Iowa Code r. 481-432.2 - Continuing education requirements
(1) The continuing education compliance
period begins on the license issue date and ends on the license expiration
date.
(2) During each continuing
education compliance period, each active or inactive master and journeyperson
licensee shall obtain the following continuing education:
a. Safety education. Two hours of continuing
education in the content area of the Iowa occupational safety and health Act if
holding a single license and four hours if holding multiple licenses.
b. Code education.
(1) Two hours of continuing education in the
content area of the Iowa mechanical code if holding one or more licenses or
sublicenses in a mechanical discipline.
(2) Two hours of continuing education in the
content area of the Iowa plumbing code if holding a plumbing license or
sublicense.
c. Discipline
education.
(1) Four hours of continuing
education in the discipline in which the licensee holds a license if the
licensee holds a single plumbing license or sublicense, or a single license or
sublicense in a mechanical discipline.
(2) Eight hours of continuing education in
the relevant disciplines if holding multiple licenses or
sublicenses.
d. Private
school or college maintenance specialty license. For the purposes of this
subrule, a private school or college routine maintenance specialty license is
considered to be a sublicense of whatever discipline(s) in which the licensee
actually practices.
e. An
individual possessing one or more inactive special restricted licenses under
481-subrule 431.8(3) does not have to complete any continuing education hours
for the special restricted license so long as the person remains actively
licensed as an apprentice.
(3) For up to one-half of board-approved
continuing education mandated by subrule 432.2(2), each continuing education
compliance period may be obtained through completion of computer-based,
including online, continuing education programs/activities approved by the
board.
(4) It is each licensee's
responsibility to maintain a record of all continuing education courses
attended and retain proof of compliance with the continuing education
requirements. Licensees may attend a continuing education course more than once
during a continuing education compliance period. However, licensees who attend
a course more than once cannot count the approved hours for that course toward
the applicable continuing education requirement more than once during the
continuing education compliance period.
(5) It is the responsibility of each licensee
to finance the cost of continuing education.
(6) A licensee who is a presenter of a
board-approved continuing education program may receive credit once per
continuing education compliance period for the presentation of the program. The
licensee may receive the same number of hours granted the attendees.
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