The Mass Bd of Registration completed its revision of the current Mass Rules and Regulations yesterday.The Board has decided to increase the CE requirements.I brought up the subject of distance learning and obtaining CE's over the net.There was some discussion concerning whether or not they should be allowed, and also whether a percentage should be "face to face" CE's.
At this point our legal counsel jumped in to say that according to the American with Disabilities Act if home study courses are allowed, then ALL home study or distance learning must count.You can not discriminate against those who may be incapacitated.As unlikely as the situation may be for someone requiring credits to be incapacitated, the possibility does exist, and a challenge to "face to face" will succeed.New York and Connecticut will have to change their requirement in order to comply.I can't believe their respective counsels let this go through.
Lets face it, the "face to face" requirements are there to benefit the state societies, and independent companies who offer CE courses for profit.I feel that the individual will probably gain as much, if not more knowledge, through distance learning.
Thats the view from Cape Cod this morning.
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