PURPOSE: This rule establishes the policies of the investigation and review of continuing education courses.

1. (1) The commission may investigate approved or proposed course offerings by conferring with course providers or instructors, visitation with or without prior notice, or by surveys to participants, instructors or course providers.
2. (2) If the commission determines that a course provider’s instructor or course is in violation of any of these rules or otherwise fails to maintain reasonable standards, notice in writing specifying the defect will be transmitted promptly to the course provider or the instructor, or both. Failure of the course provider or the instructor or both to correct the defects within thirty (30) days shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of approval. The commission may deny, revoke, suspend or place on probation the approval of an instructor or course, if not in compliance with the license law or these rules or if their level of performance or credentials are not in the public interest, or that their application (see 20 CSR 2245 Chapter 3) or supporting material contains any false statement or substantial misrepresentation.

AUTHORITY: sections 339.509 and 339.530, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 245-8.050. Emergency rule filed Dec. 6, 1990, effective Dec. 16, 1990, expired April 14, 1991. Emergency rule filed April 4, 1991, effective April 14, 1991, expired Aug. 11, 1991. Original rule filed Jan. 3, 1991, effective April 29, 1991. Amended: Filed Aug. 14, 1991, effective Jan. 13, 1992. Moved to 20 CSR 2245-8.050, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Nov. 21, 2006, effective July 30, 2007.

*Original authority: 339.509, RSMo 1990, amended 1998 and 339.530, RSMo 1990, amended 1998.