Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-306
Continuing education -- certification -- other qualifications for continued licensure -- audit
En. Sec. 6, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 80, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 2019.
- (1) A board may require licensees to participate in flexible, cost-efficient, effective, and geographically accessible continuing education or continued state, regional, or national certification for licensure.
- (2) A board that requires continuing education or state, regional, or national certification may not audit or require proof of continuing education or certification as a precondition for license renewal. 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) Except as provided in 37-50-305, after the lapsed date provided for in 37-1-141, the board or department may conduct a random audit of up to 50% of all licensees who have renewed their licenses to determine compliance with board or program continuing education requirements.
- (4) The board or department may audit licensees for compliance with state, regional, or national certification or other board or department requirements.
- (5) The board or 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.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 80, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 2019.