Section 327 IAC 5-23-15 - Approval of continuing education creditAuthority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-11-13
Affected: IC 13-18-11
Sec. 15.
(a) The commissioner shall only approve continuing education contact hour credit that meets the criteria of:(1) section 16 of this rule; or(b) The following procedures apply to a certified operator seeking contact hour credit for a course that is not approved under section 16 of this rule: (1) The training course provider must submit a petition using a form approved by the Indiana archives and records administration (IARA) for use by the department, as described in subsection (f), prior to course completion or as soon as practical afterwards but not later than ninety (90) days after training completion. (2) The petition must contain the information required by section 16(a)(2) of this rule.(3) The certified operator must supply written proof of attendance at the wastewater treatment continuing education course within ninety (90) days following course completion.(4) A person who is prevented from submitting documentation of course attendance in a timely manner due to U.S. military deployment may submit the documentation within a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the end date of the deployment.(c) The commissioner shall not grant credit for a course that has been repeated within a renewal period.(d) A certified operator who is an instructor or speaker at a wastewater treatment continuing education course shall receive the same number of contact hours as the students of the course for not more than one (1) presentation of the training.(e) The commissioner shall not grant partial credit for participation in less than a complete wastewater treatment continuing education course for:(f) As required under subsection (b), the following information must be included on a form approved by the IARA for use by the department:(1) Indicate if the applicant is an operator or an apprentice.(2) Training course approval number.(3) Technical contact hours and general contact hours earned.(4) Information on the continuing education course, including the total number of contact hours attended and verified by the instructor and training course provider.(5) Information on continuing education credit hours to be applied.(6) Signed statements by the applicant and instructor.Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 5-23-15; filed 11/6/2023, 10:44 a.m.: 20231206-IR-327180365FRAReadopted filed 10/18/2024, 1:57 p.m.: 20241113-IR-327230810RFA