(1)
General
criteria. A continuing education activity that meets all of the
following criteria is appropriate for continuing education credit if the
continuing education activity:
a. Is an
organized program of learning fundamental to the practice of the profession
that contributes directly to the professional competency of the
licensee;
b. Is conducted by
individuals who have specialized education, training and experience in the
subject matter of the program;
c.
Fulfills stated program goals, objectives, or both; and
d. Provides proof of attendance including:
(1) Date(s), location, course title,
presenter(s);
(2) Number of program
contact hours; and
(3) Certificate
of completion or evidence of successful completion of the course provided by
the course sponsor.
(2)
Specific criteria.
Licensees may obtain continuing education hours of credit by:
a. Participating in the continuing education
programs approved by the National Continuing Education Review Service
(NCERS).
b. Academic coursework
that meets the criteria set forth in these rules. Continuing education credit
equivalents are as follows:
1 academic semester hour = 15 continuing education hours
1 academic quarter hour = 10 continuing education hours
c. Attendance at or participation
in a program or course that meets the requirements in subrule
981.3(1).
d. Making presentations;
conducting research; producing publications; preparing new courses;
participating in home study courses; attending electronically transmitted
courses; and attending workshops, conferences, or symposiums.
e. Self-study coursework that meets the
criteria set forth in these rules. Continuing education credit equivalent for
self-study is as follows:
180 minutes of self-study work = 1 continuing education
hour
The maximum number of hours for self-study, including
television viewing, video or sound-recorded programs, correspondence work, or
research, or by other similar means that is not directly sponsored by and
supervised by an accredited postsecondary college or university or NCERS, is
eight hours.
Notes
Iowa Code r.
481-981.3
ARC 7972C, IAB
5/15/24, effective 6/19/24;
Editorial change: IAC Supplement 9/18/24
ARC
7972C, IAB 5/15/2024, effective 6/19/2024; Editorial change: IAC Supplement
9/18/2024
