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(A) Acupuncture continuing education shall be held within the state of Ohio in at least three-hour increments of instruction consisting of a minimum of forty-five minutes per hour of instruction.
(B) All acupuncture continuing education programs must be approved by the board and meet the following requirements, unless the program complies with paragraph (D) of this rule:
(1) The program shall be of ethical quality and enhance professional growth and competence, as determined by the board;
(2) Shall be sponsored by a board-approved chiropractic educational institution, an institution with an acupuncture program that is accredited by the accreditation commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine, a non-profit acupuncture or chiropractic association registered with the state of Ohio secretary of state, or an accredited academic health institution or hospital;
(3) Instructors for acupuncture continuing education programs shall be faculty members of the sponsoring institution, or, if sponsored by a non-profit acupuncture or chiropractic association, or health institution or hospital, shall be subject to board approval;
(4) Instructors of acupuncture continuing education programs who possess a professional degree for which the state of Ohio issues a license, shall have a valid license in good standing from a state licensing authority in the United States for that profession. Instructors with no professional degree or a professional degree or background for which the state of Ohio does not require licensure are subject to board approval;
(5) Instructors shall demonstrate expertise in the subject of the program, as determined by the board;
(6) Participation in the program must be certified.
(C) Applications for approval of acupuncture continuing education programs shall be made on forms prescribed by the board. All applications for acupuncture continuing education approval shall be submitted to the board postmarked no later than forty-five days prior to the date of the program and shall include two copies of the following:
(1) Application for approval of continuing education;
(2) Application for approval of instructor;
(3) Syllabus of the program;
(4) Vitae(s) of all instructor(s) or speaker(s);
(5) Verification of the instructor’s faculty status, sent directly from the sponsoring institution;
(6) Promotional brochures for the program or samples of any such brochures;
(7) Other information or materials as deemed appropriate by the board.
(D) The approval of a seminar by the federation of chiropractic licensing boards or other contracted agency may be considered prima facie evidence that the seminar satisfies the standards for seminar approval as set forth in this rule but shall not be considered conclusive.
(E) A representative of the board may audit any acupuncture continuing education program in order to verify the content of the program and ensure compliance with the board’s continuing education rules at no charge to the board representative.
(F) The sponsor of an approved program shall ensure appropriate attendance and/or monitoring procedures. Each attendee shall receive from the sponsor a certificate for each continuing education program completed. Such certificate must include the attendee’s name, license number, program name, course location, program instructor, program sponsor, dates, and hours achieved and shall be issued within fifteen days of the conclusion of the program. The sponsor of an approved program shall maintain attendance records for four years from the conclusion of the program.
(G) Within fifteen days of completion of an approved program, the sponsor or cosponsor shall submit in writing to the board office a list of all attendees. Such list shall include each attendee’s name, license number, program name, course location, program instructor, program sponsor, dates, and hours earned.
Effective: 04/05/2009
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 04/05/2014
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10
Rule Amplifies: 4734.284