Criteria for continuing education programs

(a) A correctly completed application must be submitted to the Department at least thirty (30) days in advance of the program; In order for the Board to approve a program for continuing education hours, an application shall be completed by the sponsor. and reviewed and approved by the Board. (b) Sponsors shall submit their application to the Board at least 30 days in advance of the program, provided however, should the Board fail to meet through lack of a quorum or other circumstance, the application will be reviewed at the next meeting of the Board and if approved, hours will be awarded retroactively. (c) The application shall contain documentation that certifies the following criteria are being met demonstrating the following requirements: (1) The program shall relate to Long Term Long-Term Care Administration and be designed to promote continued knowledge, skills and attitudes consistent with current standards in long term long-term care administration. (2) The program shall be designed to assist administrators to improve their professional competencies. (3) The program shall be open and available to all long term long-term care administrators in Oklahoma. (4) The facility where the program will be conducted shall provide adequate program location must be adequately equipped and have enough space to accommodate potential attendees and have the ability to supply the needed equipment. (5) The faculty/instructors Instructors must have experience in long term long-term care supervision and or administration experience, or have expertise in teaching and instructional methods suitable to the subject presented, or instructional expertise and/or have suitable academic qualifications in a relevant academic field. and experience for the subject presented. (6) The program objectives must: (A) have reasonable and clear objectives with defined outcome expectations; (B) be consistent with the program content; and (C) identify the mechanism through which they will be taught The learning objectives in the program must be reasonable and clearly stated in behavioral terms which define the expected outcomes for participants. (7) The learning objectives must be consistent with the program content and the mechanism by which learning objectives are shared with participants must be identified. (7) Clearly stated program methods appropriate to the subject matter with an identified timeframe for teaching concepts. The teaching methods in the program must be clearly stated, must be appropriate to the subject matter, and must allow suitable time. 18 (9) (8) Instructional aids and resource materials used in the program that will be utilized in the program must be described. (10) (9) Sponsors are should be qualified in the subject matter presented. (11) (10) The registration fee for a the program and the location where the fee will be published on promotional material must be published clearly on promotional material. (12) Registration fees may be reviewed by the Board. (13) The sponsor must allow the Board to evaluate the program. (14) (11) The sponsor must provide an program evaluation form for each program participant's responses. (15) Within 15 days after the conclusion of the program, the sponsor of Board approved programs (not NAB/NCERS approved programs) must provide to the Board a list of participants and a summary of the evaluations for each program. NAB/NCERS approved sponsors will use the NAB CE Registry to report attendees for those programs. (16) (12) The application presented to the must state the The method to be used in certifying to capture accurate attendance or on-line completion. (17) To receive full credit, attendees must attend the full program and/or log-in for on-line attendance for the full program. See also 490:1-9-1(j). (18) Partial credit of a minimum of two clock hours may be earned in a divisible program. (19) (13) Instructional Information indicating the instructional hours must be are based upon on clock hours (60 minutes= 1clock 1 clock hour). (20) (14) The An agenda must show registration, meal times (not included in credit hours), and a showing breakdown of the all daily educational activities. (21) (15) The maximum number of hours that can be approved or earned shall be seven clock hours per day. No more than seven (7) clock hours included in the program per day. In the event there is a required, onsite, coursework-specific presenter during the lunch hour, eight (8) hours may be included in the program description. (22) The target group for programs shall be long term care administrators and other disciplines related to long term care. (23) (16) Licensed administrators who are "presenters" of approved CE programs may receive credit one time annually for the clock hour value of the class(es) they present. If the material is presented multiple times, credit is only awarded once per licensure year for the same educational material. (24) (17) Licensed administrators who present in Administrators University (AU) or other Board a Department-approved approved entry level training such as Tier 2 RC, RCAL or RC/AL, Adult Day Care or ICF/IID-16 initial licensure training, will receive CE credit one time annually for the clock hour value of the material they present. (18) Providers of continuing education courses must provide the template for the documentation that will be provided to attendees to include, at a minimum, the following requirements: (A) The name of the attendee; (B) the number of clock hour credits awarded for the training; (C) the subject matter of the training; and (D) if applicable, the type of facility the training addressed. (19) The Department may revoke approval of a continuing education course if it is determined the course no longer meets continuing education requirements.