Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-195c-1

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 20-195c-1 - Definitions

For the purposes of sections 20-195c-1 to 20-195c-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Active practice" means the treatment in Connecticut of one or more patients by a licensee during any given registration period;

(2) "Certificate of completion" means a document issued to a participant by a provider which certifies that the participant has successfully completed a continuing education activity;

(3) "Contact hour" means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education activity;

(4) "Department" means the Department of Public Health;

(5) "Face-to-face instruction" means in-person, live instruction which a participant physically attends, either individually or as a part of a group of participants;

(6) "Home study program" means continuing education activities clearly related to maintaining skills necessary for the safe and competent practice of marital and family therapy that include a proficiency examination and are sponsored, endorsed or approved by a regionally accredited academic institution, or the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or its affiliates;

(7) "Licensee" means a marital and family therapist licensed pursuant to section 20-195c of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(8) "License renewal due date" means the last day of the month of the licensee's date of birth;

(9) "Participant" means a licensee who successfully completes a continuing education activity;

(10) "Provider" means the individual educator or sponsoring organization conducting a continuing education activity; and

(11) "Registration period" means the one-year period for which a license has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 of the Connecticut General Statutes and is current and valid.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-195c-1

Adopted effective November 4, 2003