Utah
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Updated: 5/1/2018
Summary Dentist
Renewal Deadline: May 31st Even Years
Renewal Period: 2 Years
Required Hours: 30
State Mandated CE Courses: CPR (does not count toward hours), 2 hrs controlled substance prescribing class
Limits on Courses: 3 hours of Practice Management, 50% of self-study with test
Other: 10 hrs max for teaching, 6 hrs max from provider DOPL, 1 hr of CE for 4 hours volunteer (4.5 hrs max)
Summary RDH
Renewal Deadline: May 31st Even Years
Renewal Period: 2 Years
Required Hours: 30
State Mandated CE Courses: CPR (Does not count toward hours)
Limits on Courses: 3 hours of Practice Management, 50% of self-study with test
Other: 10 hrs max for teaching, 6 hrs max from provider DOPL, 1 hr of CE for 4 hours volunteer (4.5 hrs max)
Utah Board of Dentistry and DOPL
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act Rule
R156-69-304a. Continuing Education - Dentist and Dental Hygienist.
In accordance with Section 58-69-304, qualified continuing professional education requirements are established as the following:
(1) All licensed dentists and dental hygienists shall complete 30 hours of qualified continuing professional education during each two year period of licensure.
(2) Qualified continuing professional education hours for licensees who have not been licensed for the entire two year period will be prorated from the date of licensure.
(3) Continuing education under this section shall:
(a) be relevant to the licensee's professional practice;
(b) be prepared and presented by individuals who are qualified by education, training and experience to provide dental and dental hygiene continuing education; and
(c) have a method of verification of attendance and completion.
(4) Credit for continuing education shall be recognized in accordance with the following:
(a) unlimited hours shall be recognized for continuing education completed in blocks of time of not less than 50 minutes in formally established classroom courses, seminars, lectures, conferences, or training sessions which meet the criteria listed in Subsection (3) above, and which are approved by, conducted by or under sponsorship of:
(i) the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing;
(ii) recognized universities and colleges;
(iii) professional associations, societies and organizations representing a licensed profession whose program objectives relate to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene; or
(iv) ADA or any subgroup thereof, the ADHA or any subgroup thereof, an accredited dental, dental hygiene or dental postgraduate program, a government agency, a recognized health care professional association or a peer study club;
(b) a maximum of ten hours per two year period may be recognized for teaching continuing education relevant to dentistry and dental hygiene;
(c) a maximum of 15 hours per two year period may be recognized for continuing education that is provided via Internet or through home study which provides an examination and a completion certificate;
(d) a maximum of six hours per two year period may be recognized for continuing education provided by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing; and
(e) qualified continuing professional education may include up to three hours in practice and office management.
(5) If properly documented that a licensee is engaged in full time activities or is subjected to circumstances which prevent that licensee from meeting the continuing education requirements established under this section, the licensee may be excused from the requirement for a period of up to three years. However, it is the responsibility of the licensee to document the reasons and justify why the requirement could not be met.
(6) Hours for recertification in CPR, BCLS, ACLS and PALS do not count as continuing education.
(7) A licensee shall be responsible for maintaining competent records of completed qualified continuing professional education for a period of four years after close of the two year period to which the records pertain. It is the responsibility of the licensee to maintain such information with respect to qualified continuing professional education to demonstrate it meets the requirements under this section.
58-37-6.5. Continuing education for controlled substance prescribers.
(1) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Controlled substance prescriber" means an individual, other than a veterinarian, who:
(i) is licensed to prescribe a controlled substance under Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act; and
(ii) possesses the authority, in accordance with the individual's scope of practice, to prescribe schedule II controlled substances and schedule III controlled substances that are applicable to opioid narcotics, hypnotic depressants, or psychostimulants.
(b) "D.O." means an osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed under Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
(c) "FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(d) "M.D." means a physician and surgeon licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act.
(e) "SBIRT" means the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment approach used by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or defined by the division, in consultation with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, by administrative rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(2)
(a) Beginning with the licensing period that begins after January 1, 2014, as a condition precedent for license renewal, each controlled substance prescriber shall complete at least 3.5 continuing education hours per licensing period that satisfy the requirements of Subsection (3).
(b)
(i) Beginning with the licensing period that begins after January 1, 2024, as a condition precedent for license renewal, each controlled substance prescriber shall complete at least 3.5 continuing education hours in an SBIRT-training class that satisfies the requirements of Subsection (4).
(ii) Completion of the SBIRT-training class, in compliance with Subsection (2)(b)(i), fulfills the continuing education hours requirement in Subsection (3) for the licensing period in which the class was completed.
(iii) A controlled substance prescriber:
(A) need only take the SBIRT-training class once during the controlled substance prescriber's licensure in the state; and
(B) shall provide a completion record of the SBIRT-training class in order to be reimbursed for SBIRT services to patients, in accordance with Section 26-18-22 and Section 49-20-416.
(3) A controlled substance prescriber shall complete at least 3.5 hours of continuing education in one or more controlled substance prescribing classes, except dentists who shall complete at least two hours, that satisfy the requirements of Subsections (4) and (6).
(4) A controlled substance prescribing class shall:
(a) satisfy the division's requirements for the continuing education required for the renewal of the controlled substance prescriber's respective license type;
(b) be delivered by an accredited or approved continuing education provider recognized by the division as offering continuing education appropriate for the controlled substance prescriber's respective license type; and
(c) include a postcourse knowledge assessment.
(5) An M.D. or D.O. completing continuing professional education hours under Subsection (4) shall complete those hours in classes that qualify for the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award Category 1 Credit.
(6) The 3.5 hours of the controlled substance prescribing classes under Subsection (4) shall include educational content covering the following:
(a) the scope of the controlled substance abuse problem in Utah and the nation;
(b) all elements of the FDA Blueprint for Prescriber Education under the FDA's Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioid Analgesics Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy, as published July 9, 2012, or as it may be subsequently revised;
(c) the national and Utah-specific resources available to prescribers to assist in appropriate controlled substance and opioid prescribing;
(d) patient record documentation for controlled substance and opioid prescribing; and
(e) office policies, procedures, and implementation.
(7)
(a) The division, in consultation with the Utah Medical Association Foundation, shall determine whether a particular controlled substance prescribing class satisfies the educational content requirements of Subsections (4) and (6) for an M.D. or D.O.
(b) The division, in consultation with the applicable professional licensing boards, shall determine whether a particular controlled substance prescribing class satisfies the educational content requirements of Subsections (4) and (6) for a controlled substance prescriber other than an M.D. or D.O.
(c) The division may by rule establish a committee that may audit compliance with the Utah Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Educational Programming Project grant, that satisfies the educational content requirements of Subsections (4) and (6) for a controlled substance prescriber.
(8) A controlled substance prescribing class required under this section:
(a) may be held:
(i) in conjunction with other continuing professional education programs; and
(ii) online; and
(b) does not increase the total number of state-required continuing professional education hours required for prescriber licensing.
(9) The division may establish rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement this section.
(10) A controlled substance prescriber who, on or after July 1, 2017, obtains a waiver to treat opioid dependency with narcotic medications, in accordance with the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 823 et seq., may use the waiver to satisfy the 3.5 hours of the continuing education requirement under Subsection (3) for two consecutive licensing periods.