California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology
Article 10 - Continuing Education
Section 1397.60 - Definitions. [Effective Until December 31, 2022.]
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
This section is inoperative January 1, 2023, and repealed on December 31, 2023.
As used in this article:
(a) "Conference" means a course consisting of multiple concurrent or sequential free-standing presentations. Acceptable presentations must meet the requirements of section 1397.61(c).
(b) "Continuing education" (CE) means the variety of forms of learning experiences, including, but not limited to, lectures, conferences, seminars, workshops, grand rounds, in-service training programs, video conferencing, and independent learning technologies.
(c) "Course" or "presentation" means an approved systematic learning experience of at least one hour in length. One hour shall consist of 60 minutes of actual instruction. Courses or presentations less than one hour in duration shall not be acceptable.
(d) "Grand rounds" or "in-service training program" means a course consisting of sequential, free-standing presentations designed to meet the internal educational needs of the staff or members of an organization and is not marketed, advertised or promoted to professionals outside of the organization. Acceptable presentations must meet the requirements of section 1397.61(c).
(e) "Independent learning" means the variety of forms of organized and directed learning experiences that occur when the instructor and the student are not in direct visual or auditory contact. These include, but are not limited to, courses delivered via the Internet, CD-ROM, satellite downlink, correspondence and home study. Self-initiated, independent study programs that do not meet the requirements of section 1397.61(c) are not acceptable for continuing education. Except for qualified individuals with a disability who apply to and are approved by the Board pursuant to section 1397.62(c), independent learning can be used to meet no more than 75% (27 hours) of the continuing education required in each renewal cycle. Independent learning courses must meet the requirements of section 1397.61(c).
(f) "Provider" means an organization, institution, association, university, or other person or entity assuming full responsibility for the course offered, whose courses are accepted for credit pursuant to section 1397.61(c)(1).
1. New Article
10 (sections
1397.60-1397.69) and section filed
12-29-94; operative 12-29-94 pursuant to Government Code Section
11346.2(d)
(Register 94, No. 52).
2. Amendment of subsections (c) and (d) filed
4-9-96; operative 5-9-96 (Register 96, No. 15).
3. Amendment of
subsection (d), new subsections (e)-(g) and amendment of NOTE filed 11-24-99;
operative 12-24-99 (Register 99, No. 48).
4. Amendment of subsection
(g) filed 12-17-2004; operative 1-1-2005 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 51).
5. Amendment of subsections (d) and (g)
filed 11-16-2006; operative 12-16-2006 (Register 2006, No. 46).
6.
Repealer and new section filed 2-16-2012; operative 1-1-2013 (Register 2012,
No. 7).
7. Editorial correction of section heading and history notes
(Register 2018, No. 37).
8. Change without regulatory effect
amending section heading and repealing first paragraph filed 12-5-2018 pursuant
to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2018, No. 49).
9. Amendment of section
heading, new first paragraph and amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-29-2022;
operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 26). Transmission deadline specified in
Government Code section
11346.4(b)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2915(g) and 2930, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 29 and 2915, Business and Professions Code.
