Section 339.16001. Definitions.

(1) As used in these rules:

(a)    “Continuing education” means an instructional course or activity designed to bring licensees up to date on a particular area of knowledge or skills relevant to a licensee’s area of professional practice.

(b)   “Course” means any qualifying activity with a clear purpose and objective that will maintain, improve, or expand the skills and knowledge relevant to the licensee’s area of professional practice. Regular duties for compensation shall not be considered qualified activities, except for employer compensated continuing education activities.

(c)   “Distance learning” means any of the following:

(i)    Courses where an instructor and a licensee may be apart and instruction takes place through online or electronic media.

(ii)     Courses which include, but are not limited to, instruction presented through interactive classrooms, at the job site, computer conferencing, and interactive computer systems.

(2) Terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.

History: 1985 AACS; 2008 AACS; 2013 AACS; 2014 AACS.