Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
For the purposes of sections 20-195o(c)-1 to 20-195o(c)-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Active practice" means the treatment in Connecticut of one or more patients by a licensee during any given registration period;
(2) "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;
(3) "Contact hour" means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education activity;
(4) "Department" means the Department of Public Health;
(5) "Face-to-face instruction" means in-person, live instruction which a participant physically attends, either individually or as a part of a group of participants;
(6) "Home study program" means continuing education activities clearly related to maintaining skills necessary for the safe and competent practice of clinical social work that require successful completion of a proficiency examination, and may include distance learning and internet-based educational programs;
(7) "Licensee" means a clinical social worker licensed pursuant to Section 20-195n of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(8) "License renewal due date" means the last day of the month of the licensee's date of birth;
(9) "Participant" means a licensee who successfully completes a continuing education activity;
(10) "Provider" means the individual educator or sponsoring organization conducting a continuing education activity; and
(11) "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.
(Adopted effective October 1, 1999; Amended December 5, 2005)