Section 12 AAC 02.960 - Audit of compliance with continuing competency requirements(a) Except as provided in (b) - (j) of this section, the department will audit compliance of licenses with continuing competency requirements in accordance with this section if (1) the licensee is required to meet continuing competency requirements under AS 08 or this title;(b) A licensee subject to audit under (a) of this section and applying for license renewal shall (1) complete and sign a statement of compliance with continuing competency requirements; and(2) submit the statement to the department with the application for license renewal.(c) The department will audit a percentage of licensees under (a) of this section that it deems appropriate and necessary to protect public health and safety. The department's selection of licensees for audit must be random.(e) A licensee selected for audit under this section will be notified by the department. Within 30 days of the date on the notification, the licensee shall submit to the department documentation that verifies the licensee's completion of the continuing competency activities claimed on the statement submitted with the application for license renewal under (b) of this section. The documentation must include a valid copy of a certificate or similar verification of satisfactory completion of the continuing competency activities claimed that provides (1) the name of the licensee;(2) the number of continuing competency credits awarded;(3) a description of the continuing competency activity;(4) the dates of actual participation or successful completion; and(5) the name and Internet address or physical mailing address of the course provider, instructor, sponsor, or other entity that the department may contact, as needed, to verify the licensee's attendance.(f) A licensee subject to audit under (a) of this section is responsible for maintaining adequate and detailed records of all continuing competency activities completed and shall make the records available to the department on request. A licensee shall maintain the records until the later of (1) four years from the date of completion of the continuing competency activity; or(2) if the licensee was selected for audit, the date that the department notifies the licensee that the audit is completed.(g) The department will extend the period for providing documentation of completion of continuing competency activities if the department finds that the licensee has good cause for the need for additional time to submit the documentation required in (e) of this section.(h) The department will notify the respective board of a licensee's failure to comply with the department's request for records under (e) of this section.(i) For professions licensed by the department, the department will consider the licensee's failure to comply with the department's request for records under (e) of this section as grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions to the extent allowed under AS 08 and this title.(j) In this section, "successful completion" means the date that credit for the continuing competency activity is awarded by the instructor, sponsor, or other verifier for completion of the activity.(k) If individual student attendance cannot be verified upon attempt by the department, the department will determine the continuing education credit to be invalid and will not award it.(l) The department or applicable board will consider the licensee's failure to comply with the continuing education audit under this section as grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions to the extent allowed under AS 08 and this title. Eff. 12/28/97, Register 144; am 9/29/2005, Register 175; am 5/14/2021, Register 238, July 2021; am 1/5/2024, Register 249, April 2024Authority:AS 08.01.050
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