<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:75:04:03 Continuing professional education group program criteria.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:75:04:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:75:04:03 Continuing professional education group program criteria."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:75:04:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing professional education group program criteria.</b> A group program qualifies as acceptable continuing professional education if it meets the general criterion in §&nbsp;20:75:04:02 and meets the following criteria:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;An outline of the program is prepared in advance and preserved by the sponsor for four years.&nbsp; For compliance with this subdivision by informal organizations presenting continuing professional education, responsibility for retaining a copy of the outline of the program for four years may be abdicated to the participant;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The program is at least 50 minutes in length;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;The program is conducted by a qualified instructor, discussion leader, or lecturer. A qualified instructor, discussion leader, or lecturer is anyone whose background, training, education, or experience makes it appropriate for that person to lead a discussion on the subject matter of the particular program;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;A record of attendance is maintained by the sponsor for four years.&nbsp; For compliance with this subdivision, informal organizations presenting continuing professional education sessions may abdicate retention of the attendance record to the participant;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Criteria for continuing professional group program education must meet the documentation requirements of §&nbsp;20:75:04:14; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;Criteria for continuing professional group program education must meet the requirements of sponsorship standards in §&nbsp;20:75:04:16 and §§&nbsp;20:75:04:19 to 20:75:04:21, inclusive.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 29 SDR 16, effective August 14, 2002; 31 SDR 97, adopted December 17, 2004, effective July 1, 2005.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-12">36-20B-12(3).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-20B-27">36-20B-27.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>