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 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 delineates the
requirements for continuing education and 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)
A maximum of fifteen (15) continuing education hours 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
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 it is:
(a)
Sponsored or approved by the National Association of Long-Term Care
Administrator Boards (NAB) or another board of licensure 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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", 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (25 Ky.R. 682; Am. 1586; eff. 1-19-1999; 40 Ky.R. 635;
1019; eff. 11-20-2013; 1852; 2282; 5-2-2014.)
