under Section 6 of this administrative

regulation; and

      (b)

Be approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association/Council on Podiatric

Medical Education (APMA/CPME), except if the course provider or the licensee

that intends to take a course has requested and received board approval of the

course under Section 6 of this administrative regulation prior to the course's

presentation.

      (2)

A Category B continuing education hour may[shall] relate to non-podiatric

medical issues or general practice issues and may[shall] be

earned by attendance at or participation in:

      (a)

Home study courses;

      (b)

Hospital, clinic, or in-house staff lectures; or

      (c)

Local or regional medical society or medical association meetings.

 

      Section

3. (1) A licensee shall keep a valid record of each continuing education

program completed. The record shall:

      (a)

Include a receipt or certification received for the program;

      (b)

Be kept for three (3) years;[, except for the continuing education

records related to the course of study required by subsection (4) of this

section on HIV, which shall be kept for twelve (12) years; and]

      (c)

Be presented upon request by the board for audit. If selected by the board for

audit, the licensee shall submit the requested proof of continuing education to

the board within fifteen (15) days of the request; and

      (d)

For Category A programs, include proof of APMA/CPME certification or a written

letter of approval from the board.

      (2)

The period during which continuing education courses shall be completed shall

be from July 1 of each year until June 30 of the following year.

      [(3)

Each licensee shall submit, with the annual renewal, a list of all accredited

continuing education programs completed by the licensee during the previous

license year. Failure to do so shall result in suspension or revocation of the

license.]

      [(4)

Every ten (10) years, each licensed podiatrist shall successfully complete two

(2) hours of continuing education which:

      (a)

Complies with the requirements of KRS 214.610(1); and

      (b)

Is approved by:

      1.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services as pertaining to the

transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency

syndrome and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; or

      2.

The board.]

 

      Section

4. (1) On application, the board shall consider granting a waiver of the

continuing education requirements or an extension of time within which to

fulfill the requirements in the following cases:

      (a)

Medical disability of the licensee;

      (b)

Illness of the licensee or an immediate family member; or

      (c)

Death or serious injury of an immediate family member.

      (2)

A written request for waiver or extension of time involving medical disability

or illness shall be:

      (a)

Submitted by the person holding the license; and

      (b)

Accompanied by a document verifying the illness or disability signed by the:

      1.

Licensee’s personal physician; or

      2.

Immediate family member's personal physician.

      (3)

A waiver of or extension of time within which to fulfill the minimum continuing

education requirements shall not exceed one (1) year.

      (4)

If the medical disability or illness upon which a waiver or extension has been

granted continues beyond the period of the waiver or extension, the licensee

shall reapply for the waiver or extension.

 

      Section

5. Inactive Status. (1) A licensee may apply for inactive status by submitting

a written letter to the board.

      (2)

A licensee granted inactive status shall be relieved of the obligation to meet

the requirements for continuing education established in this administrative

regulation.

      (3)

A person on inactive status may[shall be permitted to]

use the term "podiatrist" but the licensee shall not[be

permitted to] engage in the practice of podiatry. Any person who

practices podiatry while on inactive status shall be deemed to be practicing

podiatry without a license in violation of KRS 311.400.

      (4)

A licensee seeking relicensure from inactive to active status shall fulfill the

requirements established in this subsection.[following

requirements:]

      (a)

If the licensee has been inactive for no more than five (5) consecutive years, the

licensee[he] shall:

      1.

Provide written notice to the board requesting reactivation to active status by

filing a Kentucky Board of Podiatry License Renewal

Application, as incorporated by reference in 201 KAR 25:021,

and requesting in writing that the license be made active;

      2.

Have completed twenty (20) hours of Category A continuing education

requirements within a period of six (6) months preceding the request for active

status[, including the course on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

required by Section 3(4) of this administrative regulation]; and

      3.

Pay:

      a.

The renewal fee of $175[$150] established in 201 KAR 25:021,

Section 1; and

      b.

A reactivation fee of $200[$100].

      (b)

If a licensee has been in inactive status for more than five (5) consecutive

years, the licensee[he] shall:

      1.

File a completed Application for Podiatry License[Examination]

in accordance with 201 KAR 25:011 and pay the required fee;

      2.

Be approved by the board to take the examination; and

      3.

Successfully complete a satisfactory examination before the board as provided

by 201 KAR 25:012.

 

      Section

6. Board Approval of Continuing

Education. (1) A course provider or a licensee shall submit a written

request to the board for approval of a continuing education course.

      (2) A written request

for board approval shall contain:

      (a) A brief summary of

the continuing education;

      (b) The educational objectives of the continuing education;

      (c) The date, time, and place of the provision of the

continuing education;

      (d) The name and credentials of the individual providing the

continuing education; and

      (e) The name of the organization providing the continuing education,

if applicable.

      (3) In determining whether to approve continuing education,

the board shall consider whether the continuing education:

      (a) Is designed to provide current developments, skills,

procedures, or treatments related to the practice of podiatry;

      (b) Is developed and provided by an individual with

knowledge and experience in the subject area; and

      (c) Contributes directly to the professional competence of a

licensee.

 

      [Section 7. Incorporation by

Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

      (a) "Application for Examination", 4/00;

and

      (b) "Kentucky Board of Podiatry

License Renewal Application", 8/15][1/02][.

      (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or

obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of

Podiatry, P.O. Box 174, Glasgow, Kentucky 42142-0174, Monday through Friday, 8

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.]

 

ROBERT

G. LEVINE, DPM, President

      APPROVED

BY AGENCY: August 19, 2015

      FILED

WITH LRC: August 24, 2015 at 1 p.m.

      CONTACT

PERSON: Nicole S. Biddle, Board Counsel, Asst. Attorney General, Office of the

Attorney General, 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 118, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone

(502) 696-5300, fax (502) 564-6801.