Section 12-14-22 - Registration maintenance standards(a) Specialists shall meet the requirements of this section.(b) Specialists shall obtain a minimum of sixty hours of formal training directly related to vocational rehabilitation every three years at an accredited institution or 20 hours for each year registration is granted in any of the following areas: (2) Placement of the disabled;(3) Tests and measurements;(4) Practices and principles of vocational rehabilitation;(5) Psychosocial aspects of disability;(6) Medical aspects of disability; or(7) Other courses directly related to vocational rehabilitation, with approval of the director.(c) Training received outside a formal school setting may be substituted for formal training in a school setting based on at least one of the following criteria and at the discretion of the director: (1) Training is directly related to vocational rehabilitation;(2) Training is recognized as certifiable by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, for registered rehabilitation specialists with this credential;(3) Training is sponsored by a recognized vocational rehabilitation organization;(4) In-service training will be accepted provided it is approved by the director prior to its presentation.(d) Specialists shall submit for review official documentation of completion of training received as defined in subchapter 3 or verification of current certification by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification as a certified rehabilitation counselor.(e) Specialists shall be subject to the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification's code of ethics (Appendix A) dated June 9, 1988 which is made a part of this chapter and attached herein. Should there be actual or apparent conflict between the code and the administrative rules to which it is appended, the administrative rules will take precedence.(f) Specialists on every case shall meet all reporting requirements set forth in this chapter.[Eff. 1/28/85; am 2/9/89; am 10/8/90; am 4/12/93; am 11/08/99] (Auth: HRS § 386-72) (Imp: HRS § 386-25)