Section 20-146(c)-1 - DefinitionsFor the purposes of sections 20-146(c)-1 to 20-146(c)-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.(2) "Licensee" means an optician licensed pursuant to Section 20-146 of the Connecticut General Statutes.(3) "License renewal due date" means the last day of the month of the licensee's date of birth.(4) "Registration period" means the one-year period during which a license has been renewed in accordance with Section 19a-88 of the Connecticut General Statutes and is current and valid.(5) "Provider" means the individual educator or sponsor conducting a continuing education activity.(6) "Participant" means a licensee who successfully completes a continuing education activity.(7) "Contact hour" means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education activity.(8) "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.(9) "Active Practice" means the treatment in Connecticut of one or more patients by a licensee during any given registration period.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-146(c)-1
Effective October 30, 1998