Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-54-7 - Continuing education; license renewal
(a)
(1)
Each licensee shall submit evidence of completing at least 40 contact hours of
continuing education during the preceding 24 months. Evidence of this
attainment shall be submitted before or with the application for renewal in
each odd-numbered year.
(2) No
evidence of continuing education shall be required for license renewal in
even-numbered years.
(b)
A licensee initially licensed within one year of a renewal date when evidence
of continuing education must be submitted shall not be required to submit
evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education
required by paragraph (a)(1) for that first renewal period. Each licensee who
was initially licensed or whose license has been reinstated for more than one
year but less than two years from a renewal date when continuing education
required by paragraph (a)(1) must be submitted shall be required to submit
evidence of satisfactory completion of at least 20 contact hours of continuing
education.
(c) Any licensee who
cannot meet the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) or subsection (b) may request
an extension from the board. The request shall include a plan for completion of
the continuing education requirements within the requested extension period. An
extension of not more than six months may be granted by the board for good
cause shown by a substantiated medical condition, natural disaster, death of a
spouse or an immediate family member, or any other compelling reason that in
the judgment of the board renders the licensee incapable of meeting the
requirements of paragraph (a)(1) or subsection (b).
(d) A contact hour shall consist of 60
minutes of instruction, unless otherwise specified in this
regulation.
(e) The content of the
continuing education classes or literature shall be related to the field of
occupational therapy or similar areas.
(f) Each licensee shall acquire continuing
education from the classes of education experiences defined in subsection (g).
The licensee shall acquire at least 30 contact hours from one or more of the
following: class I, class IV, class V, and class VI.
(g) Continuing education experiences shall be
classified as follows:
(1) Class I:
attendance at or participation in an education presentation. Class I continuing
education experiences shall include the following types of education offerings:
(A) Lectures. A "lecture" means a discourse
given for instruction before an audience or through a teleconference.
(B) Panels. A "panel" means the presentation
of a number of views by several professional individuals on a given subject,
with none of the views considered a final solution.
(C) Workshops. A "workshop" means a series of
meetings designed for intensive study, work, or discussion in a specific field
of interest.
(D) Seminars. A
"seminar" means directed advanced study or discussion in a specific field of
interest.
(E) Symposiums. A
"symposium" means a conference of more than a single session organized for the
purpose of discussing a specific subject from various viewpoints and presented
by various speakers.
(F) College or
university courses. Ten contact hours shall be given for each college credit
hour with a grade of at least C or a "pass" in a pass/fail course.
(G) Other courses. An "other course" means a
home study, correspondence, or internet course for which the provider of the
activity evaluates the licensee's knowledge of the subject matter presented in
the continuing education activity. A maximum of 20 contact hours may be
acquired from other courses.
(2) Class II: in-service training.
"In-service training" means training that is given to employees during the
course of employment. A maximum of four contact hours may be given for
attending an in-service training session. A maximum of four contact hours may
be given for instructing an in-service training session, but no additional
hours shall be acquired for attending that particular in-service training
session or for any subsequent instruction on the same subject matter. A maximum
of eight contact hours may be acquired from class II.
(3) Class III: professional reading.
"Professional reading" means reading professional literature, whether printed
or provided by audiotapes, videotapes, or electronic media. A maximum of two
contact hours may be acquired from class III.
(4) Class IV: professional publication. The
maximum number of contact hours that may be given for professional publication
shall be as follows:
(A) 30 hours for
publication of a book or original paper; and
(B) 15 hours for a review paper, case report,
abstract, or book review.
(5) Class V: instructor preparation of class
I programs. Any licensee who presents a class I continuing education program or
its equivalent may receive three class V contact hours for each hour of
presentation. No credit shall be granted for any subsequent presentations on
the same subject matter. A maximum of 30 contact hours may be acquired from
class V.
(6) Class VI: fieldwork
supervision of level II students. One contact hour per week may be given for
supervising a level II student's full-time fieldwork. "Full-time field-work"
shall mean at least 35 hours per week. A maximum of 24 contact hours may be
acquired from class VI.
(h) Each licensee shall submit documented
evidence of attendance at, participation in, or presentation to class I and
class II continuing education activities. Each licensee shall submit personal
verification for class III activities. Copies of publications shall be
submitted for verification of class IV activities. Verification of class VI
fieldwork supervision shall be submitted by the licensee's employer.
(i) Instructional staff shall be competent in
the subject matter and in the methodology of instruction and learning processes
as evidenced by experience, education, or publication.
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