| (a) Except for the pre-approved activities described
under §367.1(d)(1) of this title (relating to Continuing Education),
in order to be eligible for continuing education, activities must
meet the following requirements.
(1) Acceptable Content. Activities must be professional
development activities that ensure the health, safety, and welfare
of the public and directly concern the maintenance or enhancement
of knowledge and proficiencies relevant to occupational therapy practice
or the pedagogy, education, ethics, or theory development of occupational
therapy.
(2) Categories of Activities. Activities must fall
under one or more of the categories described under subsection (b)
of this section (relating to Categories of Other Acceptable Activities).
(3) Unacceptable Activities. Activities may not be
unacceptable activities. Unacceptable professional development activities
not eligible for continuing education include but are not limited
to:
(A) Any non-instructional time frames such as breaks,
meals, introductions, and pre/post testing.
(B) Business meetings.
(C) Exhibit hall attendance.
(D) Activities that provide information about the work
setting's philosophy, policies, or procedures or educate employees
about a specific work setting.
(E) Activities that concern business development, general
professional behaviors/standards, or customer service.
(F) Activities that concern the self-promotion of the
provider's or licensee's programs, products, or services.
(G) Activities that concern general topics such as
social work; defensive driving; water safety; team building; Graduate
Record Examinations (GRE)®, Graduate Management Admissions Test™
(GMAT), and Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT) preparation;
general foreign languages; disposal of hazardous waste; patient privacy/rights
or abuse of patients; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); First Aid;
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
(b) Categories of Other Acceptable Activities.
(1) Formal Academic Courses from an Occupational Therapy
Program.
(A) Completion of course work at or through an accredited
college or university. No maximum. 3 contact hours for each credit
hour of a course with a grade of A, B, C, or P (Pass). Examples: A
3 credit course counts for 9 contact hours and a 4 credit course counts
for 12 contact hours. Documentation shall include a transcript from
the accredited college or university. Documentation must include the
name of the licensee, accredited college or university, and program
and the titles, number of credit hours, and dates of the courses.
When semesters are listed on the documentation instead of dates, it
must be accompanied by documentation from the accredited college or
university showing the dates of the semesters.
(B) Development of a course or courses at or through
an accredited college or university may be counted for up to a maximum
of 10 contact hours. Documentation shall include a letter from the
Program Director that attests to the licensee's development of the
course and includes the name of the school, academic program, and
course and the name and signature of the Program Director, and an
attestation by the licensee of the dates and duration of the development
activities completed.
(2) Courses or Training Programs. CE credit may be
earned for in-service educational programs, training programs, institutes,
seminars, workshops, facility-based courses, internet-based courses,
conference sessions, and home-study courses with specified learning
objectives. Hour for hour credit on program content only, no maximum.
Documentation shall include a certificate of completion, letter of
verification, transcript, or sign-in/attendance sheet. Documentation
must identify the licensee by name and include the date and title
of the activity; the name of the authorized signer; either the signature
of the authorized signer or the official seal, letterhead, or logo
of the authorized signer if an area designated for a signature is
not included; and the number of hours or contact hours awarded for
the activity. When the documentation lists a unit of credit other
than hours or contact hours, such as continuing education units (CEUs),
professional development units (PDUs), or other units or credits,
it must be accompanied by documentation from the continuing education
provider noting the equivalence of the units or credits in terms of
hours or contact hours.
(3) Development of Publications or Software, or Grant/Research
Activities. Documentation shall include an attestation by the licensee
of the dates and duration of the development or grant/research activities
completed. For publications/software, documentation shall also include
a copy of the actual publication/software or a letter of verification
documenting acceptance for publication or distribution. For grant/research
proposals, documentation shall also include the title page and receipt
of proposal.
(A) Scholarly Works in Peer-Reviewed Journals.
(i) Primary or second author, up to a maximum of 15
contact hours.
(ii) Other author, consultant, reviewer, or editor,
up to a maximum of 5 contact hours.
(B) Grant or Research Proposals Accepted for Consideration.
(i) Principal investigator or co-principal investigator,
up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(ii) Consultant or reviewer, up to a maximum of 4 contact
hours.
(C) Books.
(i) Primary author or book editor, up to a maximum
of 15 contact hours.
(ii) Second or other author, up to a maximum of 7 contact
hours.
(iii) Consultant or reviewer, up to a maximum of 5
contact hours.
(D) Book Chapters or Monographs.
(i) Primary author, up to a maximum of 7 contact hours.
(ii) Second or other author, consultant, reviewer,
or editor, up to a maximum of 2 contact hours.
(E) Author, Consultant, Reviewer, or Editor of other
Practice Related Publications such as Newsletters, Blogs, and Trade
Magazines. Up to a maximum of 2 contact hours.
(F) Developer of Practice Related or Instructional
Software Designed to Advance the Professional Skills of Others (not
for proprietary use). Up to a maximum of 15 contact hours.
(4) Presentations by Licensee. Documentation shall
include verification of presentation and must identify the presenter
by name and include the date, title, and number of hours of the presentation;
the type of presentation (e.g., 2 hour poster, 3 hour workshop); the
name of the authorized signer; and either the signature of the authorized
signer or the official seal, letterhead, or logo of the authorized
signer if an area designated for a signature is not included. Any
presentation may be counted only once.
(A) Professional Presentations, e.g. in-services, workshops,
institutes. Hour for hour credit. Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(B) Community/Service Organization Presentations. Hour
for hour credit. Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(C) The development of professional presentations and
community/service organization presentations may be counted toward
the maximum credit available for the presentation type. Documentation
shall include an attestation by the licensee of the development activities
completed, including the date and duration of each. The development
of any presentation may be counted only once.
(5) Supervision of Students completing an Accredited
Educational Program or Re-Entry Course. Up to a maximum of 10 contact
hours may be earned for student supervision per renewal period.
(A) Fieldwork Level 1 and 2 Supervision.
(i) Supervision of Level 1 Fieldwork Students. Up to
a maximum of .025 contact hours may be earned for each hour of supervision
provided to a student. Examples: A licensee may earn up to a maximum
of 1 contact hour for 40 hours or 2 contact hours for 80 hours of
supervision provided to a student.
(ii) Supervision of Level 2 Fieldwork Students.
(I) Up to a maximum of .75 contact hours may be earned
for each week of supervision provided to a student. Examples: A licensee
may earn up to a maximum of 6 contact hours for 8 weeks or 9 contact
hours for 12 weeks of supervision provided to a student.
(II) Licensees may divide credit for a fieldwork rotation
with another supervisor based on the supervision provided by each.
(iii) Documentation shall include verification provided
by the school and must identify the licensee by name and include the
name of the student and school; level of fieldwork; dates of fieldwork,
in addition to total hours for Level 1 students; the name of the authorized
signer; and either the signature of the authorized signer or the official
seal, letterhead, or logo of the authorized signer if an area designated
for a signature is not included. Documentation for a licensee Cont'd... |
