Section 4717-9-05 - Webinar continuing education(A) As used in this rule:"Webinar continuing education" means education for professional licensure in which instruction occurs simultaneously between the instructors and participants who are not located in the same place using a format in which participants are able to interact with the instructor through a question and answer format in real time. Webinar continuing education adds technology to instruction through the use of an electronic, cyber, or a digital medium.
(B) The course shall be designed and conducted in accordance with paragraph (E) of rule 4717-9-01 of the Administrative Code.(C) A course provider seeking approval to offer a webinar course shall submit to the board for review the following no later than thirty days prior to offering the course:(1) The course materials, course instructions, course presenter and presenter's bio;(D) The board may grant a continuing education webinar course approval for credit when the course provider can demonstrate to the board the following:(1) The course providers shall have adequate security in place to assure that the individual who receives credit for the course is the individual who completed the program or require a signed affidavit/statement from the course participant;(2) A means of timing the course to subtract the time when the individual has logged off the program and to ensure the hours credited equal to hours taken;(3) Randomized periodic check points with an automatic timeout to ensure the individual remains engaged in the course and in front of the monitor.(E) Failure to provide any of these items or demonstrate capability may result in denial of a request.Ohio Admin. Code 4717-9-05
Effective: 2/6/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 1/1/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4717.04(A)(6)
Rule Amplifies: 4717.09
Prior Effective Dates: 01/10/2019