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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.60.03.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="60" chapter_num="03" heading="Reporting, Documenting, and Auditing Compliance with Continuing Education Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A licensee shall attest whether the licensee has completed the required number of hours of approved training on a form provided by the Board as part of the application for renewal.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Audit a percentage of its licensees, to be selected by the Board, for completion of approved training each renewal period; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Send a notice of audit to all licensees to be audited.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A licensee subject to an audit shall provide documentation of completion of all required approved training as specified in §D of this regulation within 30 days of the date of the notice of audit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Required Documentation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee shall provide to the Board a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Transcript for courses taken at an accredited educational institution; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Certificate of completion for the approved training.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a certificate of completion is not available, the licensee shall provide other documentation determined by the Board to be adequate, in light of the nature of the training, to establish that training was actually received by the licensee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Other documentation adequate to establish that training was actually received may include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Date, location, and proof of attendance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Names and credentials of the presenters;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Agenda, learning objectives, and topics presented;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>An outline of the presentation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Proof of presentations made.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A licensee shall submit any additional information requested by the Board to evaluate completion of continuing education requirements.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Continuing Education Record Retention.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A licensee with an active license shall retain records documenting completion of continuing education requirements for 2 years after the licensing renewal date for which the report of continuing education was submitted to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The documentation required in §E(1) of this regulation may be requested by the Board at any time within that 2-year period.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>