Continuing Education

 

CE Prior Approval Requests

For Registered Dietitians and Dietetic Technicians, Registered

 

The Pennsylvania Dietetic Association represents nearly 4,000 food and nutrition experts in our state. Thank you for considering offering continuing education credits for our members at your next professional meeting. Below are the steps to have your program reviewed for continuing education credits.   

 

Process:

Call the PADAF office at 614-436-6211 and request the RC-3 form to be sent to you or download it at: http://www.cdrnet.org/PDFs/RC-3.pdf

Complete the form and send it with the following information to the address listed in Step 5:

  1. Two copies of the professional program or outline (or bibliographies if Journal Club).
  2. The credentials of each speaker, if not listed on the program.
  3. The appropriate fee, listed in the Fee Schedule below.
  4. If you downloaded the RC-3 form, make and send 3 copies of the completed, signed RC-3 form. If you are using the 3-part carbonless RC-3 form provided by our office, send all 3 copies with your request for approval.
  5. Mail payment (check made payable to PADAF), RC-3 form and required information to:

    PADAF

    96 Northwoods Blvd., Ste. B2

    Columbus, Ohio 43235

 

 

Fee Schedule :

$30 to review a single continuing education activity for 1-5 credits

$60 to review of a single continuing education activity for 6-10 credits

$80 to review of a single continuing education activity for 11 or more credits

$20 additional charge for extension of a continuing education activity approval or for each repeat of the same activity within a 1-year period .   (Please include a copy of the RC-3 or RC-6 form returned to you after the first submission with the CE Committee Use block information filled in.)

$10 per session for journal clubs and study groups

$20 late fee for requests after the 4-week deadline.

 

Requests received less than 2 weeks before the program may NOT be able to be processed and will NOT be returned.

Every effort will be made to process them, but added fees may be incurred. Please call the PADAF office for more information.

 

Please make check payable to: PADAF or Pennsylvania Dietetic Association Foundation . Fees are non-refundable. Program approval requests will not be reviewed until the fee is received.

 

 

Time for Processing :

Please allow 4 weeks for processing. Failure to complete and include all information requested will result in a delay and our inability to complete the review. Upon approval, a yellow copy of the Request Form will be returned with the prior approval reporting forms.

 

 

Mailing Labels :

If you are interested in mailing labels for PADA members for your educational program or have any questions regarding this process, please call 614-436-6211 or email.

 

PADA
96 Northwoods Blvd.
Ste. B2
Columbus, Ohio 43235
Phone: 614-436-6136
Fax: 614-436-6181

 

 

 

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