Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-13-113

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 26, June 28, 2024

Section R9-13-113 - [Effective until 7/7/2024] Trainer Continuing Education

A. By January 1 of each calendar year, the Department shall provide a list of Department-approved continuing education courses.

B. Each calendar year, a trainer, who is not an audiologist, shall complete 10 continuing education units approved by the Department.

C. Every two calendar years, a trainer, who is an audiologist, shall complete 20 continuing education units approved by the Department.

D. A trainer shall report continuing education units completed in subsection (B) and (C) as required in a trainer renewal request specified in R9-13-112(C).

E. By November 1 of a calendar year or every two calendar years, as applicable, a trainer, who was prevented from completing the required continuing education units due to a personal illness or an immediate family member's illness during at least six continuous months of the preceding 12 months, may request to defer continuing education units by submitting to the Department:

1. A notification in a Department-provided format that contains:

a. The trainer's:

i. Name,

ii. Address,

iii. E-mail address, and

iv. Telephone number;

b. A statement regarding the trainer's personal or immediate family member's illness;

c. The number of continuing education units the trainer is requesting to defer;

d. The date submitted; and

e. An attestation that the trainer affirms the information provided in the request to deter continuing education is true and accurate; and

2. The trainer's printed name and date of signature.

F. If a trainer completed any continuing education units during a calendar year in subsection (B) or every two calendar years in subsection (C), as applicable, report the completed continuing education units specified in R9-12-112(C)(2).

G. A trainer who defers continuing education units shall obtain the deferred continuing education during the first 180 calendar days of the subsequent calendar year.

H. A trainer called to active military service shall:

1. Submit a written notice of renewal extension to the Department that includes:

a. The trainer's:

i. Name,

ii. Address,

iii. E-mail address, and

iv. Telephone number;

b. A statement stating the reason for the notice of renewal extension;

c. The trainer's signature, including date of signature; and

d. A copy of the trainer's deployment documentation;

2. Retain trainer certificate of completion for the term of service or deployment plus 180 calendar days;

3. Defer the requirement for completing the continuing education specified in R9-13-112 for the term of service or deployment plus 180 calendar days; and

4. Submit a renewal request according to R9-13-112 after the term of service or deployment plus 180 calendar days.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-13-113

Effective 4-72. Amended effective November 18, 1976 (Supp. 76-5). Section R9-13-113 renumbered and amended as Section R9-13-107 effective February 18, 1986 (Supp. 86-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1827, effective 7/2/2019.