Iowa Code r. 481-573.1 - Continuing education requirements
(1) Prior to renewal, licensees and
registrants are responsible for completing continuing education as follows
unless claiming a permissible extension or exemption:
a. Each person who holds a license or faculty
permit to practice dentistry: a minimum of 30 hours.
b. Each person who holds a license or faculty
permit to practice dental hygiene: a minimum of 30 hours.
c. Each person registered to practice dental
assisting: a minimum of 20 hours.
d. Each registrant or licensed nurse who
holds a radiography qualification: a minimum of two hours in the area of dental
radiography. These hours may also be applied toward the requirements as
stipulated in paragraph 573.1(1)"c."
e. Pursuant to Iowa Code chapters 232 and
235B, mandatory reporter training for child abuse and dependent adult abuse.
Licensees and registrants who regularly provide or assist with dental services
to patients in Iowa are responsible for completing mandatory reporter training
within six months of employment or prior to the expiration of a current
certificate.
(1) Licensees and registrants who
regularly provide dental services to children shall complete training
pertaining to identifying and reporting abuse in children. Completion of this
component of the mandatory reporter training results in two hours of continuing
education credit.
(2) Licensees and
registrants who regularly provide dental services to adults shall complete
training pertaining to identifying and reporting abuse in dependent adults.
Completion of this component of the mandatory reporter training results in two
hours of continuing education credit.
f. Pursuant to 481-Chapter 572,
cardiopulmonary certification, which results in a maximum of three hours of
continuing education credit. Certification in pediatric advanced life support
(PALS) or advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) results in hour-for-hour
credit.
g. A minimum of one hour of
continuing education in the area of infection control. The course content
should focus on infection control standards, as required by the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
h. A minimum of one hour
of continuing education in the area of Iowa jurisprudence related to the
practice of dentistry, dental hygiene and dental assisting.
i. As a condition of license renewal, for a
licensed dentist who has prescribed opioids to a patient during the biennium
renewal period, a minimum of one hour of continuing education on opioids.
(1) This training shall include guidelines
for prescribing opioids, including recommendations on limitations of dosages
and the length of prescriptions, risk factors for abuse, and nonopioid and
nonpharmacological therapy options. If the continuing education did not cover
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for prescribing
opioids for chronic pain, the licensee shall read the guideline prior to
license renewal.
(2) A licensed
dentist who did not prescribe opioids during the biennium renewal period may
attest that the dentist is not subject to this requirement due to the fact that
the dentist did not prescribe opioids during the time period.
(2) Licensees and
registrants may apply completed continuing education hours that meet the
requirements of paragraphs 573.1(1)"d" through
"h" toward the requirements for renewal of the license or
registration.
(3) The continuing
education compliance period shall be the 24-month period commencing September 1
and ending on August 31 of the renewal cycle, except when applying continuing
education hours from the previous renewal period in accordance with this
rule.
(4) Licensees and registrants
may obtain continuing education credit by attending and participating in
continuing education activities that meet the requirements of this
chapter.
(5) Pursuant to Iowa Code
section 272C.2(2)
"h," licensees and registrants who complete continuing
education hours in excess of the requirements for renewal may apply up to 50
percent of the required hours to the following renewal period. Hours may be
carried forward as follows:
a. Licensees and
faculty permit holders may apply a maximum of 15 hours from the previous
renewal period.
b. Registered
dental assistants may apply a maximum of ten hours from the previous renewal
period.
c. Licensees and
registrants may not carry forward hours for courses in the areas of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), infection control, jurisprudence, dental
radiography, or opioids completed during the previous renewal period.
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