Section 17-7305. APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

 

7305.1  The Board shall only approve continuing education programs and activities that, in its discretion, contribute to professional competence in the practice of occupational therapy assistants and that may be approved as provided in this section.

 

7305.2 The Board may approve continuing education programs and activities that are relevant to the practice or education of occupational therapy assistants that document the following:

 

(a) Current subject matter with course description;

 

(b) Content focus;

 

(c) Learning outcomes;

 

(d) Target audience; and

 

(e) The number of contact hours.

 

7305.3 The Board may approve the following types of activities:

 

(a) Activities sponsored by the state or local occupational therapy organizations;

 

(b) Activities sponsored by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT);

 

(c) Activities sponsored by AOTA approved providers;

 

(d) Activities sponsored by an accredited healthcare facility; or

 

(e) Activities sponsored by an accredited college or university.

 

7305.4  The Board may grant continuing education credit for the following activities:

 

(a) Serving as an author of a self-study article or series;

 

(b)Serving as an instructor or speaker at a conference program or an academic course;

 

(c) Serving as an instructor at a peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed seminar, workshop, or in-service clinical training, whether in-person or web-based;

 

(d)Serving as supervisor for persons authorized to practice pursuant to § 7316.2;

(e)Serving as a clinical instructor for students of occupational therapy or any other health occupation;

 

(f)Authoring or editing a published book, a published chapter in a book, or a published article in a professional journal or other nationally recognized publication;

 

(g)Participating as a primary clinical fieldwork educator for Level I or Level II fieldwork; and

 

(h)Participating in board or committee work in connection with an agency or a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and enhance the practice of occupational therapy.

 

7305.5The following activities shall not meet the requirement of § 7305.1 and may not be approved as continuing education required under this chapter:

 

(a) Mandatory non-clinical in-service competency or education programs including, but not limited to, Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), first aid, infection control, emergency preparedness, or documentation update; and

 

(b) Mandatory organization-specific trainings or programs required as part of job performance or development.

 

7305.6 The applicant shall bear the burden of establishing, to the Board’s satisfaction, that such supervisory activities, professional volunteer activities, or services as an instructor, speaker, publisher, or editor as provided by § 7305.4 are eligible for credit and approval in accordance with § 7305.1.

 

authority

Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 408 (January 17, 2014).