N.H. Admin. Code § Ac 403.01 - Continuing Professional Education Requirements
(a) A licensee
seeking renewal of a certificate or registration shall complete at least 120
hours of CPE in the 3 year period preceding renewal. This requirement shall be
prorated if the licensee has been certified for less than 3 years or has
received permission from the board to enter inactive status pursuant to
Ac
401.06. Proration shall be computed based on the date
of initial certification or from the receipt of notification of inactive status
approval by the board.
(b) Up to 60
hours of CPE in excess of the required 120 hours may be carried over to the
next succeeding triennial period only.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of Ac
403, a licensee shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of CPE by June 30 each
year. For purposes of this paragraph, carryover hours shall not be
applicable.
(d) Notwithstanding any
other provision of Ac 403, a licensee shall complete a minimum of 4 hours of
CPE in the area of professional ethics in each 3-year certification or
registration period or as a condition of renewal upon returning to active
practice from inactive status, regardless of the duration of inactive
status.
(e) A licensee seeking
renewal of a certificate or registration issued less than 3 years but more than
2 years prior to the renewal shall show completion of at least 80 hours of CPE
and has complied with
Ac
403.02, and meet the requirements of (c) above and (h)
below.
(f) A licensee seeking
renewal of a certificate or registration issued less than 2 years but more than
one year prior to the renewal shall show completion of at least 40 hours of
continuing professional education and has complied with
Ac
403.02, and meet the requirements of (c) above and (h)
below.
(g) A licensee seeking
renewal of a certificate or registration issued less than one year prior to the
renewal period shall only submit the completed license and the applicable fee.
However, if such licensee has completed any continuing education programs after
the licensee's New Hampshire certification date, such licensee shall file a
renewal form, with applicable fee, reporting such continuing education and may
carry forward all such education credit, not to exceed 60 hours, to the
subsequent period. Upon the licensee's first full triennial renewal the
licensee shall comply with
Ac
403.01(a).
(h) For purposes of determining the
applicable hours of continuing education required, a licensee seeking a
triennial renewal who was certified in this state by reciprocity shall
determine the amount of CPE to submit by using the original date of
certification in the state from which the licensee claimed
reciprocity.
(i) A licensee who has
previously held a certificate or registration but who was on inactive status
shall show compliance with
Ac
403.01(a) and (d).
(j) A licensee certified in New Hampshire by
reciprocity and seeking renewal shall complete 20 hours of CPE for each full
July 1 to June 30 period, commencing from the date of licensure in New
Hampshire.
(k) A licensee may
petition the board to waive the specific requirements of this section based
upon individual hardship due to:
(1) Health
issues supported by documentation from the licensee's physician or medical
professional that shall be furnish to the board when ncessary for a fair and
informed determination by the board;
(2) Military service for serving on temporary
active duty in the armed forces of the United States for a period of time
exceeding 120 consecutive days in a year.; or
(3) A showing of good cause that includes
serious accident, illness or other circumstances beyond the control of the
licensee which actually prevents the licensee from satisfying the CPE
requirements.
(l) If, in
any one year within a triennial certification or registration period, a
licensee fails to earn 20 hours of CPE as required by (c) above, the board
shall, upon petition, waive the 20 hour/year CPE requirement for that one year
out of 3 if the licensee has completed the required number of hours of CPE for
the preceding licensure period pursuant to (c) above.
(m) As soon as a licensee realizes that he or
she will not meet the 20 hour/year CPE requirement in a non-renewal year, the
licensee shall petition the board for permission to satisfy the deficiency
within 6 months of the filing of the petition, except that all CPE shall be
earned no later than June 30 in a renewal year.
(n) As soon as a licensee realizes that he or
she will not meet the 20 hour/year CPE, the 120-hour or prorated triennial CPE
requirement, or both in a renewal year, but no later than June 30, the licensee
shall petition the board for permission to satisfy the deficiency within 60
days. The petition shall be accompanied by payment of a $100.00 administrative
fine for failing to meet the applicable CPE requirement.
(o) In cases where a licensee fails to meet
the 20 hour/year CPE requirement a subsequent time, he or she shall petition
the board for permission to satisfy the deficiency in the immediately following
year. Waivers for repeat offenders shall be issued on a case by case basis with
exceptions given for reasons of individual hardship, including health, military
service, or other good cause.
(p)
The board shall deny the renewal application of any licensee who has failed to
satisfy the 20 hour/year CPE requirement by June 30 each year more than once in
a single 3-year certification or registration period unless the applicant
petitions the board and receives permission pursuant to (o) above.
(q) The board shall deny the renewal
application of a licensee who does not satisfy his or her hourly requirement
for renewal of his or her license, unless the applicant petitions the board and
demonstrates that the failure was beyond his or her control.
(r) Documentation of completion of continuing
education shall be retained by the licensee for a period of 4 years from the
date of renewal.
Notes
#1972, eff 2-28-82; ss by #2475, eff 9-13-83; ss by #3061, eff 7-18-85, EXPIRED: 7-18-91
New. #5365, eff 3-27-92; amd by #5586, eff 2-22-93; ss by #6904, eff 12-4-98, EXPIRED: 12-4-06
New. #8810, INTERIM, eff 1-25-07, EXPIRED: 7-25-07
New. #9051, eff 12-27-07; ss by #9200, eff 7-4-08
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