Section 878 IAC 1-5-1 - Continuing education requirementsAuthority: IC 25-20.2-3-8
Affected: IC 25-20.2
Sec. 1.
(a) A licensee who renews a license as a home inspector shall complete not less than thirty-two (32) continuing education hours in each renewal period.(b) Continuing education hours shall be obtained within the biennial renewal period in which the licensee is applying and shall not be carried over from one (1) biennial renewal period to another.(c) A holder of a license issued under IC 25-20.2 must retain a record of the continuing education required by subsection (b) for two (2) years following the end of the biennial renewal period for which it was obtained.(d) Continuing education completed to satisfy the continuing education requirements of another state with which a reciprocal agreement exists, in which the licensee also holds a license as a home inspector, may be applied towards the continuing education requirement of this rule for renewal of a license issued under IC 25-20.2.(e) A holder of a license issued under IC 25-20.2 who has been licensed for less than two (2) full years before the first renewal date for that license shall meet the following continuing education requirements for the licensee's first renewal period: (1) A licensee who has been licensed for at least twelve (12) months, but less than twenty-four (24) months, shall complete sixteen (16) hours of continuing education for renewal of that initial license.(2) A licensee who has been licensed for less than twelve (12) months shall be exempt from the continuing education hours required for renewal of that initial license.Home Inspectors Licensing Board; 878 IAC 1-5-1; filed Apr 18, 2005, 12:15 p.m.: 28 IR 2727; readopted filed Nov 22, 2011, 12:20 p.m.: 20111221-IR-878110371RFAReadopted filed 12/1/2017, 1:54 p.m.: 20171227-IR-878170406RFAReadopted filed 7/25/2023, 9:45 a.m.: 20230823-IR-878230088RFA