The Board shall verify compliance with the CPE requirements
on a test basis (to a maximum of 20% audit) or as otherwise necessary. Board
staff or Board members shall determine whether CPE credits claimed meet the
requirements set forth in this chapter. Upon a finding that CPE credits or the
documentation provided to evidence CPE credits do not meet the requirements set
forth in this chapter, the Board staff or Board members may disqualify course
credits claimed and shall notify the holder of the findings.
(a) In the form requested by the Board,
holders shall submit evidence of compliance with the CPE
requirements.
(b) Non-resident
certificate holders not using practice privileges shall comply by providing
evidence and reporting of continuing professional education in a form required
by the Board and by submitting a copy of the applicable renewal application in
the state of residence and evidence of completion of all courses required by
the residency state, to include the completion of the ethics course required in
section
3(e)
of this chapter for the applicable renewal period or through another Board
approved CPE audit process. All CPE documentation required must be recorded in
the Board's CPE reporting system. If no documents were submitted to the state
of residence, the holder shall comply with subsection (a) above.
(c) A holder shall remedy any deficiency
discovered within ninety (90) days of formal notification by the Board.
Deficiency credits shall qualify for credit in the initial reporting period and
cannot be duplicated for purposes of determining the applicable requirement in
any other reporting period.
(d) Any
certificate holder found deficient shall be required to complete additional CPE
credits equal to the lesser of the shortage of credits but not more than
sixteen (16) additional CPE credits. The additional credits shall be completed
within thirty (30) days of the date advised of the deficiency. Deficiency
credits shall not qualify for purposes of meeting any future CPE renewal
requirement. Failure to submit documentation of completion by the deadline
shall result in the initiation of disciplinary action.
(e) Programs found to be out of compliance
with the general standards may be disqualified and result in the requirement
that the holder remedy any deficiency caused pursuant to subsections (c) and
(d) of this section.
(f)
Certificate holders found deficient shall be included in the CPE audit for two
renewal cycles following the deficiency.
