4501-53-06 Private provider qualifications for certification of approval.

 

 

 

4501-53-06                  Provider qualifications for certificate of approval.

 

 

 

(A)All motorcycle training courses taught pursuant to section 4508.08 of the Revised Code must be taught by a certified instructor through an approved provider.

 

(B)A private agency, corporation, or organization seeking to become an approved provider must submit a completed application to the department, on a form approved by the director, that demonstrates compliance with this rule.

 

(1)No  authorizing  official  shall  submit  an  application  that  contains  false  or misleading information;

 

(2)The authorizing official must submit with the application a criminal abstract provided by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and dated by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation not more than sixty days prior to the date the director receives the application.

 

(C)The department shall issue a provider certificate of approval to any applicant who demonstrates that the motorcycle training course for which it seeks approval meets the following requirements:

 

(1)The established place of business is owned, leased, or rented by the provider;

 

(2)A provider maintains at least one fixed geographic location in which a training site is operated and where training is conducted, at least one office in a fixed geographic location where records are maintained, and at least one classroom where students are instructed:

 

(a) The use of a mobile or modular structure as a training facility is prohibited unless the structure is installed on a permanent foundation;

 

(b) Neither a provider nor its office shall consist of a house trailer, tent, temporary stand, post office box, rooming house, or apartment;

 

(c) Neither a school nor its office shall be located within a residence or a room in a hotel or motel;

 

(d)No provider may share any office or classroom with any other provider unless the same person owns both.

 

(3) The provider's office meets the following standards:

 

(a) Has adequate space to maintain the required records;

 

(b) Has a permanent wall of sufficient construction to prevent distractions and noise in the classroom. If no permanent wall exists, the office shall remain closed for business during classroom instruction;

 

 

 

 

(c) Is located in the same county as, or in a county adjacent to, the provider for which student records are being stored.

(4) The provider's classroom meets the following standards:

(a) Comfortably accommodates at least twelve students and two instructors, and has sufficient space to contain tables and chairs or desks for all students;

(b) Is equipped with a variety of audio and/or visual training aids that support the course curriculum;

(c) Is reasonably free of visible and/or audible distractions and presents an atmosphere adequate for learning;

(d)Has a clean and functional restroom that is available for student use within its facility;

(e) Conforms  to  all  federal,  state,  and  local  fire,  building,  and  safety regulations.

(5) Range instruction occurs on a suitable riding range, owned or leased by the provider, which shall consist of the following:

(a) A surface of asphalt or concrete approximately two hundred feet by three hundred feet in size, which is free from obstructions, loose gravel and debris, is capable of being blocked off from all vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and is marked so that range markings provide a clear path of travel for the students and visible cone positions for the instructor.

(6) Assumes responsibility, or designates such responsibility to a site coordinator, for the following:

(a) Administration and operation of the motorcycle training course;

(b) Ongoing review and evaluation of the course content, instructors, and student performance;

(c) Assignment of instructors and scheduling of program courses;

(d)Preparation or approval of all documents required to be submitted to the department;

(e) Assuring the adequacy of all course training materials.

(f)Assuring the safe operating condition of all motorcycles used by students

in the BRC.

(7) Meets the curriculum requirements as set forth in this chapter;

(8) Has a sufficient number of certified instructors to ensure that the ratio of instructors to students in all practical skills components of the program complies with this chapter;

(9) Submits written course policies and procedures for the director's approval, including all of the following:

(a) Curriculum listed by topics;

(b) Instructor requirements;

(c) Student/teacher ratio;

(d)Insurance provider and limits;

(e) Attendance requirements;

(i) Tardiness;

(ii) Course completion;

(iii) Make-up.

(f)ADA policy administration;

(g) Registration;

(i) Refund;

(ii) Walk-in.

(h) Use of student owned motorcycle in the BRC;

(i) Record keeping;

(j) Course evaluation;

(k) Student eligibility requirements;

(l) Harassment and discrimination policies;

(m) Complaint procedures.

(D)A certificate of approval issued under this rule shall expire on December thirty-first

of the year the certificate is issued and may be renewed annually upon application to the department pursuant to rule 4501-53-08 of the Administrative Code.

Effective:                                09/26/2003

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

09/26/2003

Date

Promulgated Under:   119.03 Statutory Authority:                                    R.C. 4508.08 Rule Amplifies:                                    R.C. 4508.08