Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) Licensees
must complete ten hours of continuing education (CE) annually and shall affirm
an understanding of the recurring duty to comply with CE requirements as part
of license renewal . The CE requirement does not apply until a licensee's first
full year of licensure.
(2) The
board may randomly audit up to 50 percent of renewed licensees.
(3) The licensee shall maintain records and
documentation of completed CE and make the records available upon board request
.
(4) All CE must be germane to
the profession and contribute to the professional competence of an occupational
therapist .
(5) The board shall
accept any CE offered or approved by the Montana Occupational Therapy
Association, the American Occupational Therapy Association, the American
Society of Hand Therapists, the National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), or the American Journal of Occupational
Therapy.
(6) The board recognizes
the maintenance of current NBCOT certification as fulfilling the CE
requirements of this rule.
(7)
Continuing education may be earned:
(a)
through college course work, according to the following limitations:
(i) the licensee must pass the
course;
(ii) one semester credit
shall equal 15 contact hours of CE; and
(iii) one quarter credit shall equal ten
contact hours of CE.
(b)
by teaching courses or making professional presentations, according to the
following limitations:
(i) two contact hours
shall be awarded for every hour of presentation;
(ii) documentation must be submitted in the
form of an agenda or outline showing the licensee as instructor or presenter of
the course;
(iii) the course must
be germane to the profession;
(iv)
apprenticeships must be served under the supervision of an occupational
therapist
(c) for
apprenticeships involving supervised clinical experience aimed at return to
practice or developing specialized skills in occupational therapy, according to
the following limitations:
(i) ten contact
hours shall be credited for each 40 hour week;
(ii) there is no limit to the amount of
contact hours that can be earned under this category;
(iii) documentation must be submitted in the
form of a signed letter from the clinical supervisor describing the length and
type of educational experiences, and an evaluation of the practitioner's
performance; and
(iv)
apprenticeships must be served under the supervision of an occupational
therapist .
(d) by
reading books germane to the profession, according to the following
limitations:
(i) one contact hour shall be
credited for each book or article up to a maximum of four contact hours per
year; and
(ii) documentation must
be maintained in the form of a book review written by the licensee noting the
author, title, publisher, and publishing date of the book or article;
and
(e) by attending and
participating in a live presentation (workshop, seminar, conference, in-service
education program) or other CE activity requiring a formal assessment of
learning (electronic or web-based courses, formalized self-study courses),
according to the following limitations:
(i)
one contact hour shall be awarded for every hour awarded by the
provider;
(ii) there is no limit to
the number of contact hours that can be earned under this category; and
(iii) documentation must include a
certificate of completion or similar document including course name, date,
author/instructor, sponsoring organization, location, and number of hours
attended.
(8) All Internet courses must meet the same
criteria as in-person CE courses.
(9) Licensees found to be in noncompliance
with CE requirements may be subject to administrative suspension.
AUTH:
37-1-131,
37-1-319, MCA
IMP:
37-1-131,
37-1-306,
37-1-319,
MCA
