Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The ADRA shall develop policies and
procedures for the operation of an approved educational provider
program.
B. Organizations who
desire to provide continuing professional education in the continuum of care in
the areas of addiction treatment and/or intervention and/or prevention, or any
area deemed appropriate by the ADRA may register with the ADRA as an approved
educational provider, also known as AEP. Each educational offering is a form of
learning experience and shall be known as a course for the purposes of this
rule whether it was offered for academic credit, as a workshop, seminar,
conference, or in any other acceptable format. In-service training conducted by
and for an individual's own agency is not an acceptable educational offering
format. An individual, partnership, corporation, association, organized health
care system, educational institution, governmental agency, or any other
autonomous entity shall qualify as an organization for the purposes of this
rule.
C. The designation of
approved educational provider is granted to the nearest renewal date one year
after the request for AEP status is approved, provided:
1. a satisfactory application form is
received;
2. one person, who is
qualified by virtue of education, training, and experience, as determined by
the ADRA, is identified as the supervisor of all educational programs to be
offered;
3. the organization
provides a statement, signed by an authorized officer of the organization, to
document the organization's desire to provide continuing professional education
in the continuum of care in the areas of addiction treatment and/or
intervention and/or prevention and acknowledgment of responsibility for such
activities. This statement must contain acknowledgment that the organization is
independent of the ADRA, that it will hold the ADRA harmless, and that it will
comply with the requirements of the ADRA;
4. the organization agrees to provide a
certificate of completion for each person satisfactorily completing each course
which shall contain:
a. the name and trainee
or certification number of the person completing the course;
b. the name and AEP number of the
provider;
c. the title of the
course, course number, name of the instructor(s), and date(s) of the
course;
d. the number of clock
hours of credit earned;
e. the
signature of the organization's educational program supervisor or the
instructor, or both;
5.
the organization agrees to file a course report with the ADRA within 30 days of
completion for each course which shall contain:
a. the AEP number and course number of the
provider;
b. the trainee or
certification number and the clock hours earned for each person completing the
course, or, the name and hours for persons not registered with or certified by
this ADRA;
c. a sample of the
certificate of completion;
d. a
copy of the flier or brochure used to advertise the course to the
public;
6. the
organization agrees to provide ADRA approved credit only for courses which meet
the educational standards of the ADRA and which are taught by instructors who
are qualified by virtue of education, training, and experience; the
organization agrees to document this by maintaining a file for each course in
its office which contains:
a. the course
description containing the educational objectives; course outline;
instructional modalities; and relevance of the material, including relationship
to the 12 core functions or KSA and/or performance domains, theoretical content
related to scientific knowledge of practicing in the field of addictive
disorder counseling, compulsive gambling counseling, or prevention; application
of scientific knowledge in the field of addictive disorder counseling,
compulsive gambling counseling or prevention direct and/or indirect
patient/client care, and which renewal education area or areas are
addressed;
b. the qualifications of
instructors containing description of the education, training, and experience
which prepared them to teach the course;
7. the organization provides a summary
statement of its continuous quality improvement program and agrees to maintain
full records of that program. This program shall include but not be limited to
student evaluations of each course;
8. the organization agrees to notify the ADRA
and each person who completed a course in a timely fashion if it is determined
that a course did not comply with the standards of the ADRA for addictive
disorder counselor, compulsive gambling counselor or prevention education. The
organization shall also present its written policy on refunds and
cancellation;
9. the organization
agrees to an annual audit review of its education program, course files, and
continuous quality improvement program by a professional approved by the ADRA,
and an audit or review of its records at any time by the ADRA.
D. Registration as an approved
education provider shall be renewed annually, provided:
1. a satisfactory renewal form is received
prior to the expiration date of the current registration;
2. the annual audit report of the
organization's education program, course files, and continuous quality
improvement program signed by an ADRA approved professional is filed;
3. there have been no unresolved complaints
against the organization.
E. An approved education provider shall be
authorized to:
1. announce to the public and
advertise that its educational offerings meet the standards of the
ADRA;
2. issue certificates of
completion which acknowledge ADRA approval of the course.
F. An organization may be granted approval as
a single course provider provided:
1. a
satisfactory application form is received prior to offering the
course;
2. the organization
documents the course description including the educational objectives, course
outline, instructional modalities, relationship of the material to the 12 core
functions or KSA performance domains, and which renewal education area or areas
are addressed;
3. the organization
documents the qualifications of the instructors including description of the
education, training, and experience which prepared them to teach the
course;
4. the organization agrees
to provide a certificate of completion containing the same information required
of an AEP;
5. the organization
agrees to file a course report in the same fashion as an AEP and to include
student evaluations of that course.
G. An organization desiring single course
provider status may:
1. announce to the public
and advertise that the course meets the standards of the ADRA only if approval
has been granted. Prior to approval, the organization may state that ADRA
approval is pending only if application has been made. Otherwise, the
organization is prohibited from making any statement regarding ADRA approval of
its course;
2. offer to provide a
certificate of completion only after ADRA approval has been granted and all
required information is included on the certificate.
H. A person who wishes educational credit
from a source which has not been approved by the ADRA shall document that the
provider of such education meets standards which are equivalent to those of
this ADRA. Equivalence may be demonstrated by:
1. the provider holding approval as a
substance abuse, compulsive gambling or prevention education provider from the
certifying authority in the state where the course was offered;
2. the provider holding approval as a
substance abuse, compulsive gambling or prevention education provider from a
certifying authority with which the ADRA as a current agreement of
reciprocity;
3. providing
documentation of:
a. the course description
including he educational objectives, course outline, instructional modalities,
relationship of the material to the 12 core functions or KSA performance
domains, and which renewal education area or areas are addressed;
b. the qualifications of instructors
including description of the education, training, and experience which prepared
them to teach the course.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:3388.4.
