Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 188 - Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
Chapter 8710 - TEACHER AND OTHER SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
TEACHERS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Part 8710.8040 - TEACHERS OF MEDICAL CAREERS
Universal Citation: MN Rules 8710.8040
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1. Scope of practice.
A teacher of medical careers is authorized to provide students in grades 7 through 12 instruction that is designed to develop an effective understanding of the National Health Care Skills Standards in the following areas:
A. academic
foundations specific to the medical field;
B. health care systems and issues;
C. medical communication;
D. ethics and legal responsibilities in
health care;
E. medical/health
career exploration and investigation; and
F. standard safety and infection control
practices.
Subp. 2. Licensure requirements.
A candidate for licensure as a teacher of medical careers shall possess or have possessed licensure or certification to practice in a medical career, direct practical experience as a medical professional, and have completed at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and a teacher preparation program approved under part 8700.7600 including:
A. the standards of effective practice under
part 8710.2000;
B. the core skills for teachers of career and
technical education under part
8710.8000; and
C. the standards under subpart
3.
Subp. 3. Subject matter standard.
A candidate for licensure as a teacher of medical careers must complete a preparation program under subpart 2 that must include the candidate's demonstration of the knowledge and skills in items A to F.
A. A teacher of medical careers must
demonstrate the knowledge and applications of the academic subject matter
required for proficiency in the following areas:
(1) knowledge of life sciences such as
biology, chemistry, physics, and human growth and development to client care
situations within specific medical careers;
(2) reading and writing in health care
situations, such as case studies, medical charts, manuals, and
journals;
(3) mathematical
operations, such as computations for drug and fluid dosages and assessment of
client condition; and
(4) health
care terminology for interstaff communication and interpretation of information
to clients.
B. A teacher
of medical careers must demonstrate the knowledge and applications of health
care delivery systems and issues including:
(1) where and how factors, such as cost,
managed care, technology, an aging population, access to care, alternative
therapies, and how lifestyle/behavior changes may affect various health care
delivery systems;
(2) the range of
services available to clients;
(3)
delivery of health care to diverse groups in a variety of situations;
(4) quality improvement processes as they
relate to client outcomes;
(5)
effects on the health care system caused by past and present influences of
technology, epidemiology, bioethics, socioeconomics, and other various forms of
complimentary (nontraditional) medicine; and
(6) the use of medical facility resources,
such as staff, policy and procedure manuals, and training
opportunities.
C. A
teacher of medical careers must demonstrate the knowledge and applications of
the various methods of giving and obtaining information including:
(1) interpreting, transcribing, and
communicating information, data, and observations using medical terminology
within various health care situations;
(2) reporting subjective and objective client
information in relevant order of occurrence; and
(3) using decision-making models within the
context of problem solving in the health care environment.
D. A teacher of medical careers must
demonstrate knowledge and application of legal responsibilities and ethical
practices in health care, including:
(1)
morality and ethics and the relationship of each to health care
outcomes;
(2) legal and policy
issues impacting health care, such as malpractice, negligence, and
liability;
(3) the primacy of
client confidentiality;
(4) patient
protection documents, such as the Client Bill of Rights and the Vulnerable
Adults Protection Act; and
(5)
requirements for reporting and documentation of any activity that adversely
affects the welfare of clients or fellow workers, such as incident reports,
medication, or treatment errors.
E. A teacher of medical careers must
demonstrate knowledge of the diagnostic, therapeutic, environmental, and
informational medical career clusters by:
(1)
describing potential health career paths and ladders in occupations found in
aforesaid clusters;
(2) describing
the levels of education, licensing/certification requirements, employment
opportunities, workplace environments, and career growth potential for a
specific medical career; and
(3)
utilizing personal occupational experiences to make medical careers meaningful
to the students.
F. A
teacher of medical careers must demonstrate knowledge and application of safety
principles and infection control practices including:
(1) standard precautions as described in the
rules and regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA);
(2) infection control
procedures;
(3) safety procedures
to protect clients, co-workers, and self;
(4) body mechanics and ergonomics;
(5) environment modification to create safe
conditions in the health care setting;
(6) methods of fire prevention and
response;
(7) material safety data
sheets (MSDS) and adhering to hazardous labeling requirements;
(8) safety signs, symbols, and
labels;
(9) facility evacuation
plan; and
(10) emergency plan in
response to a natural disaster or other unusual
incident.
Subp. 4. [See repealer]
Statutory Authority: MS s 122A.09; 122A.18
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