(A) A provider seeking approval to offer
a continuing education course to board licensees or boutique services
registration holders in the form of seminars, demonstrations, workshops, or
other venues in which the licensee's or boutique services registration
holder's personal attendance is required shall comply with the
following:
(1) The course and
instructions shall be designed to further professional education for board
licensees and boutique services registration holders in the services the
licensees or boutique services registration holders on the practice of
infection control and safety.
(2) The provider shall
submit the application with a one hundred dollar, non-refundable processing fee
for each course the provider would like to offer to Ohio
licensees;
(3) The completed
application, including a full description of the course outline and copies of
credentials to support the qualifications of each educator and person
developing the course, shall be received electronically submitted no less than
thirty days prior to the anticipated date of the course offering;
(4) Any portion of a
course that is devoted to a break, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks,
or other refreshments, or any portion that is devoted to the check-in process,
course evaluation completion, disseminating completion certificates, or the
hard sell of products, shall not be credited toward the continuing education
hours given to each licensee or boutique services registration holder in
attendance;
(5) No continuing
education course provider or educator shall certify the attendance of a person
who was not physically present for at least ninety per cent of the
course;
(6) All licensees and
boutique services registration holders who successfully complete a continuing
education course shall be provided with a certificate of completion by the
provider of the continuing education course that includes the provider's
name, CE course approval number, the course title, course number, the
licensee's or boutique services registration holder's name and
license or registration number, the date the course was completed, and the
total number of hours successfully completed in each subject covered by the
continuing education course;
(7) Assigned course
numbers shall not be published on or within any advertisements, websites,
on-line testing sites, etc. Assigned course numbers shall only be provided to a
licensee or boutique services registration holder upon completion of the
approved course, and
(8) Any application which
fails to meet the requirements of this rule may be denied
approval.
(B) A provider seeking approval to offer
a continuing education course to board licensees or boutique services
registration holders through the internet shall comply with the
following:
(1) The course and
instructions shall be designed to further professional education for board
licensees and boutique services registration holders on the practice of
infection control and safety.
(2) The application shall
be submitted with a two hundred fifty dollar, non-refundable processing fee per
course;
(3) The completed
application, including a full description of the course outline and copies of
credentials to support the qualifications of each educator and person
developing the course, shall be electronically submitted no less than
forty-five days prior to the anticipated date of the course
offering;
(4) Any portion of a
course that is devoted to log-in procedures, course evaluation completion or
supplying any information other than directly related to the subject matter of
the continuing education course shall not be considered part of the required
hours.
(5) Assigned course
numbers shall not be published on or within any advertisements websites,
on-line testing sites, etc. Assigned course numbers shall only be provided to a
licensee or boutique services registration holder upon completion of the
approved course;
(6) Question with correct
answers shall not be published or otherwise publicly distributed or made
available to those who may take or consider taking the internet
course.
(7) All licensees and
boutique services registration holders who successfully complete a continuing
education course shall be provided with a certificate of completion by the
provider of the continuing education course that includes the provider's
name, CE course approval number, the course title, course number, the
licensee's or boutique services registration holder's name and
license or registration number, the date the course was completed, and the
total number of hours successfully completed in each subject covered by the
continuing education course;
(8) An on-line course
shall include the following:
(a) With the exception of an on-line presentation that consists
of a video, digital, web, or live on-line presentations, each hour segment of
course material randomly changes;
(b) A bank consisting of a minimum of thirty randomized questions
so that the test questions are not predictable;
(c) A means of timing the course to subtract the time when the
test-taker has logged off the program and to ensure the hours credited equal
the hours taken;
(d) Six multiple choice questions embedded in each hour segment.
For the test-taker to move to the next hour segment, the test-taker shall
correctly answer a minimum of seventy-five per cent of the
questions;
(e) Clear wording stating that a licensee or boutique services
registration holder shall not receive continuing education credit for the
course unless the licensee's or boutique services registration
holder's total score on all questions is at least seventy-five per cent or
better;
(f) A minimum of six thousand words of discussion of the subject
matter covered in each hour segment of the material.
(g) If the on-line presentation is a video, digital, web, or live
on-line presentation, each hour of the presentation shall be considered the
equivalent of the six thousand word discussion.
(i) A provider, seeking
board approval for a video, digital, web, or live on-line course shall submit
to the board a description of the course, a detailed outline of the
course.
(ii) The provider of a
video, digital, web, or live on-line presentation shall follow the requirement
for testing the licensees or boutique services registration holders on the
course material as set forth in this paragraph, except the questions may be at
the end of the presentation. The student shall correctly answer a minimum of
seventy-five per cent of the questions to pass the course.
(iii) The board shall
monitor the course to ensure that the actual course is consistent with the
material submitted to the board.
(9) The provider shall
notify a licensee or boutique services registration holder if the score
received is less than seventy-five per cent, and
(10) Any application
which fails to meet the requirements of this rule may be denied
approval.
(C) Providers seeking approval to offer a
continuing education course to board licensees or boutique services
registration holders through a correspondence program shall comply with the
following:
(1) The course and
instructions shall be designed to further professional education for board
licensees and boutique services registration holders on the practice of
infection control and safety.
(2) The application shall be submitted
with a two hundred fifty dollar, non-refundable processing fee per
course;
(3) The completed
application shall be received at the board at least forty-five days prior to
the date that the provider plans to offer the correspondence course to
licensees or boutique services registration holders in Ohio. Along with
identification and other information as specified by the board, the complete
application shall include the following information: a complete copy of the
proposed catalogue course, copies of the credentials of each author of each
segment of the course, and the credentials of the person developing the
course;
(4) Assigned course
numbers shall not be published on or within any advertisements, websites,
on-line testing sties, etc. Assigned course numbers shall only be provided to a
licensee or boutique services registration holder upon the successful
completion of the approved course;
(5) All licensees and
boutique services registration holders who successfully complete a continuing
education course shall be provided with a certificate of completion by the
provider of the continuing education course that includes the provider's
name, the CE course approval number, the course title, the licensee's or
boutique services registration holder's name and license or registration
number, the date the course was completed, and the total number of hours
successfully completed in each subject covered by the continuing education
course;
(6) A correspondence
course shall include the following:
(a) Information segments presented in different
order;
(b) Randomized questions so that the test questions are not the
same in each correspondence course sent to licensees or boutique services
registration holders;
(c) A minimum of six thousand words of discussion of the subject
matter covered in each hour segment of the material;
(d) No less than six randomly selected multiple choice questions
following each hours segment of material;
(e) The course shall contain at least three versions with
identifiers;
(f) Each of the three or more versions shall contain test
questions unique to each segment of the book;
(g) Each book shall have a unique identification number so that
only one individual may answer the questions for continuing education
credit;
(h) The course shall clearly state that a licensee or boutique
services registration holder shall not receive continuing education credit for
the course unless the licensee's or boutique services registration
holder's total score on all questions is at least seventy-five per cent or
better;
(i) The provider shall allow the licensee or boutique services
registration holder to send answers to test questions by mail, facsimile,
telephone, or electronic mail.
(j) A provider may make available an answer sheet on-line for
submission, but the questions shall not be included. The provider shall request
the identification number of each book be either called in with the test
answers or the identification number of each book shall be placed on the test
answer sheet. A provider shall not credit an individual who has used an
identification number that has been previously used for that
course.
(7) The provider shall
notify licensees and boutique services registration holders if the score
received is less than seventy-five per cent, and
(8) Any application that
fails to meet the requirements of this rule may be denied
approval.
