Montana Code 37-1-420. Continuing education — certification — other qualifications for continued licensure — audit
37-1-420. Continuing education — certification — other qualifications for continued licensure — audit. (1) The department on behalf of a program without a board may require licensees to participate in flexible, cost-efficient, effective, and geographically accessible continuing education.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-1-420
- Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in 2-15-1701. See Montana Code 37-1-401
- License: means permission in the form of a license, permit, endorsement, certificate, recognition, or registration granted by the state of Montana to engage in a business activity or practice at a specific level in a profession or occupation governed by:
(a)Title 37, chapter 2, part 6;
(b)Title 37, chapter 16, 40, 56, 60, 72, or 73; or
(c)Title 50, chapter 39, 74, or 76. See Montana Code 37-1-401
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)As a precondition of license renewal the department may not audit or require proof of continuing education or certification of a program that requires continuing education or state, regional, or national certification. However, a licensee who reactivates a license after the license has expired, as provided in 37-1-141, is subject to a mandatory continuing education audit.
(3)After the lapsed date provided for in 37-1-141, the department may conduct a random audit of up to 50% of all licensees who have renewed their licenses to determine compliance with a program’s continuing education requirements.
(4)The department may audit licensees for compliance with state, regional, or national certification or other department requirements.
(5)The department shall provide a licensee not in compliance with continuing education or certification requirements with an opportunity to cure the noncompliance as provided in 37-1-321.