Or. Admin. Code § 331-385-0020 - CONTINUING EDUCATION AUDIT
(1)
Obtaining and maintaining proof of participation in required continuing
education is the responsibility of the authorization holder.
(2) Documentation supporting compliance with
continuing education requirements must be maintained for four years following
renewal and must be available to the Office upon request.
(3) The Office will audit a percentage of
authorization holders to verify compliance with continuing education
requirements.
(4) Authorization
holders selected for audit of continuing education will be notified in writing.
Those selected for audit will have 45 calendar days from the date of issuance
of the notification to submit to the Office satisfactory documentation and
evidence of participation and completion of required hours as describe in
rule.
(5) Satisfactory evidence of
participation and completion includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Proof of attendance (sign-in sheets,
documentation from instructor).
(b)
Certificate of completion showing number of CE hours.
(c) Name of sponsor, provider, organization,
or instructor.
(d) Course agenda or
syllabus.
(e) Course content
description.
(f) Official
transcript from an accredited college or university.
(g) Sponsor, provider, organization, or
instructor statement (affidavit attesting to attendance, completion,
certificate, diploma).
(6) An authorization holder who fails to meet
the required CE hours, within the previous renewal year, will receive a notice
of intent (notice) to suspend their authorization to practice, a $500 civil
penalty will be assessed, and they must obtain the missing CE hours within
three months from the date of issuance of the notification. Completion of the
missing CE hours will be in addition to the annual requirement for that
authorization renewal year.
(7)
Satisfactory evidence of participation and completion of missing CE hours will
need to be submitted to the Office to remove the suspension of the
authorization to practice. Example: an authorization holder is required to take
12 hours of CE in the previous renewal year but only completed eight hours. The
Office will issue notice and the authorization holder will have three months
from the date the notice becomes a final order to obtain the four additional
hours and submit satisfactory evidence of participation and completion to the
Office. The four additional hours will be in addition to the 12 hours required
for the current authorization renewal year, for a total of 16 hours.
(8) Fraud, misrepresentation, concealment of
material facts, or deception in any written or oral communication to the Office
regarding continuing education requirements shall constitute grounds for
disciplinary action. This may include, but is not limited to, assessment of a
civil penalty and suspension or revocation of the
authorization.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 681.740-681.758, 2019 Senate Bill 29
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 681.740-681.758, 2019 Senate Bill 29
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