Volume 41 - Issue 36 - September 8, 2022
State of Kansas
Board of Healing Arts
Temporary Administrative Regulations
Article 69.—ATHLETIC TRAINING
100-69-10. License renewal; continuing education. (a) As a condition of renewal, each licensed athletic trainer shall submit, in addition to the annual application for renewal of licensure, evidence of satisfactory completion of at least 20 hours of continuing education within the preceding year and proof of continuous certification in emergency cardiac care procedures including administration of an automated external defibrillator (AED) through a nationally recognized provider approved by the board. Each course approved by the board of certification for the athletic trainer shall meet this requirement.
(1) Acceptable providers of certification in emergency cardiac care (ECC) procedures shall be those adhering to the most current international guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care.
(2) Online ECC courses shall not be accepted, unless the provider confirms in writing that the skills were demonstrated and tested in person by a qualified instructor.
(3) Instructor certifications shall not be accepted, unless the provider confirms in writing that the instructors are required to maintain and successfully demonstrate provider skills to renew instructor status.
(b) Any licensee who suffered an illness or injury during the 12-month period before the expiration date of the license that made it impossible or extremely difficult to reasonably obtain the required continuing education hours may be granted an extension of not more than six months, in order to complete the continuing education requirements.
(c) Each athletic trainer initially licensed within one year of the expiration date of the license shall be exempt from the continuing education required by subsection (a) for that first renewal period.
(d) All continuing education shall be related to the field of athletic training and shall be presented by providers approved by the board. In order to qualify as board-approved, the continuing education shall be delivered by an approved provider or shall be intended for an audience of credentialed health care providers. The content shall be at least entry-level and shall pertain to one of the current domains of athletic training practice identified by the board. The current domains of athletic training practice identified by the board of certification of athletic trainers shall meet this requirement.
(e) One hour shall be 60 minutes of continuing education meeting the requirements of subsection (f).
(f) The categories of continuing education experiences shall be the following:
(1) Category A. The number of hours for all category A continuing education experiences shall be granted upon receipt of documented evidence of attendance or documented evidence of satisfactory completion issued by a national, state, or local organization meeting the requirements of subsections (a) and (d). Category A continuing education experiences shall include the following:
(A) Symposium. “Symposium” shall mean a conference of more than a single session organized for the purpose of discussing a specific subject from various viewpoints and by various speakers.
(B) Seminar. “Seminar” shall mean directed advanced study or discussion in a specific field of interest.
(C) Workshop. “Workshop” shall mean a series of meetings designed for intensive study, work, or discussion in a specific field of interest.
(D) Conference. “Conference” shall mean a formal meeting of a number of people for a discussion in a specific field of interest.
(E) Home study course. “Home study course” shall mean an online webinar course designed for advanced study in a specific field of interest.
(2) Category B. Category B continuing education experiences shall include the following:
(A) Scholarly presentations. The number of hours granted for scholarly presentations shall be the following:
(i) 10 hours for a speaker at a clinical symposium where the primary audience is allied health care professionals; and
(ii) five hours for a speaker at a seminar, workshop, or conference where the primary audience is allied health care professionals.
(B) Publication activities. The number of hours granted for writing a professional publication shall be the following:
(i) Five hours to author an article in a nonrefereed journal;
(ii) 15 hours to author an article in a refereed journal;
(iii) 10 hours to coauthor an article in a refereed journal;
(iv) 20 hours to author a published textbook;
(v) 10 hours to coauthor a published textbook;
(vi) five hours for being a contributing author of a published textbook;
(vii) 10 hours to author a refereed or peer-reviewed poster presentation; and
(viii) five hours to coauthor a poster presentation.
(3) Category C. Category C continuing education experiences shall consist of postcertification education. The number of hours assigned to category C continuing education experiences shall be 10 hours for each credit hour for postcertification education. The content shall be related to one of the domains of athletic training.
(4) Category D. Category D continuing education experiences shall consist of miscellaneous activities, which shall include evidence-based practice. The number of hours granted upon receipt of documented evidence of satisfactory completion for category D continuing education experiences shall be the following:
(A) One hour shall be granted for each hour of attendance at continuing education program activities that are not approved by the board for category A or category B, but that are related to specific athletic training and sports medicine topics.
(B) One hour shall be granted for each hour of listening to unapproved continuing education programs or other multimedia products related to one of the domains of athletic training. No more than five hours per renewal period shall be allowed.
(g) No credit shall be granted for making any repeated presentations of the same subject matter.
(h) No credit shall be granted for reiteration of material or information obtained from attendance at a continuing education program.
