Utah Admin. Code R156-16a-304 - Continuing Education
In accordance with Section 58-16a-304, the standards for the 30 hours of qualified continuing professional education are as follows:
(1) Except for the special courses and
volunteer hours described in Subsections
R156-16a-304(2), (3) and
(4), all qualified continuing professional
education must be:
(a) courses approved by
the Council on Professional Education (COPE); or
(b) optometry-related courses approved by the
Council on Medical Education.
(2) A maximum of two hours of continuing
professional education may be courses in certification or recertification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BCLS).
(3) A maximum of two hours of continuing
professional education may come from the Division of Occupational and
Professional Licensing for training regarding the use of the Utah Controlled
Substance Database.
(4) Licensees
may fulfill up to 15% of their continuing education requirement by providing
volunteer services within the scope of their license at a qualified location,
in accordance with Section
58-13-3. For every four documents
hours of volunteer services, the licensee may earn one hour of continuing
education.
(5) Qualified continuing
professional education hours for licensees who have not been licensed for the
entire two-year renewal cycle will be prorated from the date of
licensure.
(6) A licensee shall
maintain competent records of completed qualified continuing professional
education for a period of four years after close of the two-year licensure
period to which the records pertain. It is the responsibility of the licensee
to demonstrate that their continuing professional education meets the
requirements of this section.
(7)
Hours in excess of the 30 hours obtained in one two-year licensure cycle cannot
be transferred to the next renewal cycle.
(8) A licensee who has a serious health
problem or who has left the United States for an extended period of time, which
may prevent the licensee from being able to comply with the professional
continuing education requirements established under this section, may be
excused from completing some or all of the requirements established under this
section by submitting a written request to the Division and receiving Division
approval.
(9) Additional continuing
professional education hours required for controlled substance prescribers
shall be in accordance with Section
58-37-6.5 and Section
R156-37-402.
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