02-371 C.M.R. ch. 8, § 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
A. Approval of
educational programs shall be considered valid for a period of one (1) year
from the date of approval.
B.
Continuing education units shall be based on a fifty-five (55) minute hour
allowing for a fifteen (15) minute break for each three hour segment.
C. A maximum of six (6) CEUs shall be granted
for a one day program and no program of the same title and content shall be
granted more than twelve (12) hours.
D. Home study programs shall be recognized
for CEU credits when they have been reviewed and approved by NAB. CEUs shall be
limited to twelve (12) per program.
E. Nursing Home Administrators and
Multi-Level Long Term Care Administrators shall be required to obtain
twenty-four (24) hours of Board-approved CEUs between July 1 and June 30 of
each year. An Administrator licensed during any part of the above-mentioned
period shall accumulate no less than the equivalent of two (2) CEUs for each
month following the month of licensure for relicensure.
F. Residential Care Facility Administrators
shall be required to obtain twelve (12) hours of Board-approved CEUs between
July 1 and June 30 of each year. An Administrator licensed during any part of
the above-mentioned period shall accumulate no less than the equivalent of one
(1) CEU for each month following the month of licensure for
relicensure.
G. Each Administrator
shall submit to the Board, as a condition of relicensure, a copy of all
certificates received during the annual licensure period along with the Board
supplied renewal form and renewal fee. Proof of attendance shall be verified
against the sponsoring agencies' on-site sign-in sheets.
H. An Administrator who has accumulated the
necessary CEUs for the current annual period may attend an educational program
of up to six (6) CEUs during the month of June and carry those CEUs into the
ensuing annual period.
I. Up to six
(6) CEUs accumulated during the month of July may be retroactively applied for
licensure renewal. CEUs submitted for this purpose may not be used
twice.
J. An Administrator may
request prior approval for up to twelve (12) CEUs for a three (3) credit
college course related to the field of nursing home administration. Proof of
attendance and completion of the program may be submitted at the time of
license renewal.
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