Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-2-4b - Continuing education approval for providers
(a) Each
application to become an approved provider, as defined in K.A.R. 102-2-1a(a),
or a single-program provider, as defined in K.A.R. 102-2-1a(x), shall be
submitted on forms provided by the board and shall include the nonrefundable
fee prescribed in K.A.R. 102-2-3.
(b) Approved providers.
(1) Each applicant for approved-provider
status shall submit the application form and application fee for
approved-provider status at least three months before the first scheduled
program.
(2) Each applicant for
approved-provider status shall submit an organizational plan that includes a
written statement of purpose documenting that social work practice, values,
skills, and knowledge are the bases for the provider's educational goals and
objectives and administrative procedures.
(3) Each approved provider shall designate a
person who meets the educational requirements for licensure to be responsible
for the development of the program.
(4) Each approved provider shall develop
these systems:
(A) A system for maintaining
records for a period of at least three years; and
(B) a system for selection and evaluation of
instructors, participant performance requirements, and provision of accessible
and adequate space.
(5)
Each approved provider shall maintain for at least three years a summary of
each individual program offered that documents the following information:
(A) The relationship of the program to the
enhancement of social work practice, values, skills, or knowledge;
(B) the learning objectives for the program
and the relationship between the program content and the objectives;
(C) the licensing levels for which the
program is designed and any program prerequisites;
(D) the relationship of the format and
presentation methods to the learning objectives and the content, and the size
and composition of the participant group;
(E) the qualifications of the instructor in
the subject matter;
(F) the means
of program evaluation;
(G) the
program agenda. The agenda shall clearly indicate all coffee and lunch breaks;
and
(H) the dates the program was
given.
(6) Upon board
approval of the application and payment of the initial application fee, a
provider shall be provisionally approved for one year.
(7) At least 60 days before the end of the
year of provisional approved-provider status and at least 60 days before the
end of each succeeding three-year period of approved-provider status, each
approved provider seeking renewal shall submit an application to the board.
Each application for renewal of approved-provider status shall include the
documentation required in paragraph (b)(5) for each program offered during that
period of approved-provider status. Upon a determination by the board that the
approved provider has provided sufficient documentation as specified in
paragraph (b)(5) and upon payment of the approved-provider renewal fee
established in K.A.R. 102-2-3, approved-provider status shall be granted for a
new three-year period.
(8) Any
approved provider may be evaluated and monitored by the board by random contact
of social work participants attending programs sponsored by the approved
provider.
(9) Approved-provider
status may be withdrawn by the board if the provider violates this regulation
or if quality programs are not maintained to the board's satisfaction.
(c) Single-program
providers.
(1) Each applicant for
single-program provider status shall submit a separate single-program provider
application form and fee for each continuing education activity or each
continuing education activity date for which single-program provider status is
requested.
(2) The applicant shall
submit each application for single-program provider status on a board-approved
form that includes a description of the following items:
(A) The relationship of the program to the
enhancement of social work practice, values, skills, or knowledge;
(B) the learning objectives for the program
and the relationship between the program content and the objectives;
(C) the licensing levels for which the
program is designed and any program prerequisites;
(D) the relationship of the format and
presentation methods to the learning objectives and the content, and the size
and composition of the participant group;
(E) the qualifications of the instructor in
the subject matter;
(F) the means
of program evaluation;
(G) the
program agenda. The agenda shall clearly indicate all coffee and lunch breaks;
and
(H) the date or dates the
program is to be given.
(3) Each applicant shall submit the required
application fee with the completed single-program provider application. If the
completed single-program provider application form is not received in the board
office at least 30 days before the scheduled continuing education activity, the
application may not be processed or approved by the board.
(4) Single-program provider status may be
withdrawn by the board if the provider violates this regulation or if the
quality of the program is not satisfactory to the board.
(d) Each single-program provider and approved
provider shall maintain a record of each social worker's attendance for a
period of at least three years.
(e) Each single-program provider and approved
provider shall provide each social work participant with verification of the
participant's attendance. This verification shall be on forms approved by the
board.
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