Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 45 - Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators
Section 201 KAR 45:130 - Continuing education
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 45:130
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 309.337, 309.339
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 309.337 requires licensees to provide documentation of the successful completion of board-approved continuing education credits and that waivers and extensions of continuing education may be approved at the discretion of the board. KRS 309.331(1) requires the board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing continuing education requirements. This administrative regulation establishes continuing education requirements for licensed diabetes educators.
Section 1. Accrual of Continuing Education Hours.
(1)
(a) The annual continuing education accrual
period shall be from November 1 of each year to October 31 of the next
year.
(b) Prior to renewal of a
license or permit for the next licensure period, a licensee or permit holder
shall have earned at least fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing
education.
(2) No more
than fifteen (15) hours of continuing education shall be carried over into the
next continuing education period.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of each
licensee to finance the costs of continuing education.
Section 2. Methods of Acquiring Continuing Education Hours.
(1) Continuing education
hours for license or permit renewal shall have a substantial emphasis on
diabetes and be presented at a professional level that enhances the quality and
effectiveness of diabetes self-management education.
(2) A licensee or permit holder shall obtain
continuing education courses from any of the following continuing education
providers or programs approved by the providers:
(a) American Association of Diabetes
Educators (AADE);
(b) American
Diabetes Association (ADA);
(c)
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND);
(d) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE);
(e) Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME-AMA);
(f) American Nurses Credentialing Center
(ANCC);
(g) American Academy of
Family Physicians (AAFP);
(h)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP);
(i) American Academy of Optometry
(AAO);
(j) American Academy of
Physician Assistants (AAPA);
(k)
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE);
(l) American College of Endocrinology
(ACE);
(m) American College of
Sports Medicine (ACSM);
(n)
American Medical Association (AMA) or its Kentucky affiliate;
(o) American Nurses Association
(ANA);
(p) American Occupational
Therapy Association (AOTA);
(q)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA);
(r) American Psychological Association
(APA);
(s) Commission on Dietetic
Registration (CDR);
(t) Council on
Continuing Medical Education (CCME-AOA);
(u) Council on Podiatric Medical Education
(CPME-APMA);
(v) International
Diabetes Federation (IDF);
(w)
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS);
(x) National Association of Social Workers
(NASW);
(y) Kentucky Board of
Nursing (KBN);
(z) Kentucky Board
of Pharmacy;
(aa) Kentucky Board of
Medical Licensure; or
(bb) Kentucky
Nurses Association (KNA).
Section 3. Recordkeeping of Continuing Education Hours.
(1) A licensee or permit
holder shall maintain a record of all continuing education courses attended for
at least two (2) years after attending the course.
(2) Appropriate documentation to be kept
shall include:
(a) Proof of
attendance;
(b) Date of
activity;
(c) Description of
activity;
(d) Total hours of
instruction, excluding breaks; and
(e) Names and professional qualifications of
the presenters.
(3)
(a) Each licensee or permit holder shall sign
a statement on the Renewal Application form incorporated by reference in
201 KAR
45:120, indicating compliance with the continuing
education requirements.
(b) A
license or permit shall not be renewed without the licensee signing this sworn
statement.
Section 4. Reconsideration.
(1) A
licensee or permit holder may request the board to reconsider its denial of a
continuing education course. The request shall be filed with the board in
writing.
(2)
(a) A licensee or permit holder shall file
the request for reconsideration pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B within thirty (30)
calendar days of notification of the denial.
(b) The request will be reviewed by the board
at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Section 5. Auditing of Continuing Education.
(1) During the annual renewal period, the
board shall conduct a random audit of up to fifteen (15) percent of current
licensees and permit holders.
(2)
Each licensee or permit holder selected for audit shall submit documentation of
completion of continuing education units from the current license year to the
board no later than the end of the current license period.
(3) A licensee or permit holder who fails to
comply with the audit request or the continuing education requirements shall be
subject to disciplinary action.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 309.331
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