Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1360 - PODIATRIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1987
Section 1360.70 - Continuing Education
Universal Citation: 68 IL Admin Code ยง 1360.70
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Continuing Education Hour Requirements
1)
Every renewal applicant who applies for renewal of a license as a podiatric
physician must complete 100 hours of continuing education (CE) relevant to the
practice of podiatric medicine.
2)
A prerenewal period is the 24 months preceding January 31 of each odd-numbered
year.
3) A renewal applicant is not
required to comply with CE requirements for the first renewal.
4) Podiatric physicians licensed in Illinois
but residing and practicing in other states must comply with the CE
requirements set forth in this Section.
b) Approved Continuing Education
1) All continuing education hours must be
earned by verified attendance at or participation in a program or course
sponsored, approved or given by a sponsor approved by the Council on Podiatric
Medical Education; sponsored by the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association; or
which is offered or sponsored by an approved continuing education sponsor who
meets the requirements set forth in subsection (c), except for those activities
provided in subsections (b)(2), (3), (4), (5), and (6).
2) A maximum of 18 hours of credit per
prerenewal period may be earned through postgraduate training programs (i.e.,
extern, residency, or fellowship programs) approved by the Council on Podiatric
Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association as provided for
in Section 5(G) of the Act.
3) A
maximum of 18 hours per prerenewal period may be earned for verified teaching
in an approved podiatric medical college which meets the standards set forth in
Section
1360.20
and/or as an instructor of continuing education through an approved sponsor.
One hour of credit will be granted for actual presentation, plus actual
preparation time of up to 2 hours for each hour of presentation. Preparation
time shall not be allowed for presentations of the same course, and will only
be allowed for additional study or research.
4) Up to 15 total credit hours per prerenewal
period may be claimed for papers, publications, books, presentations and
exhibits. The preparation of each published paper, book chapter or audio-visual
presentation dealing with Podiatric Medicine which is made available to health
professionals may be claimed as 5 hours of credit. A presentation or exhibit
must be before a professional audience of podiatrists or other health
professionals. Five credit hours may be claimed for only the first time the
information is published or presented.
5) Up to 50 total credit hours per prerenewal
period may be earned through nonsupervised individual activities in the
following areas:
A) Self-Instruction - credit
may be claimed for the use of audio-visual materials, programmed education
materials, electronic teaching devices and the individual reading of podiatric
medical literature.
B) Patient Care
Review - credit may be claimed for time spent in programs concerned with the
review and evaluation of patient care. This includes such activities as peer
review.
C) Self-assessment - credit
may be claimed for time spent in self-assessment programs. These would include,
for example, quizzes completed by the podiatrist after reading professional
publications of a scientific or patient-care oriented nature, or completion of
aptitude questionnaires provided by various organizations and
societies.
D) Specialty Board or
Specialty Organization Preparation - credit may be claimed for nonsupervised
individual activities carried out in preparation for an examination or to
satisfy other requirements for membership in a specialty organization. No
additional credit may be claimed for taking and/or passing an examination given
by the board or organization.
6) Up to 10 hours of credit per prerenewal
period may be claimed for verified formal learning experiences sponsored by
hospitals, agencies, organizations or other institutions which are not approved
continuing education sponsors, in subjects that facilitate the podiatrist's
performance, such as courses in computerized patient-record systems, practice
management, risk management or training - including advanced degree programs in
education, health administration, and similar subjects.
c) Approved CE Sponsors and Programs
1) Sponsor, as used in this Section, shall
mean the Council on Podiatric Medical Education and its approved sponsors, the
Illinois Podiatric Medical Association, or a person, firm, association,
corporation, or any other group which has been approved and authorized by the
Board and validated by the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association Continuing
Education Committee to coordinate and present continuing education courses or
programs.
2) A sponsor shall submit
the fee set forth in Section 18(a)(10) of the Act, along with a sponsor
application that certifies:
A) That all
courses and programs offered by the sponsor for CE credit will comply with the
criteria in subsection (c)(3) and all other criteria in this Section;
B) That the sponsor will be responsible for
verifying attendance at each course or program, and provide a certificate of
attendance as set forth in subsection (d);
C) That, upon request by the Division, the
sponsor will submit such evidence (e.g., certificate of attendance or course
materials) as is necessary to establish compliance with this Section. Such
evidence shall be required when the Division has reason to believe that there
is not full compliance with the statute and this Part and that this information
is necessary to ensure compliance.
