R156-5a-304. Continuing Education

(1) Under Section 58-5a-304, this section establishes a continuing professional education requirement for individuals licensed under Title 58, Chapter 5a, Podiatric Physician Licensing Act. (2) During each two-year period commencing on September 30 of each even-numbered year, a licensee shall complete at least 40 hours of qualified continuing professional education directly related to the licensee's professional clinical practice. (3) If a licensee first becomes licensed during the two-year renewal cycle, the licensee's required number of continuing professional education hours shall be decreased proportionately according to the date of licensure. (4) Qualified continuing professional education under this section shall: (a) have an identifiable clear statement of purpose and defined objective for the program directly related to the practice of a podiatric physician; (b) be relevant to the licensee's professional practice; (c) be presented in a competent, well-organized, and sequential manner consistent with the stated purpose and objective of the program; (d) be prepared and presented by individuals who are qualified by education, training, and experience; (e) have a competent method of registration of individuals who completed the program with records of registration and completion available for review; and (f) be sponsored or approved by a combination of the following: (i) one of the organizations listed in Subsection 58-5a-304(3); (ii) the American Podiatric Medical Association; or (iii) the Division. (5) Credit for continuing professional education per two-year period may be recognized in accordance with the following: (a) unlimited hours for professional education completed in blocks of time of not less than one hour in formally established classroom courses, seminars, or conferences; (b) a maximum of 40 hours for teaching in a college or university or teaching qualified professional education courses in the field of podiatry; (c) a maximum of ten hours for clinical readings directly related to practice as a podiatric physician; (d) a maximum of six hours may come from the Division; and (e) under Section 58-13-3, a maximum of 15% of the required hours may come from providing volunteer services within the scope of license at a qualified location, with one hour of credit earned for every four hours of volunteer service. (6) A licensee shall maintain adequate records of completed qualified continuing professional education for a period of two years after close of the two-year period to which the records pertain. The licensee shall demonstrate the professional education meets the requirements of this section. (7) The Division may allow a licensee to defer or waive one or more continuing education requirements for a period of up to three years under Section R156-1-308d.