(i) To provide evidence of satisfactory completion of continuing education, the following shall be submitted to the board:
(1) Documented evidence of attendance at category A and category D activities;
(2) proof of participation in category B activities, which shall include a copy of any professional publication or documentation of any presentation;
(3) receipt and verification of completion of approved self-instruction from home study courses;
(4) a copy of each transcript or grade report for category C activities; and
(5) personal verification of listening to or viewing continuing education program videotapes, audiotapes, or other multimedia products, as described in paragraph (f)(4)(B). (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-6905; implementing K.S.A. 65-6905 and 65-6909; effective Jan. 9, 1998; amended Nov. 15, 2002; amended Sept. 9, 2005; amended May 15, 2009; amended Jan. 10, 2020; amended, T-100-8-31-22, Aug. 31, 2022.)
Article 73.—RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS
100-73-7. License renewal; continuing education. (a) On the license renewal form, each licensed radiologic technologist shall certify either of the following:
(1) The person completed at least 12 credits of continuing education during the 12-month period immediately preceding the license expiration date. Each person renewing a license for the first time shall be exempt from the 12-month requirement.
(2) The person completed at least 24 credits of continuing education during the 24-month period beginning on the first day of the person’s next birth month after initial certification from the American registry of radiologic technologists and extending 24 months to the end of the month before the birth month. Each subsequent 24-month period shall be measured using the same beginning and ending months.
(b) Any licensee may request that the board grant an extension of the time to complete the required continuing education if, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the license expiration date, the person experienced an undue hardship resulting from illness, injury, or any other circumstance preventing the licensee’s timely completion of continuing education.
(c) One credit shall be 50 minutes of continuing education meeting the requirements of subsection (f).
(d) Each person who certifies completion of continuing education shall, for at least three years following the date of certification, maintain documentation of completion that shall include one of the following:
(1) A verification of completion issued by a national, state, or local organization meeting the requirements of subsections (f) and (g);
(2) a copy of the written materials provided with the continuing education activity, along with documentation of all of the following:
(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the activity sponsor and the name and telephone number of a contact person for the activity sponsor;
(B) the title of the continuing education activity;
(C) the date and location of the activity;
(D) specification of whether the activity was presented in person or by video, satellite, or internet;
(E) the number of continuing education credits completed;
(F) the activity agenda;
(G) the name and professional biographical information of each presenter; and
(H) written proof of participation; or
(3) a notarized certificate of current registration with the American registry of radiologic technologists or the nuclear medicine technology certification board.
(e) Within 30 days following a written request by the board to a licensee, the licensee shall provide the board with proof of completion of continuing education as specified in this regulation.
(f) The categories of continuing education experiences shall be the following:
(1) Meetings and courses. Meetings and courses shall be planned, organized, and administered to enhance the knowledge and skills that a radiologic technologist uses to provide services to patients, the public, or the medical profession. Meetings and courses shall include the following:
(A) Symposium. “Symposium” shall mean a conference of more than a single session organized for the purpose of discussing a specific subject from various viewpoints and by various speakers.
(B) Seminar. “Seminar” shall mean directed advanced study or discussion in a specific field of interest.
(C) Workshop. “Workshop” shall mean a series of meetings designed for intensive study, work, or discussion in a specific field of interest.
(D) Conference. “Conference” shall mean a formal meeting of a number of people for a discussion in a specific field of interest.
(E) Home study course. “Home study course” shall mean a correspondence course designed for advanced study in a specific field of interest.
(2) Leadership. Leadership shall include any presentation at one of the types of meetings described in paragraphs (f)(1)(A) through (D). The number of credits granted for leadership shall be the following:
(A) Six credits for instructor or instructor-trainer at a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course provided by the American red cross, American heart association, or American safety and health institute; and
(B) two credits for the development of each one-hour presentation that meets the requirements of paragraph (f)(1)(A), (B), (C), or (D).
(3) Classwork. Classwork shall include the following:
(A) Six credits for satisfactory completion of an advanced life support class or a pediatric life support class provided by the American red cross, the American heart association, or the American safety and health institute; and
(B) 12 credits for each academic quarter or semester credit granted by a postsecondary educational institution in a course that is relevant to radiologic technology or patient care for which the student received a grade of at least C or its equivalent, or a grade of pass in a pass-fail course. Relevant courses shall include courses in the biologic sciences, physical sciences, radiologic sciences, health and medical sciences, social studies, communication, mathematics, computers, management, and education methodology.
(g) Each continuing education activity offered using distance-learning media shall qualify for continuing education credit if the activity is in one of the categories of continuing education experiences specified in subsection (f) and meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The activity has a mechanism in place for the user to be able to contact the provider regarding questions about the continuing education activity.
(2) The provider of the activity evaluates the user’s knowledge of the subject matter discussed in the continuing education activity.
(3) The activity limits the amount of time within which a user can complete the activity, which shall be no more than twice the number of hours for each credit awarded for the activity.
(4) The person or organization offering the activity provides a printed verification of completion of the activity or allows the user to print verification when the activity is completed. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-7307 and K.S.A. 65-7312; effective Nov. 27, 2006; amended, T-100-8-31-22, Aug. 31, 2022.)
Susan Gile
Acting Executive Director
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