3) All courses and programs shall:
A) Contribute to the advancement, extension
and enhancement of professional clinical skills and scientific knowledge in the
practice of podiatric medicine;
B)
Provide experiences which contain scientific integrity, and subject matter and
course material relevant to podiatric medicine;
C) Be developed and presented by persons with
education and/or experience in the subject matter of the program;
D) Specify the course objectives, course
content and teaching methods to be used; and
E) Specify the number of CE hours that may be
applied to fulfilling the Illinois CE requirements for license
renewal.
4) All programs
given by approved sponsors shall be open to all licensed podiatric physicians
and not be limited to members of a single organization or group.
5) Continuing education credit hours used to
satisfy the CE requirements of another jurisdiction may be applied to fulfill
the CE requirements of the State of Illinois.
6) Each sponsor shall reapply by January 31
of each year. The sponsor shall submit to the Division, along with the
completed sponsor application and the fee set forth in Section 18(a)(10) of the
Act, a list of courses and programs offered within the last 12 months, which
includes a brief description, location, date and time of the course.
7) Certification of Attendance. It shall be
the responsibility of a sponsor to provide each participant in an approved
program or course with a certificate of attendance or participation. The
sponsor's certificate of attendance shall contain:
A) The name and address of the
sponsor;
B) The name and address of
the participant;
C) A brief
statement of the subject matter;
D)
The number of hours attended in each program;
E) The date and place of the program;
and
F) The signature of the
sponsor.
8) The sponsor
shall maintain attendance records for not less than five years.
9) The sponsor shall be responsible for
assuring that no renewal applicant shall receive CE credit for time not
actually spent attending the program.
10) Upon the failure of any sponsor to comply
with any of the foregoing requirements, the Division, after notice to the
sponsor and hearing before and recommendation by the Board (see 68 Ill. Adm.
Code 1110), shall thereafter refuse to accept for CE credit attendance at or
participation in any of such sponsor's CE activities until such time as the
Division receives assurances of compliance with this Section.
11) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Section, the Division or Board may evaluate any sponsor of any approved
continuing education program at any time to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this Section.
d) Certification of Compliance with CE Requirements
1) Each renewal applicant shall
certify, on the renewal application, full compliance with the CE requirements
set forth in subsections (a) and (b).
2) The Division may require additional
evidence demonstrating compliance with the CE requirements. It is the
responsibility of each renewal applicant to retain or otherwise produce
evidence of such compliance. Such additional evidence will be required in the
context of the Division's random audit.
3) When there appears to be a lack of
compliance with CE requirements, an applicant will be notified in writing and
may request an interview with the Board.
e) Continuing Education Earned in Other Jurisdictions
1) If a renewal applicant will
be earning or has earned CE hours in another jurisdiction, but is not licensed
in that jurisdiction and the course is not presented by an approved sponsor,
the applicant shall submit an individual program approval request form, along
with a $20 processing fee, to have the program reviewed. The Board shall review
and recommend approval or disapproval of the program using the criteria set
forth in subsection (c)(5) of this Section. Applicants may seek individual
program approval prior to the participation in the course or program. All
individual program approval requests shall be submitted 90 days prior to the
expiration date of the license.
2)
If a licensee fails to submit an out of state CE approval form within the
required time frame, late approval may be obtained by submitting the approval
request form with the $20 processing fee plus a $50 per credit hour late fee
not to exceed $300. The Board shall review and recommend approval and
disapproval of the program using the criteria set forth in subsection (b) of
this Section.
f) Waiver of CE Requirements
1) Any renewal applicant
seeking renewal of a license without having fully complied with these CE
requirements shall file with the Division a renewal application along with the
required fee set forth in Section 18(a)(3) of the Act, a statement setting
forth the facts concerning such non-compliance, and request for waiver of the
CE requirements on the basis of such facts. The request for waiver shall be
made prior to the renewal date. If the Division, upon the written
recommendation of the Board, finds from such affidavit or any other evidence
submitted, that extreme hardship has been shown for granting a waiver, the
Division shall waive enforcement of the requirements for the renewal period for
which the applicant has applied.
2)
Extreme hardship shall be determined on an individual basis by the Board and be
defined as an inability to devote sufficient hours to fulfilling the CE
requirements during the applicable prerenewal period because of:
A) Full time service in the Armed Forces of
the United States of America during a substantial part of such
period;
B) An incapacitating
illness documented by a statement from a currently licensed
physician;
C) A physical inability
to travel to the sites of approved programs documented by a currently licensed
physician; or
D) Any other similar
extenuating circumstances.
3) Any renewal applicant who, prior to the
expiration date of a license, submits a request for a waiver, in whole or in
part, pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to be in good
standing until the final Division decision on the application has been
made.
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