645—225.3(148F,272C) Standards.
	225.3(1) General criteria. A continuing education activity that meets all of the following criteria is appropriate for continuing education credit if the continuing education activity:
	a. 	Constitutes an organized program of learning that contributes directly to the professional competency of the licensee;
	b. 	Pertains to subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of the profession;
	c. 	Is conducted by individuals who have specialized education, training and experience by reason of that said individuals should be considered qualified concerning the subject matter of the program. At the time of audit, the board may request the qualifications of presenters;
	d. 	Fulfills stated program goals, objectives, or both; and
	e. 	Provides proof of attendance to licensees in attendance including:
	(1)	Date, location, course title, and presenter(s);
	(2)	Number of program contact hours; and
	(3)	Certificate of completion or evidence of successful completion of the course provided by the course sponsor.
	225.3(2) Specific criteria for licensees.
	a. 	Licensees may obtain continuing education hours of credit by attending workshops, conferences, symposiums, electronically transmitted courses, live interactive conferences, and academic courses that relate directly to the professional competency of the licensee. Official transcripts indicating successful completion of academic courses that apply to the field of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics will be necessary in order to receive the following continuing education credits:
1 academic semester hour = 15 continuing education hours of credit
1 academic trimester hour = 12 continuing education hours of credit
1 academic quarter hour = 10 continuing education hours of credit
	b. 	Licensees may obtain continuing education hours of credit by teaching in an approved college, university, or graduate school. The licensee may receive credit on a one-time basis for the first offering of a course.
	c. 	Continuing education hours of credit may be granted for any of the following activities not to exceed a maximum combined total of 15 hours for orthotists and prosthetists and 10 hours for pedorthists:
	(1)	Presenting professional programs that meet the criteria listed in this rule. Two hours of credit will be awarded for each hour of presentation. A course schedule or brochure must be maintained for audit.
	(2)	Authoring research or other activities, the results of which are published in a recognized professional publication. The licensee will receive five hours of credit per page.
	(3)	Viewing videotaped presentations and electronically transmitted material that have a postcourse test if the following criteria are met:
	1.	There is a sponsoring group or agency;
	2.	There is a facilitator or program official present;
	3.	The program official is not the only attendee; and
	4.	The program meets all the criteria specified in this rule.
	(4)	Participating in home study courses that have a certificate of completion and a postcourse test.
	(5)	Participating in courses that have business-related topics: marketing, time management, government regulations, and other like topics.
	(6)	Participating in courses that have personal skills topics: career burnout, communication skills, human relations, and other like topics.
	(7)	Participating in courses that have general health topics: clinical research, CPR, child abuse reporting, and other like topics.
[ARC 7991C, IAB 5/15/24, effective 6/19/24]