PUBLIC

PROTECTION CABINET

Office of Occupations

and Professions

Board of Licensure for

Long-term Care Administrators

(As Amended at ARRS,

October 13, 2015)

 

      201 KAR 6:070. Continuing education requirements.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 216A.090

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 216A.070(3),

216A.090

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 216A.070(3)

authorizes the Board of Licensure for Long-term Care Administrators to

promulgate administrative regulations necessary for the proper performance of board[its]

duties. KRS 216A.090 authorizes the board to promulgate an administrative

regulation requiring a licensed long-term care administrator to complete continuing

education requirements as a condition of renewal of licensure. This administrative

regulation establishes[delineates] the requirements

for continuing education and the[prescribes]

methods and standards for the accreditation of continuing education courses.

 

      Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Approved"

means recognized by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long-Term Care Administrators.

      (2) "Continuing education hour"

means sixty (60) clock minutes of participation in a continuing educational

experience.

      (3) "Program" means an

organized learning experience planned and evaluated to meet behavioral

objectives, including an experience presented in one (1) session or in a

series.

      (4) "Provider" means an

organization approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Long-Term Care

Administrators for providing a continuing education program.

      (5) "Relevant" means having

content applicable to the practice of long term care administration.

 

      Section 2. Accrual of Continuing

Education Hours; Computation of Accrual. (1) A minimum of thirty (30)

continuing education hours shall be accrued by each person holding licensure

during the two (2) year period for renewal.

      (2) All continuing education hours shall

be in or related to the field of long-term care administration.

      (3) More than[A maximum

of] fifteen (15) continuing education hours shall not[may]

be accrued during one (1) calendar day.

 

      Section 3. Methods of Acquiring

Continuing Education Hours. Continuing education hours applicable to the

renewal of the license shall be directly related to the professional growth and

development of a long-term care administrator. A continuing education hour

shall be earned by completing an educational activity established[described]

in this section. (1) Programs not requiring board review and approval. An educational

program shall be considered relevant to the practice of long-term care

administration and shall be approved without further review by the board if the

program[it] is:

      (a) Sponsored or approved by the National

Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) or another board of

licensure that[which] is a member of NAB; or

      (b) Sponsored by:

      1. Leading Age, or[any of its]

affiliated state chapters;

      2. The American College of Health Care

Administrators, or any of its affiliated state chapters;

      3. The American College of Healthcare

Executives;

      4. The American Health Care Association,

or[any of its] affiliated state chapters;

      5. The American Hospital Association, or[any

of its] affiliated state chapters;

      6. The Kentucky Board of Nursing; or

      7. The American Medical Directors

Association, or[any of its] affiliated chapters.

      (2) Programs requiring board review and

approval. A relevant program from one (1) of the following sources shall be

approved by the board:

      (a) A college course directly related to

business administration, economics, marketing, computer science, social services,

psychology, gerontology, or health professions including nursing or

premedicine, except that a college course established[described]

in this paragraph shall not fulfill more than one-half (1/2) of a licensee’s

continuing education requirement;

      (b) A relevant program, including a home

study course or in-service training provided by another organization,

educational institution, or other service provider approved by the board;

      (c) A relevant program or academic course

presented by the licensee.

      1. A presenter of a

relevant program or academic course shall earn full continuing education credit

for each contact hour of instruction, not to exceed one-half (1/2) of the

continuing education renewal requirements.

      2. Credit shall not

be issued for repeated instruction of the same course; or

      (d) Authoring an article in a relevant,

professionally recognized or juried publication.

      1. Credit shall be

granted for an article that was published within the two (2) year period

immediately preceding the renewal date if the licensee has not received credit

for another publication during that renewal period.

      2. A licensee shall

earn one-half (1/2) of the continuing education hours required for a relevant

publication.

 

      Section 4. Procedures for Approval of

Continuing Education Programs. A course that[which]

has not been preapproved by the board may be used for continuing education if

approval is secured from the board for the course. In order for the board to

adequately review this program, the licensee requesting approval shall submit:

      (1) A published course or similar

description;

      (2) Names and qualifications of the

instructors;

      (3) A copy of the program agenda

indicating hours of education, coffee breaks, and lunch breaks;

      (4) Number of continuing education hours

requested;

      (5) Official certificate of completion or

college transcript from the sponsoring agency or college;

      (6) Application for Continuing Education;

and

      (7) The fee required by 201 KAR 6:060,

Section 7.

 

      Section 5. Procedures for Preapproval of

Continuing Education Sponsors and Programs. (1) Sponsor approval.

      (a) Any entity seeking to obtain approval

of a continuing education program prior to its offering shall apply to the

board at least sixty (60) days in advance of the commencement of the program,

and shall provide the information required in Section 4 of this administrative

regulation.

