Section Gal 403.01 - Continuing Education Requirements(a) Guardians ad litem requesting renewal of an existing certification, shall complete at least 30 continuing education credits within the expiring period of certification that gave rise to the request for renewal.(b) A certified or previously certified person who has entered into a settlement or agreement with the board that includes a specification of continuing education credit that is to be completed shall complete continuing education credits as required by the settlement or agreement.(c) A formerly certified person requesting reinstatement of a certification that has expired or been suspended or revoked shall complete at least 30 continuing education credits as described in Gal 403.02 and Gal 403.03 within the 3-year period prior to the request for reinstatement.(d) All continuing education shall be completed in the periods specified in these rules, except that: (1) In accordance with paragraph (i) below, a person may request alteration of the time in which continuing education credits may be completed, which altered period, if allowed by the board, shall substitute for the normal period of time in which to complete continuing education requirements; and(2) Where a person has earned continuing education credits in the 90 days prior to the expiration of a period of certification and those credits are not otherwise claimed, the credits may be utilized toward the continuing education requirement for the renewal period beginning 3 years after the period of certification in which the credits were earned.(e) Excess credits earned shall not be carried over into any other period for which continuing education is required, except as provided in paragraph (d) above.(f) Applicants requesting renewal of an existing certification shall complete continuing education credits prior to any period of temporary certification under Gal 401.01(c) and (d), unless otherwise allowed by the board pursuant to paragraph (i) below.(g) Activities in which an individual is engaged in order to fulfill a sanction or penalty imposed by the board, other than those specifically taken to complete a suspension imposed for failure to complete continuing education requirements, shall not be counted toward credit for continuing education.(h) Only those activities qualifying for continuing education credits under Gal 403.02 and Gal 403.03, or those activities qualifying for continuing education credit under Gal 403.05 and approved under Gal 403.06 shall be claimed as continuing education credits.(i) The board shall alter the time in which continuing education credits shall be completed: (1) Upon request of a person wishing to obtain an alteration, if: a. The person wishing to obtain the alteration submits to the board a signed, written request that: 1. Explains the reasons he or she believes that an alteration is necessary; and2. Specifies the length or nature of the alteration requested; andb. The board concludes that: 1. The person was or will be unable to complete the required number of continuing education credits within the applicable time period;2. The person's inability to complete the required credits within the applicable period was or is due to circumstances which were or are beyond the control of the applicant, other than a mistaken belief as to the requirements of this chapter; and3. It is likely that all required credits will be completed within the requested time period or such period specified by the board in its order relative to the alteration; or (2) If, in the absence of a specific request for alteration, the board concludes that to do so is necessary either: a. Under the standard set forth in (1) b. above; orb. To effectively implement the provisions of this chapter;(j) A person who has been granted an alteration of time periods under (i) above shall be deemed temporarily certified if:(1) To do so is necessary in order to avoid a denial of certification on the basis that the person has failed to fulfill continuing education requirements; and(2) The person is otherwise qualified.(k) Temporary certification under (j) above shall remain in effect only for the altered time period specified by the board.(l) A person who, under (i) above, has been granted additional time in which to complete continuing education credits shall submit to the board written documentation, as described in Gal 403.08(b) (1) through (8) and (10), of the completion of those credits on or before the close of the period of extension.(m) No more than 75% of the total continuing education credits claimed by a guardian ad litem in any one period may consist of credit for service as an instructor under Gal 403.03(e), or (g), or any combination of those paragraphs.N.H. Admin. Code § Gal 403.01
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #12010, Effective 10/21/2016, Expires 11/1/2026.