HIV/AIDS Continuing Education for Health Professionals
List of all state-approved HIV/AIDS courses (pdf, 1.3MB)
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Meeting Your HIV/AIDS Licensure Requirement Is Now Easier, Online and Free |
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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is pleased to announce the release of a free online HIV/AIDS module. This web-based, self-paced study module discusses many facets of HIV/AIDS: medical aspects, epidemiology, transmission, prevention, treatment, OSHA and CDC recommendations, attitudes and behaviors, services available, reporting requirements and other legal issues. A post test is included to access the certificate of completion required by licensure boards. Participants can access the course by visiting the TRAIN website and creating a personal account (free) and selecting Course ID: 1021131 with the title HIV/AIDS Professional Education in KY... Making It Count - Online Module - 1021131.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint-sponsorship of the Kentucky Medical Association and CHFS. The Kentucky Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This educational program has been developed in cooperation between the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and a Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approved provider for continuing education. KBN approval of an individual nursing continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. The KBN recognizes this course to meet the mandatory HIV/AIDS CE requirement to be earned each 10-year period for license renewal. The LPN earning period is from Nov. 1, 2001 - Oct. 31, 2011; RN earning period from Nov. 1, 2002 - Oct. 31, 2012.
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State Requirements - Background |
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To be licensed in Kentucky, most health professionals are required to receive specific continuing education on HIV/AIDS. All applicants for initial licensure must receive two hours of HIV/AIDS education approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the licensing board or certifying body (a link to the current course list is provided in the next box below). Applicants for licensure or certification renewal on active status must receive training at least once every 10 years thereafter, unless the licensing board or certifying entity requires more frequent completion under administrative regulations.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is responsible for reviewing and approving courses and professional school curricula that meet the specific requirements of Kentucky's statutes.
KRS Chapter 214.610 (pdf, 8k) - Educational course to be completed by health care workers and social workers.
KRS Chapter 214.615 (pdf, 8k) - Required educational course on transmission, control, treatment and prevention of AIDS.
KRS Chapter 214.620 (pdf, 8k) - Planning for implementation of professional education requirement -- Information and education requirements for certain groups.
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Courses Approved for Licensure in Kentucky |
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Instructions:
Download the current list of CHFS-approved HIV/AIDS CE courses (pdf, 198k).
Select one course designated specifically for your profession (see the checked boxes by each course showing which professions are covered by each course). Courses in the list are divided into three categories: online, correspondence and lectures.
Contact the course provider to order the course you have chosen. If the course is offered on the Internet, an active Web link to course content is provided in the course listing. If the course is provided as a lecture, you will have to contact the provider to ask when the lecture will be provided. CHFS does not maintain a schedule of lectures.
Complete or attend the course that you have selected and take the post-test exam. After taking the course, you should receive a certificate showing the CHFS course approval number. When attending lectures, notify the provider that you are completing the course to meet Kentucky licensure requirements and request a signed certificate. Online courses will provide you with a certificate to print from your computer. Correspondence courses will mail you your certificate.
When applying for your initial license, send a copy of the certificate issued by the education provider to your licensure board (see link in the top box for your board information). Do not send your certificate to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, HIV/AIDS Branch.
When applying for license renewal, contact your board for its requirements for submitting proof.
For information or clarification concerning CEUs and requirements of your licensure board, please contact the appropriate board.
If you still have questions about the list of approved HIV/AIDS courses after reading these instructions and those included on the first page of the list, please call the HIV/AIDS Branch at (502) 564-6539, extension 3555, or e-mail Greg Lee.
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Course Provider Application |
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To become a course provider and submit an HIV/AIDS course for review and authentication under the provisions or KRS 214.610/615/620, please complete the application linked below, save it to your hard drive and return it by E-mail as instructed within the document. Paper submissions are not accepted. Courses also are not accepted without a completed application.
Courses must be approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services before they can be used to satisfy licensure requirements.
Provider Application for HIV/AIDS Course Approval (pdf, 903k)
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Professional Schools with Approved Curricula |
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The Cabinet for Health and Family Services also reviews and determines if the HIV/AIDS content of professional schools meets KRS requirements. Schools with qualifying curricula are listed by the Cabinet. If an applicant has graduated within two years (five years for physicians who have been in a residency program throughout the interim) prior to application from a professional school listed below, and the school is listed for the year of graduation, applicants are deemed to have met the HIV/AIDS requirement and will not have to complete a separate course.
To have a curriculum survey sent to your school before you graduate, please call CHFS at (502) 564-6539, extension 3555, or e-mail for instructions. Allow at least one month for processing after your school responds. CHFS does not review curricula for students who have already graduated.
The links below show which professional schools offer approved curricula:
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