(1) Any provider may apply to the board on forms provided by the board for qualification as an approved provider. If a provider is approved, the board will issue a certificate or other notification of qualification. The approval shall be effective for a period of two years and shall be renewable as set forth by the board. Providers who apply to the board for approved provider status must document the following:

(a) Identify the individual responsible for the providers' CE program;

(b) Provide copies of CE material and information used by the provider the previous two years with each renewal; and

(c) Develop a procedure for establishing:

(i) Educational goals and objectives for each program;

(ii) Program evaluation component for each program.

(d) A continuing education provider shall supply each attendee or subscriber with a written program description which lists the topic(s) covered, number of speakers or authors, time devoted to the program topic(s), and the instructional objectives of the program. The program description must also bear a statement of the number of hours of continuing education credit assigned by the provider.

(e) The provider must make available to each attendee or subscriber proof of attendance or participation suitable for verifying to the board the completion of continuing education requirements.

(f) The provider shall retain, for a period of two years, a list of persons to whom proof of attendance or participation as specified in (b) of this subsection was supplied. Providers of nonevaluation self-instruction units shall be exempt from this requirement.

(2) The board shall establish the standards and specifications necessary for a provider to obtain approval. These standards and specifications shall at least be equivalent to those established for continuing education programs in pharmacy by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

(3) The board may revoke or suspend an approval of a provider or refuse to renew such approval if the provider fails to maintain the necessary standards and specifications required.