SECTION 245:15-11-11. Disallowed credit; failure to comply

(a)   If a licensee is unable to certify completion of 30 PDH's per biennial renewal period, or 15 PDH's per calendar year by their expiration date, the license will not be renewed unless an exemption has been claimed and approved pursuant to OAC 245:15-11-3.

(b)   If the Board, or its designee, disallows claimed PDH's completed during the designated renewal period for audit, as activities that do not meet the criteria for continuing education activities, the licensee shall have 90 days after notification to substantiate the original claim or to complete new continuing education activities to meet the minimum requirement. Further, if verification is supplied for the submitted hours, but disallowed as not acceptable verification, the licensee shall have 90 days after notification to substantiate the original claim with acceptable verification, or complete new continuing education activities to meet the minimum requirement. The total number of days a licensee will be allowed to complete new continuing education activities or provide additional verification of claimed hours is 90 days from the date of notification.

(c)   Failure to comply with an audit occurs when a licensee is notified of an audit and they fail to supply a completed log form and verifications showing the required PDH's earned during the appropriate audit period, by the stated deadline, or a licensee submits false information to the Board in an attempt to renew a license. These acts are violations of Board Statutes and Rules and may lead to disciplinary action. Licensees who do not properly respond to the audit by the stated deadline, shall be in non-compliance with the audit and shall not be granted extra time to earn additional continuing education credit. If no verification of claimed PDH's is provided at the stated deadline for the audit, the licensee shall not be allowed 90 additional days to provide verification and they will have failed the audit, unless proof of hardship is provided in writing and approved by the Board or its designee.

(d)   If a licensee is audited for their continuing education requirements for their renewal period, the licensee shall not be allowed to retire their license to avoid complying with the audit or avoid disciplinary action if they incorrectly certified at the time of renewal that they had completed their continuing education requirements.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1568, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff 5-11-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1150, eff 5-27-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1231, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1232, eff 11-1-20]