      (b) An applicant shall satisfy the board

that the entity seeking this status:

      1. Consistently offers programs that[which]

meet or exceed all the requirements established in subsection (2) of this

section; and

      2. Does not exclude any licensee from its

programs.

      (2) A continuing education activity shall

be qualified for approval if the board finds the activity being presented:

      (a) Is an organized program of learning;

      (b) Pertains to subject matters that[which]

integrally relate to the practice of long term care administration;

      (c) Contributes to the professional

competency of the licensee; and

      (d) Is conducted by individuals who have

relevant educational training or experience.

 

      Section 6. Responsibilities and Reporting

Requirements of Licensees. (1) Each licensee shall be responsible for obtaining

the required continuing education hours established in Section 2 of this

administrative regulation. The licensee shall:

      (a) Identify his or her own continuing

education needs;

      (b) Take the initiative in seeking

continuing professional education activities to meet these needs; and

      (c) Seek ways to integrate new knowledge,

skills, and attitudes.

      (2) Each person holding licensure shall:

      (a) Select approved activities by which

to earn continuing education hours;

      (b) Submit to the board, if applicable, a

request for continuing education activities requiring approval by the board as

established in Section 4 of this administrative regulation;

      (c) Maintain his or her own records of

continuing education hours;

      (d) At renewal, list the continuing

education hours obtained during that licensure renewal period; and

      (e) At renewal, submit[furnish]

documentation of attendance and participation in the number of continuing

education hours required by Section 2 of this administrative regulation and as

required by this paragraph.

      1. Each person holding licensure shall

maintain, for at least a period of two (2) years from the

date of renewal, all documentation verifying successful completion of

continuing education hours.

      2. During the two (2) year licensure

renewal period, up to fifteen (15) percent of all licensees shall be required

by the board to submit[furnish] documentation of

the completion of the number of continuing education hours, required by Section

2 of this administrative regulation, for the current renewal period.

      3. Verification of continuing education

hours shall not otherwise be reported to the board.

      4. Documentation shall take the form of

official documents including:

      a. Transcripts;

      b. Certificates;

      c. Affidavits signed by instructors; or

      d. Receipts for fees paid to the sponsor.

      5. Each licensee shall retain copies of

the documentation.[\]

 

      Section 7. Responsibilities and Reporting

Requirements of Providers. (1) A provider of continuing education not requiring

board approval shall be responsible for providing documentation, as established

in Section 4 of this administrative regulation, directly to the licensee.

      (2) A provider of continuing education

requiring board approval shall be responsible for submitting a course offering

to the board for review and approval before listing or advertising that

offering as approved by the board.

 

      Section 8. Board to Approve Continuing

Education Hours; Appeal if[when] Approval Denied.

(1) If an application for approval of continuing education hours is denied, the

licensee may request reconsideration by the board of its decision.

      (2) The request shall be in writing and shall

be received by the board within thirty (30) days after the date of the board’s

decision denying approval of continuing education hours.

      (3) An appeal shall be conducted in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.

 

      Section 9. Waiver or Extensions of

Continuing Education. (1) The board may, in an individual case involving

medical disability, illness, or undue hardship, grant a waiver of the minimum

continuing education requirements or an extension of time within which to

fulfill the requirements or make a required report.

      (2) A written request for waiver or

extension of time involving medical disability or illness shall be submitted by

the person holding a license and shall be accompanied by a verifying document

signed by a licensed physician.

      (3) A waiver of the minimum continuing

education requirements or an extension of time within which to fulfill the

continuing education requirements shall be granted by the board for a period of

time not to exceed one (1) calendar 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 person holding licensure shall reapply for the

waiver or extension.

 

      Section 10. Continuing Education

Requirements for Reinstatement or Reactivation of Licensure. (1) A person

requesting reinstatement or reactivation of licensure shall submit evidence of

thirty (30) hours of continuing education within the twenty-four (24) month

period immediately preceding the date on which the request for reinstatement or

reactivation is submitted to the board.

      (2) Upon request by a licensee, the board

shall[may] permit the licensee to resume practice,

with the provision that the licensee shall receive thirty (30) hours continuing

education within six (6) months of the date on which the licensee is approved

to resume practice.

      (3) The continuing education hours received

in compliance with this section shall be in addition to the continuing

education requirements established in Section 2 of this administrative

regulation and shall not be used to comply with the requirements of that

section.

 

      Section 11. Incorporation by Reference. (1)

"Application for Continuing Education", August 2015[January

2014], is incorporated by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected,

copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board

of Licensure for Long-Term Care Administrators, 911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort,

Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

GREG WELLS, Chairman

      APPROVED BY AGENCY: July 30, 2015

      FILED WITH LRC: August 12, 2015 at 10

a.m.

      CONTACT PERSON: J. Marcus Jones, Board

Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, 700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118,

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 696-5635, fax (502) 564-6801.