Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.05.01.500 - CONTINUING EDUCATION
01.
Continuing Education Requirement. Each licensee must successfully
complete a minimum of six (6) hours (0.6 CEUs) of approved continuing education
annually for license renewal, except that backflow assembly testers will
complete an eight (8) hour refresher course every two (2) years for license
renewal. Continuing education must be earned in a subject matter relevant to
the field in which the license is issued. A licensee holding one (1) or more
drinking water license(s) only needs to complete the annual continuing
education requirement for one (1) license. A licensee holding one (1) or more
wastewater license(s) only needs to complete the annual continuing education
requirement for one (1) license. A licensee holding both drinking water and
wastewater class licenses will complete a minimum of six (6) hours annually for
the drinking water license plus six (6) hours annually for the wastewater
license. (3-28-23)
a. Each licensee will
submit to the Board an annual license renewal application form, together with
the required fees, certifying by signed affidavit that compliance with the CE
requirements have been met. The Board may conduct such continuing education
audits and require verification of attendance as deemed necessary to ensure
compliance with the CE requirements. (3-28-23)
b. A licensee will be considered to have
satisfied their CE requirements for the first renewal of their license.
(3-28-23)
c. A water or wastewater
licensee may carryover a maximum of six (6) hours of continuing education to
meet the next year's continuing education requirement. The same hours may not
be carried forward more than one (1) renewal cycle. (3-28-23)
d. Continuing Education hours for approved
operator training courses, seminars, related college courses, and other
training activities may be converted to Continuing Education Units (CEU) as
follows: Six (6) classroom hours = point six (0.6) CEU.
(3-28-23)
02.
Subject Material. The subject material of the continuing education
requirement will be relevant to the license for which the continued education
is required. "Relevant" will be limited to material germane to the operation,
maintenance and administration of drinking water and wastewater systems as
referenced in Chapter 24, Title 54, Idaho Code, and includes those subjects
identified in the "need to know" criteria published by the Associations of
Boards of Certification. (3-28-23)
03.
Course Approval. All course
providers will submit requests for approval of continuing education courses to
the Board in writing no less than thirty (30) days prior to the course being
offered, on a form approved by the Board that includes: (3-28-23)
a. The name and qualifications of the
instructor or instructors; (3-28-23)
b. The date, time and location of the course;
(3-28-23)
c. The specific agenda
for the course; (3-28-23)
d. The
type and number of continuing education credit hours requested;
(3-28-23)
e. A statement of how the
course is believed to be relevant as defined; (3-28-23)
f. Any certificate of approval from a
governmental agency if the course has been previously approved for continuing
education; (3-28-23)
g. The
training materials; (3-28-23)
h.
Other information as may be requested by the Board. (3-28-23)
i. Upon review of all information requested,
the Board may either approve or deny any request for a course. Board approval
of a course will be granted for a period not to exceed five (5) years or until
the course materials or instructors are changed. (3-28-23)
04.
Approved Courses. Those
continuing education courses which are relevant and approved by the states of
Nevada, Oregon, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington are deemed approved by
the Board. (3-28-23)
05.
Verification of Attendance. It will be necessary for each licensee
to maintain verification of attendance by securing authorized signatures or
other documentation from the course instructors or sponsoring institution
substantiating any and all hours attended by the licensee. This verification
will be maintained by the licensee and provided upon request of the Board or
its agent. (3-28-23)
06.
Distance Learning and Independent Study. The Board may approve a
course of study for continuing education credit that does not include the
actual physical attendance of the licensee in a face-to-face setting with the
course instructor. The licensee will maintain documentation of the nature and
details of the course and evidence that the licensee successfully completed the
course, which will be made available to the Board upon request.
(3-28-23)
07.
Failure to
Fulfill the Continuing Education Requirements. The license will not be
renewed for those licensees who fail to certify or otherwise provide acceptable
documentation of meeting the CE requirements. Licensees who make a false
attestation regarding compliance with the CE requirements is subject to
disciplinary action by the Board. (3-28-23)
08.
Exemptions. The Board may
waive the continuing education requirement or extend the deadline up to ninety
(90) days for any one (1) or more of the following circumstances. The licensee
requests the exemption and provides any information requested to assist the
Board in making a determination. An exemption may be granted at the sole
discretion of the Board. (3-28-23)
a. The
licensee is a resident of another jurisdiction recognized by the Board having a
continuing professional education requirement for licensure renewal and has
complied with the requirements of that state or district. (3-28-23)
b. The licensee is a government employee
working outside the continental United States. (3-28-23)
c. The licensee documents individual
hardship, including health (certified by a medical doctor) or other good cause.
(3-28-23)
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