Ohio Admin. Code 4723-26-05 - Continuing education requirements
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this rule can be found in paragraph (G) of rule 4723-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) Except in the case of the
first renewal of a current, valid certificate to practice as a community health
worker, to be eligible to renew a certificate, a community health worker shall
complete fifteen contact hours of continuing education during each renewal
period. For each reporting period, at least one of the required hours of
continuing education must be directly related to Chapter 4723. of the Revised
Code and the rules of the board in Chapters 4723-1 to 4723-27 of the
Administrative Code. To qualify as continuing education directly related to
Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and the rules of the board, the continuing
education must be approved by an OBN approver, or offered by an OBN approved
provider unit headquartered in the state of Ohio. For each reporting period, at
least one of the required hours of continuing education must be directly
related to establishing and maintaining professional boundaries. This
requirement applies to the reporting period set forth in paragraph (B) of this
rule.
(B) A community health worker
who requests that
places the certificate to practice as a community
health worker be placed on inactive status
shall not be required to meet the continuing education requirement for the
period of time the certificate is on inactive status. To reactivate the
certificate the community health worker shall complete fifteen hours of
continuing education that meet the requirements as set forth in paragraph (A)
of this rule, during the twenty-four months immediately prior to the
application for reactivation.
(C)
The holder of a lapsed certificate shall complete fifteen hours of continuing
education that meet the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule during the
twenty-four months immediately prior to the application for reinstatement of
the certificate.
(D) A community
health worker shall verify completion of the continuing education required by
this rule on the "Community Health Worker Renewal Application" or "Community
Health Worker Reactivation and Reinstatement Application" for certificate
renewal, reactivation or reinstatement, and at the discretion of the board, may
be required to show proof of completion of the approved continuing education.
Failure to verify or provide proof of completion shall result in ineligibility
to renew, reactivate or reinstate a certificate until proof of completion of
the continuing education requirements is provided to the board.
(E) A community health worker who earns more
than the number of contact hours of continuing education required for a single
reporting period cannot apply the excess hours to satisfy future continuing
education requirements.
(F) A
community health worker who is ineligible to renew or reinstate a certificate
due to failure to meet the continuing education requirements, may be required
to show completion of up to thirty contact hours of continuing education, that
meets the requirements of this rule, before their certificate is renewed or
reinstated by the board. The continuing education shall be obtained within the
forty-eight months immediately prior to the application for renewal or
reinstatement.
(G) A community
health worker may use a waiver to satisfy the continuing education requirement
only one time, and must notify the board in writing requesting the waiver. Once
requested the waiver cannot be rescinded and use of the waiver shall be
documented on the community health worker's certification record.
(H) The calculation of contact hours based on
credit hours earned in an academic institution shall be made according to
paragraph (B) of rule
4723-14-04 of the Administrative
Code.
(I) Educational activities
that satisfy the requirements of this rule are the same as those set forth in
rule 4723-14-05 of the Administrative
Code.
(J) The board may conduct a
retrospective audit of any holder of a certificate to practice as a community
health worker to determine compliance with this rule. The audit shall be
conducted according to rule
4723-14-07 of the Administrative
Code. A community health worker shall retain proof of completion of approved
continuing education for a period of six years.
(K) A community health worker certificate
holder who is engaged in active military duty may be eligible for an extension
of time to complete continuing education as provided in rule
4723-2-04 of the Administrative
Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.88
Rule Amplifies: 4723.85
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/2005, 02/01/2010, 02/01/2015, 02/01/2020
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