Ohio Admin. Code 4751-1-08 - Registration of educational institutions and continuing education training agencies; approval of courses of study and programs of instruction
(A) The board may authorize any educational
institution or affiliate or other training agency for continuing education to
provide the educational requirements of Chapter 4751. of the Revised Code and
this chapter.
Any educational institution affiliate, or other training
agency, if authorized, shall be registered with the
All training agencies shall individually apply to the on BELTSS form E-1 and, if approved, be
registered by the
(B) There are two categories of continuing
education training agencies:
(1) Preferred: A
continuing education training agency that has been certified for at least three
years and offers at least fifty courses per year.
(2) Certified: A continuing education
training agency that is an accredited college or university; a statewide or
national government agency relating to nursing home administration; a
statewide, national association, or professional society relating to nursing
home administration; or, a society, organization, or individual having a
specific and primary educational focus on long-term services and supports
administration education..
(C) The fee structure for
providers is as follows:
(1) Preferred:
(a) An annual fee of seven hundred fifty
dollars.
(b) Biennial renewal fee
of one hundred fifty dollars upon submission of renewal paperwork. This is in
addition to the annual fee.
(2) Certified:
(a) Initial application fee of two hundred
fifty dollars.
(b) Biennial renewal
fee of one hundred fifty dollars upon submission of renewal
paperwork.
(c) A fee of fifteen
dollars per continuing education hour or partial hour reviewed.
(3) Preferred and certified:
(a) For certified providers, courses
submitted fewer than sixty days of the course date, including multiple site or
date courses, will be charged a one hundred fifty dollar late fee and must
submit a waiver request. Requests will be reviewed and may not be granted.
Preferred providers are exempt from this requirement.
(b) For certified providers, the same course
multiple site or date approval fee within current year: ten dollars per
site/date. Preferred providers are exempt from this requirement.
(c) Fees must be paid prior to agencies
receiving a course approval number. Fees are non-refundable, even if courses
are not approved. Incomplete applications will be returned. Adjustments to
continuing education training agency categories will not be made in order to
change or avoid fees. Fees may be adjusted at the board 's discretion via the
rule revision process. Fees are waived for state government agencies.
(D) The board 's
continuing education committee shall evaluate all provider applications. The
board shall notify applicants of their provider approval status.
(E) The board 's continuing education
committee shall evaluate all continuing education programs. The board shall
notify applicants of their provider approval status.
(F) Pre-licensure education: Courses of study
or programs of instruction offered for the purposes of general educational
requirements, as set forth in paragraph (A)(4) of rule
4751-1-05
of the Administrative Code, and for the special academic requirements in health
care administration , as set forth in paragraph (A)(5) of rule
4751-1-05
of the Administrative Code, shall be deemed acceptable for such purposes,
provided that:
(1) The courses of study and
programs of instruction in general education are offered for academic credit by
an accredited educational institution , as defined in rule
4751-1-02
of the Administrative Code.
(2) The
special courses of study or programs of instruction in health care
administration shall at least cover the subject areas set forth in the core of
knowledge in nursing home administration, as outlined in rule
4751-1-06
of the Administrative Code; course content need not be limited to these subject
areas; these courses and programs shall be approved by the board .
(3) If academic credit is not offered, such
course of study or program of instruction is within the jurisdiction of an
academic department of an accredited educational institution .
(G) Continuing education : Courses
of study or programs of instruction offered to meet the educational
requirements for annual renewal of the certificate of registration of the
nursing home administrator license shall be in the subject areas of the core of
knowledge in nursing home administration, as outlined in rule
4751-1-06
of the Administrative Code, and shall be one of the following:
(1) An accredited educational institution 's
for-credit courses, non-credit courses, and non-degree programs.
(2) Courses or programs of which the board
approves that are offered by educational institutions other than accredited
educational institutions;
(3)
Courses or programs provided by approved training agencies for continuing
education , as defined in rule
4751-1-02
of the Administrative Code.
(H) Training agency courses of study or
programs of instruction offered for continuing education purposes on a
non-academic credit basis shall be submitted to the board for approval at least
sixty calendar days before the anticipated date of registration for the course
or program; such submittal shall be on BELTSS form
E-2 and, if necessary, the sixty-day waiver request form and shall provide
thereon all required information. The board may grant a variance to
the time frame for submittal upon a showing that a recent change in state or
federal regulatory requirements affecting the nursing home industry
necessitates prompt approval of the course of study or program of instruction
so that nursing home administrators may receive timely information concerning
compliance with the requirements.
(I) Definitions for this
rule:
"BELTSS form E-1" means "BELTSS Form
E-1 ('Application for
"BELTSS form E-2" means "BELTSS Form
E-2 ('Application for Approval of
"Sixty-day waiver request form"
means "'60-Day Waiver Request Form' (Rev., July, 2015)."
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4751.04; 42 U.S.C. 1396g; 42 C.F.R. 431.707
Rule Amplifies: 4751.04, 4751.26, 4751.381; 42 U.S.C. 1396g; 42 C.F.R. 431.707, 431.708, 431.714
Prior Effective Dates: 04/22/1986, 06/14/1989 (Emer.), 09/22/1989, 07/24/2011, 06/01/2015, 04/16/2018, 02/17/2019
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