Ohio Admin. Code 4765-20-13 - Extension of continuing education requirement for firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule see rule 4765-25-02 of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
Pursuant to section
4765.55 of the Revised Code, the
executive director may grant an applicant for renewal of a firefighter, fire
safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate an extension of
time to comply with the continuing education required for renewal of the
firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer
certificate.
(B)
A ninety-day functioning extension may be granted by
the executive director to the holder of a firefighter, fire safety inspector,
or hazard recognition officer certificate that submits a "Request for Extension
of Fire Certificates" form if either of the following conditions are met:
(1)
The request is
received prior to the expiration date of the certificate;
(2)
The request is
received no more than ninety days after the expiration date of the certificate
and there are extenuating circumstances, deemed acceptable by the executive
director, that prevented the submission of the request for an extension prior
to the expiration of the certificate.
(C)
The executive
director, with advice and counsel of the committee, may grant an extension for
a period of greater than ninety days if it is determined there are extenuating
circumstances affecting the ability of the certificate holder to comply with
the continuing education requirement within ninety days of the expiration of
the certificate to practice.
(1)
The executive director shall have full discretion in
determining the length of the extension and whether, or to what extent, the
holder of the lapsed certificate may engage in activities for which a
certificate to practice is otherwise required.
(2)
A holder of a
firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer certificate
seeking an extension for a period of greater than ninety days shall submit a
written request to the division which shall include all of the following:
(a)
Length of
extension requested;
(b)
Justification for the extension;
(c)
The amount and
type of continuing education needed to comply with the requirement for renewal
of the firefighter, fire safety inspector,or hazard recognition officer
certificate;
(d)
A specific plan for completion of the continuing
education requirement within the length of time requested;
(e)
Certification
number of the firefighter, fire safety inspector, or hazard recognition officer
certificate;
(f)
Signature of the certificate holder.
(D)
The holder of a firefighter, fire safety inspector, or
hazard recognition officer certificate that is granted an extension pursuant to
this rule shall complete the continuing education requirement and submit a
"Firefighter, Fire Safety Inspector, or Hazard Recognition Officer Renewal
Application," no later than the expiration date of the granted
extension.
(E)
The holder of a firefighter, fire safety inspector, or
hazard recognition officer certificate that is granted an extension pursuant to
this rule shall be audited for compliance with continuing education
requirements upon renewal of the certificate.
(F)
Military
provisions related to extension of time to complete firefighter, fire safety
inspector, or hazard recognition officer continuing education:
(1)
In accordance
with section 5903.12 of the Revised Code and
this chapter of the Administrative Code, a certificate holder who has served on
active duty during the current or prior certification cycle may request an
extension of time to complete the current continuing education or instructional
renewal requirement, if both of the following conditions are met:
(a)
The certificate
holder submits documentation to the division stating that the certificate
holder requires the extension of the current certification cycle because the
certificate holder has served on active duty during the current or prior
certification cycle.
(b)
The documentation submitted certifies the active duty
service and the length of that active duty service as a period in excess of
thirty-one days during the current or prior continuing education or
instructional renewal certification cycle.
(2)
Upon the
division's receipt of satisfactory evidence of service, in accordance with
section 5903.12 of the Revised Code, the
division shall extend the current continuing education or instructional renewal
certification cycle by an amount of time equal to the total number of months
that the certificate holder spent on active duty service during the current
certification cycle. Any portion of a month served shall be considered one full
month.
(3)
All provisions of paragraph (F) of this rule shall
apply to any certificate holder who is the spouse of a person who has served on
active duty when that service resulted in the certificate holder's absence from
this state.
Replaces: Replaces part of 4765-24-03
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.55
Rule Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior Effective Dates: 02/05/2015, 01/01/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.55
Rule Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior Effective Dates: 01/24/2008, 04/07/2014
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