The 2013 Annual Convention
Continuing Education Credits (CEU's)

The Association Convention submits all sessions for consideration approval from each of the following accrediting organizations. In some instances, some organizations accept only certain classes and do not approve all hours as requested.

Credits have been approved for the following groups:

Accountants:
The Ohio Health Care Association is an approved provider of continuing education credit by the Accountancy Board of Ohio. 16 hours of credit are available. (Approval #CPE.138).

Activity Professionals:
The National Certification Council for Activity Professionals has approved the program for 16 clock hours of continuing education credit. (NCCAP31104-14)

Attorneys: 
This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 13.50 CLE hours with 1.50 hours of ethics instruction. The following sessions are available for CLE credit: T02, T03, T06, T07, T08, T10, T11, T15, T16, T29, T36, T41, W01, W02, W04, W06, W10, W12, W15, W17, W19, W23 (ethics), W24, W25, W27, W32, W33, R01, R02, R03, R05, R07, R11, R19, R25.

Chefs: 
Program has been approved by the American Culinary Federation Foundation for up to 16.5 CEHs.

Dietary Managers:
16 general hours and 3 food show hours have been approved by the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers. (Approval #152450). You must sign a form at the Registration Desk to receive this credit.

Dietitians and DTRs: 
This program has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 16 CPEUs. 3 exhibit hours are also available. (Program #108071, Provider: [ZZ655] Ohio Health Care Association)

Human Resources (PHR, SPHR, GPHR):
This program,ORG-PROGRAM-141151, has been approved for 11 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Please be sure to note the program ID number on your recertification application form. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org . The following sessions are approved: T08, T11, T15, T38, W04, W28, W39, R11, R25.

Nurses: 
Nurses please note any continuing education that has been approved by BENHA (or any other accredited body) can be accepted by the Ohio Board of Nursing in the State of Ohio. Nurses may use this continuing education to meet their licensure requirements. Please refer to OBN continuing education rules 4723-14-01 thru 4723-14-19. Nurses may obtain 17 hours utilizing this rule. Nurses may also obtain an additional 6 hours at the E-Learning Lab. 

Occupational Therapist: 
13.5 hours have been approved from the Occupational Therapy Section of the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainers Board. Credit is not available for session T22 or R26. Session W23 qualifies for ethics credit. Approval #130493ETHw23.

Ohio Administrators: 
The Ohio Health Care Association is an approved provider of continuing education credit by the Ohio Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators (BENHA) and has approved this program for 16 hours of preferred credit. Administrators may also obtain 5 additional hours at the E-Learning Lab. E-Learning Lab credits are considered self-study by Ohio BENHA.

Ohio Department of DD: 
A variety of programs have been pre-approved by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Resources, Office of Staff Development and Certification for hours Adult Services, Case Management, Supt/Asst Supt (Business/Public Administration Stream). Click this link for approval information.

Ohio Social Work: 
The Ohio Health Care Association is an approved provider of continuing education credit by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. The following sessions are available for Social Work credit: T01, T04, T06, T09, T17, T27, T37, T40, W05, W16, W22, W23, W34, R02, R06, R20, R21, R24 (Approval #RSX010801).

Out of State Administrators: 
The National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) has approved the above named program for continuing education credit (Program Approval Number 3042013-33.00-10885-in) for continuing education credit. This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 33.00 clock hours and 16.00 participant hours. NAB Credit is available at the following sessions only: T03, T10, T19, T22, T31, T39, T40, W01, W03, W04, W17, W19, W25, W35, W38, R03, R05, R25, R26. You must sign a form at the Registration Desk to receive this credit.

Administrators may also obtain 5 additional hours at the E-Learning Lab. Please note E-Learning Lab programs are considered self study for Ohio Administrators.

Physical Therapists: 

The Ohio Physical Therapy Association (OPTA) has approved the following courses for continuing education in Ohio:  T04, T06, T09, T17, T18, T26, T28, W05, W09, W15, W16, W21, W22, W31, W34, R03, R04, R06, R20, R21) Physical Therapists can obtain 12.5 CEs (Approval #13S0811).

 

Speech Therapists: 
SLP: Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - Meets Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology education standards as stated in ORC 4753-4-01-B-2: Continuing education hours may be earned in the following continuing education experiences. Any activity approved for continuing education hours in related disciplines by any licensure board of the state of Ohio or any other state.