028-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7 - Continuing Education Requirements
(a) Initial
Renewal. A licensee shall be exempt from the continuing education requirement
for the first renewal after being issued an initial license.
(b) Continuing Education Requirements. A
licensee shall complete a minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing education
every two (2) years to renew a license. Three (3) of the required forty (40)
hours of continuing education shall be related to the responsible prescribing
of controlled substances. All continuing education hours shall be earned within
two (2) years prior to the license expiration date. There shall be no carryover
of hours from one renewal period to another.
(c) Continuing Education Content. The content
of continuing education shall relate to the scope of practice of podiatry as
defined in
W.S.
33-9-101(a)(i). Appropriate
content includes, but is not limited to the following:
(i) Clinical medicine and surgery
topics;
(ii) Risk management
associated with patient care (e.g., understanding of and proper documentation
of complications, effective communication with patients, and informed
consent);
(iii) Medical and
professional ethics;
(iv) Public
health; and
(v) Epidemiology and
related issues.
(d)
Sponsorship and Approved Course/Programs. The Board shall accept:
(i) Programs approved by the APMA and their
affiliated organizations;
(ii)
Programs approved for Category 1 credit of the American Medical Association,
and their affiliated organizations; and
(iii) Programs by sponsors approved by the
CPME to conduct continuing education.
(iv) Other educational courses/programs
approved by the Board.
(e) Compliance Review.
(i) Every renewal application shall be
reviewed to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
(ii) The ARC shall send a Notice of
Deficiency to a renewal applicant if:
(A) The
applicant is unable to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of compliance
with this section; or
(B) The ARC
does not approve the continued education claimed by the
applicant.
(iii) Within
sixty (60) days from the date of the Notice of Deficiency, the applicant shall
submit:
(A) Satisfactory documentary evidence
of continuing education to correct the deficiency; or
(B) A written request for the Board to review
the ARC's denial of claimed continuing education.
(iv) If the applicant/licensee does not
provide satisfactory documentary evidence or request Board review, the
application shall be denied.
(v)
Continuing education earned and submitted in response to the Notice of
Deficiency shall not be used to demonstrate competency in the next
renewal.
Notes
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