Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A homeopathic physician who wishes to
provide on-the-job practical education to an unregistered individual shall
apply for and obtain Board approval of a practical education program
specifically designed for the unregistered individual before providing the
practical education program.
B. The
Board's approval of a practical education program is specific to the
unregistered individual being trained. A homeopathic physician who wishes to
provide on-the-job practical education to more than one unregistered individual
shall apply for and obtain Board approval of a practical education program for
each unregistered individual.
C.
The Board shall approve a practical education program only if the program meets
one of the following minimum standards:
1.
Neuromuscular integration therapy procedures. For each therapy listed in
R4-38-303(A)(1)(b) in which practical education is provided, 375 hours of
instruction and 125 hours of supervised clinical experience;
2. Homeopathic repertorization procedures.
a. If performed with an electrodermal testing
device or kinesiology, 180 hours of homeotherapeutic instruction including at
least 45 hours of supervised clinical experience;
b. If performed without an electrodermal
testing device or kinesiology, 200 hours of homeotherapeutic instruction and
100 hours of supervised clinical experience;
3. Nutrition counseling and orthomolecular
therapy procedures, 500 hours of instruction and 170 hours of supervised
clinical experience; and
4. Other
homeopathic procedure. Hours of instruction and supervised clinical experience
that the Board determines is sufficient to enable the unregistered individual
being trained to perform as a medical assistant in a safe and competent
manner.
D. To obtain the
Board's approval of a practical education program, the homeopathic physician
who will provide the training shall:
1.
Provide the following information on a form obtained from the Board:
a. Name of the unregistered individual for
whom the practical education program is designed,
b. Residential address and telephone number
of the unregistered individual,
c.
Social Security number of the unregistered individual,
d. A training protocol that identifies the:
i. Homeopathic procedure in which the
unregistered individual will be trained,
ii. Subject matter on which instruction will
be provided and the hours devoted to each subject, and
iii. Manner in which supervised clinical
experience will be provided,
e. Address at which the practical education
program will be conducted,
f. Name
of the homeopathic physician who will provide the practical education,
and
g. License number of the
homeopathic physician who will provide the practical education.
2. Attach the following to the
form required under subsection (D)(1):
a.
Documentation of any previous on-the-job training or formal education, as
described in
R4-38-303,
completed by the unregistered individual for whom the practical education
program is designed;
b.
Documentation that the homeopathic physician is qualified in the procedure in
which training will be provided. For the procedures in which training may be
provided, the Board shall accept certificates of attendance or other evidence
that the homeopathic physician completed postgraduate course work in the
homeopathic procedure to be taught equal to or exceeding the number of hours
specified in
R4-38-103(C)(1)
through (6).
3. Sign the application form affirming that
the homeopathic physician shall:
a. Ensure
that the unregistered individual being trained is not held out or represented
to be a medical assistant,
b.
Ensure that the unregistered individual is supervised at all times,
c. Ensure that the unregistered individual is
assigned only tasks that the unregistered individual can perform safely and
competently,
d. Ensure that the
unregistered individual is not registered by the Board as a medical assistant
before completing the practical education program, and
e. Provide the unregistered individual with a
certificate or other evidence of completion when the unregistered individual
completes the Board-approved practical education program. The homeopathic
physician shall include the following information on the certificate or other
evidence of completion:
i. Name of the
unregistered individual completing the practical education program,
ii. Name and license number of the
homeopathic physician who provided the practical education program,
iii. Date on which Board approval was
obtained for the practical education program,
iv. Dated signature of the homeopathic
physician affirming that the practical education program completed met the
standards established by the Board.
E. The Board's approval of a practical
education program is valid for one year. If the homeopathic physician who
obtained approval of the practical education program does not complete
providing the program within one year, the homeopathic physician may renew the
program by submitting to the Board a letter affirming continued compliance with
this Section and paying the fee listed in
R4-38-105.
