Or. Admin. R. 338-020-0050 - Continuing Education: Audit, Required Documentation and Sanctions

(1) The Office will audit a select percentage of registrations to verify compliance with continuing education requirements.

(2) Registrants notified of selection for audit of continuing education attestation shall submit to the Office within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of the notification, satisfactory evidence of participation in required continuing education in accordance with OAR 338-020-0030.

(3) If selected for audit, the registrant must provide documentation of the required continuing education, which must include:

(a) For continuing education courses pre-approved by the agency, a certificate of completion or official transcript that includes the Office approval number; or

(b) For continuing education courses not pre-approved by the Office:

(A) Certificate of completion, official transcript, statement or affidavit from the sponsor attesting to attendance or other documentation of attendance approved by the Office;

(B) Name of sponsoring institution/association or organization;

(C) Title of presentation and description of content;

(D) Name of instructor or presenter;

(E) Date of attendance and duration in hours; and

(F) Course agenda provided by the course presenter.

(4) If documentation of continuing education is incomplete, the registrant has 30 calendar days from the date of notice to submit further documentation to substantiate having completed the required continuing education.

(5) Failure to meet continuing education requirements shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action, which may include but is not limited to assessment of a civil penalty and suspension or revocation of the registration.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 338-020-0050

SRB 1-1987, f. 6-10-87, ef. 6-15-87; SRB 2-1996, f. 5-31-96, cert. ef. 6-1-96, Renumbered from 338-020-0110; SRB 1-1998, f. 4-29-98, cert. ef. 5-1-98; SRB 2-2004, f. 6-29-04, cert. ef. 7-1-04; EHRB 3-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-1-11; EHRB 14-2018, minor correction filed 02/02/2018, effective 2/2/2018; EHRB 1-2021, amend filed 12/10/2021, effective 1/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 676.560, ORS 700.005-700.240 & ORS 700.995

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 676.560, ORS 700.005-700.240 & ORS 700.995