4723-14-14 Approval of a continuing education provider or provider unit.

(A) An OBN approver may approve the individual continuing education activities offered by a provider or may approve the entire continuing education system of a provider unit.

(B) A continuing education activity offered by a provider or provider unit may be faculty-directed or an independent study as defined in rule 4723-14-01 of the Administrative Code.

(C) An OBN approver may grant a provider approval of an individual continuing education activity for two years, or grant approval to a provider unit for its entire continuing education system for up to three years provided:

(1) For an individual continuing education activity, the provider notifies the OBN approver of all additional dates the activity will be offered and of any change to the activity; or

(2) For a provider unit whose entire continuing education system has been approved, the provider unit maintains records of additional dates and any change to the repeated activity.

(D) An OBN approver may present its own continuing education activity provided the approver maintains a defined peer review process to assure that the activity satisfies the requirements of this chapter.

(E) If approved by an OBN approver, all advertising for the continuing education activity shall include the approval status and the OBN approver number.

(F) If approval by an OBN approver is pending, advertising for a continuing education activity shall include a statement that directs any interested party to contact the provider to obtain information regarding approval status.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/15/2007 and 10/01/2012

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: RC 4723.07, 4723.69, 4723.79

Rule Amplifies: 4723.24, 4723.651, 4723.77

Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/91, 4/1/93, 2/1/96, 4/1/97, 4/1/98, 2/1/01, 2/1/02, 2/1/03, 2/1/07