(a) No person or entity shall represent itself as an approved provider unless approved by an accrediting agency or unless it is an accredited academic institution.

(b) Approved providers shall issue certificates to participants which include:

(c) Accredited academic institutions shall provide certificates to every participant upon completion of a continuing education program which includes all the information in subsection (b), except the approved provider will not be required to issue a certificate when the continuing education program is a regularly scheduled class and documented on a student transcript.

(d) An approved provider shall maintain an official record verifying all participants' attendance at continuing education programs for at least four years after the completion date. The provider shall include the participant on the official record of attendance only if the participant's signature was obtained at the time of attendance at the program. The official record of attendance shall contain the name of the participant and shall identify the time, date, location, subject matter, and length of the continuing education program and shall be provided to the Department upon request at no cost to the Department.

(e) If two or more approved providers jointly provide a continuing education program, the providers shall designate the provider responsible for keeping records and issuing certificates to participants.

(f) An approved provider shall evaluate the effectiveness of continuing education programs to determine whether the program objectives required under section 1038.6 subsection (a)(5) were met. This evaluation shall include a written evaluation by the participants, or pre- and post-examination.

(g) An approved provider shall allow, at no cost, in-person observation of continuing education programs by employees of the Department of Public Health for purposes of monitoring compliance with sections 1038.6 and 1038.7.