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Jurisprudence (Law) Related Continuing Education Information


The New Jurisprudence Requirement:

In March 2003 an amendment was added to the continuing education rule in section 4759-4-04 (D) of the Ohio Administrative Code and specifies:

*** "Beginning in two thousand-five, on odd numbered calendar years, each applicant for renewal of a license shall report to the board completion of at least one continuing professional education unit in board approved education in jurisprudence.

Board approved programs in jurisprudence shall include approved programs and activities relating to current laws, rules, and regulations dealing with the practice of dietetics and recent changes that have occurred to those laws, rules, and regulations. A list of approved programs and activities will be published by the board and posted on the board's web-site."

Dietitians seeking to renew their Ohio licenses during odd-numbered years are required to provide evidence to the Ohio Board of Dietetics that they completed at least one continuing professional education unit from an OBD approved jurisprudence (law) related program.

The appropriate evidence (which should be attached to the renewal application) is a copy of a certificate of completion provided by the sponsor of the program. The certificate should clearly indicate that the program is approved by the Ohio Board of Dietetics to meet the jurisprudence requirement, and include the name of the participant, title of the program, date and location of the program, and be signed by the provider.

Dietitians should be careful to complete different programs each time they submit an approved program to the Board. The same program may not be submitted twice.

Dietitians meeting the requirement for the first time may benefit from completing the first Board approved Home Study Course titled "Ohio Board of Dietetics Jurisprudence Continuing Education Requirement" that is available on-line at the Quia web-site www.quia.com/web. The course explains the jurisprudence requirement, and upon successful completion of the quiz will provide a certificate that may be used to meet the jurisprudence requirement. (Please note that dietitians licensed in Ohio or renewing their licenses since 2003 may have previously completed this course and should not attempt to submit it a second time for jurisprudence credit.)


The following programs have been approved by the Ohio Board of Dietetics to meet the 2011 Jurisprudence continuing requirement:

Home Study Courses Published by the Ohio Board of Dietetics: are available free of charge on-line at the Quia website: www.quia.com/web
(please note you must enroll as a student before taking any of the courses)

for instructions to to enroll as a student: click here

Course Name
Quia Code
Cpeu(s)
New Courses
Clarifying the Ohio Dietitian Licensure Law for Unlicensed Health, Wellness, Fitness Professionals
CDEH979
1 cpeu *
 
Old Courses (make sure you have not already used these courses previously)
Ohio Board of Dietetics Jurisprudence Continuing
Education Requirement (ONLY FOR DIETITIANS
LICENSED/REACTIVATED/REINSTATED AFTER
JULY 2009)

JAH437
1 cpeu


Programs and Presentations Offered in Ohio after 7/1/2009

Provision of General Non-Medical Nutrition Information by the Public

7/21/2009 "Update on Ohio Board of Dietetics Revised Standards Of Practice Rules"
Presented by: Kay Mavko, MS, RD, LD, Ohio Board of Dietetics
Sponsored by: Nationwide Children's Hospital Clinical Nutrition & Lactation
Columbus, Ohio

1 cpeu
8/4/2009 "Who Does What?..and Who is Responsible? Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians in Ohio"
Presented by: Kay Mavko, MS, RD, LD, Ohio Board of Dietetics
Sponsored by: EF-OHCA - Dietary Conference
Lewis Center, Ohio
1 cpeu
8/19/2009 "Order Writing Privileges: What's Right? What's Legal? Wha'ts Within Our Scope of Practice" (webcast)
Presented by: Kay Mavko, MS, RD, LD, Ohio Board of Dietetics
Sponsored by: Premier Health Partners
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton
Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, OH
Atrium Medical Center, Middletown, OH
1 cpeu
9/15/2009 - Independence, Ohio
9/16/2009 - Columbus, Ohio
9/17/2009 - Miamisburg, Ohio
Presented by: Suzanne Cryst, RD, CSG, LD and Gretchen Robinson, MS, RD, LD, FADA
"Licensure Rules Changes & Nutrition Care Process"
Sponsored by: EFOHCA
2 cpeu
9/25/2009 - "Ohio Licensure and Standards of Practice"
Presented by: Kay Mavko, MS, RD, LD, Ohio Board of Dietetics
Sponsored by: Ohio Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities (OCDHCF)
Columbus, Ohio
1 cpeu
10/16/2009 – “Ohio Licensure and the Revised Standards of Practice Impact on Dietitians, Dietetic Technicians, and Nutrition Assistants"
Presented by: Kay Mavko, MS, Rd, LD Ohio Board of Dietetics
Sponsored by: Dietary Solutions
Lewis Center, Ohio

1 cpeu
12/1/2009 - “Avoiding Malpractice Claims – Tips for Documenting in the Medical Record”
Presented by: Beth Stautberg, Sr. VP & General Counsel
Sponsored by: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
1 cpeu



Home Study Courses Available from Commercial
Continuing Education Providers

Ethics: Applications for Nutrition Professionals
By: S. L. Anderson, PhD, RD
Available through Wolfe Rinke
www.wolferinke.com
10 cpeus*
Ethical Dilemmas & Decisions
By: Sari Edelstein, PhD, RD
Available through Nutrition Dimension
www.nutritiondimension.com
8 cpeus*
"Charting with a Jury in Mind"
By: Joe Flores, JD, FNP, MSN, CCRN
Available through CEU4U
www.CEU4U.com
1 cpeu *


Programs Presented at the 2009
Food Nutrition Conference and Expo in Denver, CO

10/18/2009 - "Protecting Dietetics Practice from Scope Creep"
Presented by: Brenda Richardson, MA, RD, LD, CD and Carol Pitts, MS, RD

Sponsored by: American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition
Conference and Exposition
Denver, Colorado
1.5 cpeu *
  


Webinars/Teleseminars Available from Commercial Education Providers

May 20, 2008 "Risky Business: Protecting Yourself in a Litigious World"
Presented by: Craig Busey, Esq. and Nancy Collins, PhD, RD
RD411.com
Sponsored by: The American Dietetic Association

2 cpeus*
January 22, 2010 “Doing What is Right: Ethical Applications in Dietetics”
Presented by: Marianne Smith Edge, MS, RD, FADA and Jana Kicklighter, PhD, RD, LD

Sponsored by: The American Dietetic Association
To enroll go to: www.eatright.org/
2cpeus *

* these programs are also approved by CDR
for general continuing education

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