- (a) Upon being notified by the OPLC that an on-line system administered by a third-party organization is available to manage continuing competence compliance, each licensee shall use the on-line system to track and report the completion of continuing competence activities.
- (b) Each licensee shall retain documentation of participating in continuing competence activities as described for the specific course or activity for not less than the current license period and most recent renewal period, provided that documentation may be retained in the on-line system once available.
(c) The executive director shall audit licensee participation in continuing competence activities by:
- (1) Randomly selecting 10% of licensees each year to be audited; and
- (2) Notifying each selected licensee of the audit by email sent to the licensee’s designated email address.
- (d) The notice sent pursuant to (c)(2), above, shall direct the licensee to submit documentation to support the continuing competence activities claimed by the licensee for the most recent renewal period to the executive director by a specified date, which shall be no sooner than 30 days from the date of the notice.
(e) In response to the notice, a licensee selected for audit shall submit the following to the executive director no later than the date specified in the notice:
- (1) The documentation required by Plc 1507.07 through Plc 1507.18, as applicable to the type of activity; or
- (2) For any time period covered by the on-line system, a copy of the on-line records, subject to (f), below.
- (f) In lieu of submitting a copy of the on-line records, a licensee selected for audit may provide the executive director with direct access to the on-line records.
- (g) Failure to submit documentation when directed to do so shall constitute a violation of these rules.
Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Plc 1500) #13496, INTERIM, eff 11-27-22; ss by #13621, eff 5-22-23 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Plc 1500) ss by #13839, eff 12-28-23 (see Revision Note #3 at chapter heading for Plc 1500)