Section 66-03-01-06 - Failure to comply with the continuing education requirementIf a licensee does not satisfy the number of credits required for a two-year cycle, the board may exercise the following options:
1. Extension of time to complete the requirement may be granted if sufficient evidence of illness or serious extenuating circumstances amounting to good cause is presented in writing to the board. Requests for extension are due by November fifteenth of the reporting year. If the extension request is received after November fifteenth of the reporting year, the applicant shall submit the fee for a late request of an extension of time to submit continuing education documentation along with the request for an extension. The approval of an extension and the amount of time granted to complete the requirements are at the sole discretion of the board. If a request for an extension is granted the licensee will be required to continue to fulfill the continuing education requirement for the next two-year cycle, in addition to any continuing education requirements that may apply to the extension period. A licensee who receives an extension shall undergo a mandatory audit of continued education documentation for the two reporting cycles following the conclusion of the extension period.2. Expired license. A license that is expired because of failure to meet the continuing education requirements will be renewed if, within one year from the date of nonrenewal, the licensee reapplies for renewal, documents the completion of the previous reporting period continuing education requirements, pays the renewal fee, and pays the late fee established by the board in the fee section above.N.D. Admin Code 66-03-01-06
Effective February 1,1995; amended effective September 1, 2000; April 1, 2007; July 1, 2012.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-360, April 2016, effective 4/1/2016.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 369, July 2018, effective 7/1/2018.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 375, January 2020, effective 1/1/2020.General Authority: NDCC 43-32-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-32-08.1, 43-32-08.2