Section 16-71-34 - Hours which qualifyA minimum of fifty minutes shall constitute one continuing professional education hour. No credit for continuing professional education hours shall be allowed for time expended for study outside of the classroom nor shall additional credits be allowed for programs or courses repeated in any single year. The hours spent in continuing professional education programs shall be measured, as follows:
(1) A one-day program, other than a university or college course, of not less than six hours shall equal eight continuing professional education hours;(2) One hour of attendance in a group program, other than a university or college course, shall equal one continuing professional education hour;(3) Each hour certified by the sponsor of an individual self-study program shall equal one continuing professional education hour;(4) An academic credit hour for a semester earned from an accredited university or college as specified in section 16-71-17(a)(1) shall equal fifteen continuing professional education hours, provided the credits were not counted toward certification;(5) An academic credit hour for a quarter earned from an accredited university or college as specified in section 16-71-17(a)(l) shall equal ten continuing professional education hours, provided the credits were not counted toward certification;(6) Each university or college classroom hour in noncredit study shall equal one continuing professional education hour;(7) Each hour of university or college classroom work as a teacher, instructor, or lecturer shall equal one continuing professional education hour; however, the total cumulative continuing professional education hours earned by this method shall not exceed forty credit hours towards continuing professional education in any biennium; credit for the same course shall be awarded only once during a three year period;(8) Each hour spent at a group program, other than a university or college course, as a lecturer, discussion leader, or speaker shall equal one continuing professional education hour if the attendees of the group program shall be able to earn continuing professional education credit as a result of the attendance; and provided that the total cumulative hours earned by this method shall not exceed forty credit hours toward continuing professional education in any biennium; credit for the same course shall be awarded only once during a three-year period;(9) Fifty per cent of each hour spent as a reviewer at a formally sponsored interoffice or inter-firm quality review program; and provided that the credit shall not exceed twenty continuing professional education hours in any biennium;(10) Credit may be allowed for authoring articles and books published in any one year, provided that they contribute to the professional competence of the licensee. Credit for the publications may be given on a self-declaration basis; provided the credit shall not exceed twenty continuing professional education hours in any biennium; and(11) An applicant for a permit to practice shall be allowed eighty hours of continuing professional education credit for passing the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants examination for the two years following the date the applicant is notified of passing the examination. If an applicant has not taken credit in the two years following notification, the applicant shall be allowed to take credit for forty hours of continuing professional education during the third year following notification. Credit for passing the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants examination shall not be taken more than once. [Eff 1/1/74; am 11/21/74; am and ren § 16-71-34, 6/25/81; am and comp 6/8/84; comp 10/23/87; am and comp 2/22/94; comp 6/3/95; comp 1/22/01; am and comp 1/30/10; comp 2/13/12] (Auth: HRS § 466-4) (Imp: HRS § 466-7)