Nev. Admin. Code § 645.455 - Approval and accreditation of courses; certificate of attendance or completion
1. An application
for the approval of a course for continuing education must be submitted to the
Division on a form provided by the Division.
2. The Division, on behalf of the Commission,
may grant retroactive approval for a course for continuing education.
3. The Division, on behalf of the Commission,
will grant credit for a course for continuing education only if:
(a) The course consists of at least 3 hours
of distance education or 1 hour of instruction in a classroom.
(b) For a course of instruction in a
classroom, the sponsor of the course:
(1)
Certifies the attendance of licensees who take the course for credit.
(2) Maintains for at least 4 years a record
of attendance which contains the following information with respect to each
licensee who has taken the course for credit:
(I) The name of the licensee in attendance
and the number of his or her license.
(II) The title and number of the
course.
(III) The hours of
instruction attended and dates of attendance by the licensee.
(IV) A statement that the licensee has
successfully completed the course, if applicable.
(3) Ensures that an approved instructor
presides throughout the course.
(c) For a course of distance education, the
sponsor of the course:
(1) Requires each
student to:
(I) Take a closed-book final
examination with a proctor present at a location designated by the sponsor in
its application for approval filed with the Division and receive a score of at
least 75 percent to pass the course;
(II) Prove his or her identity before the
student is allowed to take any examination;
(III) Complete an entire course to receive
credit for taking the course; and
(IV) Complete each course within an
established minimum and maximum time.
(2) Gives credit for only the number of hours
for which the course has been approved by the Division to a licensee who has
completed the course.
(3) Publishes
a policy for retaking an examination which a licensee failed.
(4) Maintains for at least 4 years a record
of completion of the course which contains the following information with
respect to each licensee who has taken the course for credit:
(I) The name of the licensee who completes
the course and the number of his or her license.
(II) The title and number of the
course.
(III) A statement that the
licensee has successfully completed the course which includes, without
limitation, the date that the course was completed and the number of hours
completed.
4. If a course is approved, the sponsor
shall:
(a) Provide a certificate of completion
to the licensee upon his or her completion of the course. The certificate must
contain the:
(1) Name of the
sponsor;
(2) Name of the licensee
and his or her license number;
(3)
Number of hours of credit for continuing education for which the course is
approved;
(4) Dates of instruction
for a course of instruction in a classroom;
(5) Date of completion of the course for a
course of distance education;
(6)
Title of the course or seminar;
(7)
Number of the course assigned by the Division and a statement that the course
was approved by the Division on behalf of the Commission;
(8) Signature of the person authorized to
sign for the sponsor;
(9) A
statement of whether the licensee successfully completed the course if an
examination was given; and
(10)
Manner in which instruction for the course was delivered.
(b) Within 3 business days after the
completion of an approved course of continuing education, electronically submit
to the Division, in a format provided by the Division, a roster which includes
the name of each licensee or holder of a permit who successfully completed the
course.
(c) Correct any errors in a
roster that is electronically submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) not later
than 5 business days after being notified of the error by the
Division.
5. If the
Division, on behalf of the Commission, denies an application for approval of a
course of continuing education, the applicant may appeal the decision of the
Division by filing an appeal with the Commission not later than 30 days after
the date on which the applicant received notification of the denial of the
application for approval of the course.
6. If an applicant files a timely appeal
pursuant to subsection 5, the Commission will, as soon as practicable, hold a
hearing concerning the denial of the application for approval of the course of
continuing education at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission and
will:
(a) Affirm the decision of the Division
to deny the application for approval of the course; or
(b) Reverse the decision of the Division to
deny the application for approval of the course.
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