21 N.C. Admin. Code 25.0503

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 25 .0503 - FAILURE TO MEET CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

(a) A licensee who has not complied with the continuing education requirements in this Section shall be ineligible for license renewal. Any person whose license renewal application is denied on these grounds may reapply for licensure as soon as the person is able to demonstrate that:

(1) the person has earned at least two CEUs within the 12 months next preceding the date of reapplication; and

(2) at least 1.0 of those CEUs was earned in professional studies.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, a licensee who has not complied with the continuing education requirements in this Section shall be eligible for license renewal if:

(1) the licensee makes a timely application for renewal as defined in 21 NCAC 25 .0204(a), including the payment of the required license fee; and

(2) the licensee earns the required CEUs by no later than the 31st day of October in the new licensure year.

(c) CEUs earned in the current licensure year and used to cure a deficiency in the prior licensure year shall not be used to meet the CEU requirements of the current year.

21 N.C. Admin. Code 25 .0503

Authority G.S. 90D-6; 90D-8; 90D-11;
Eff. August 1, 2007;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2017.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 38, Issue 21, May 1, 2024 effective 4/1/2024.