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.