Utah Admin. Code R156-42a-304 - Continuing Education
(1) Continuing
education required by Subsection
58-42a-302.5(1) shall consist of
24 hours of qualified continuing professional education in each preceding
two-year period of licensure or prior to reinstatement of licensure. Each hour
of continuing professional education may include a 10-minute break.
(2) If a renewal period is shortened or
extended to effect a change of renewal cycle, the continuing professional
education hours required for that renewal period shall be increased or
decreased accordingly as a pro rata amount of the requirements of a two-year
period.
(3) The required number of
contact hours of continuing professional education for an individual who first
becomes licensed during the two-year renewal cycle shall be decreased by a
pro-rata amount.
(4) The standards
for qualified continuing professional education include:
(a) an identifiable clear statement of
purposed and defined objective for the educational program directly related to
the practice of occupational therapy;
(b) relevance to the licensee's professional
practice;
(c) presentation in a
competent, well organized, and sequential manner consistent with the stated
purpose and objective of the continuing education;
(d) preparation and presentation by
individuals who are qualified by education, training, and experience;
(e) completion of a minimum of two hours
related to legal and ethical principles of practice; and
(f) verification from the continuing
education provider to licensee of the completed continuing education.
(5) Supervision of one Level II
occupational therapy student may account for two hours of continuing education,
up to a maximum of eight hours of continuing education during each renewal
cycle.
(6) Records of qualified
continuing education completion shall be maintained by the licensee and
reported to the Division when requested.
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