Md. Code Regs. 10.60.03.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 10.60.03.04 - Reporting, Documenting, and Auditing Compliance with Continuing Education Requirements

A. A licensee shall attest whether the licensee has completed the required number of hours of approved training on a form provided by the Board as part of the application for renewal.

B. The Board shall:

(1) Audit a percentage of its licensees, to be selected by the Board, for completion of approved training each renewal period; and

(2) Send a notice of audit to all licensees to be audited.

C. A licensee subject to an audit shall provide documentation of completion of all required approved training as specified in §D of this regulation within 30 days of the date of the notice of audit.

D. Required Documentation.

(1) A licensee shall provide to the Board a:

(a) Transcript for courses taken at an accredited educational institution; and

(b) Certificate of completion for the approved training.

(2) If a certificate of completion is not available, the licensee shall provide other documentation determined by the Board to be adequate, in light of the nature of the training, to establish that training was actually received by the licensee.

(3) Other documentation adequate to establish that training was actually received may include:

(a) Date, location, and proof of attendance;

(b) Names and credentials of the presenters;

(c) Agenda, learning objectives, and topics presented;

(d) An outline of the presentation; and

(e) Proof of presentations made.

(4) A licensee shall submit any additional information requested by the Board to evaluate completion of continuing education requirements.

E. Continuing Education Record Retention.

(1) A licensee with an active license shall retain records documenting completion of continuing education requirements for 2 years after the licensing renewal date for which the report of continuing education was submitted to the Board.

(2) The documentation required in §E(1) of this regulation may be requested by the Board at any time within that 2-year period.

Md. Code Regs. 10.60.03.04

Regulations .04 adopted effective 45:8 Md. R. 419, eff. 4/23/2018; amended effective 51:3 Md. R. 153, eff. 1/9/2024, exp. 7/7/2024 (Emergency); adopted effective 51:15 Md. R. 710, eff. 8/5/2024.