The board shall promulgate regulations establishing the following:

1. (1) continuing education requirements and compliance procedures:

   1. (a) for license renewal or reinstatement, not to exceed twelve hours per biennium;
   2. (b) for license reactivation, not to exceed six hours for each year the license is inactive;
2. (2) criteria for the evaluation and approval of continuing education hours, programs, or courses including, but not limited to, correspondence courses and electronic courses.

HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 26, Section 2; 2022 Act No. 151 (S.227), Section 2, eff May 13, 2023.

Effect of Amendment

2022 Act No. 151, Section 2, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "board" for "department" and inserted "the following"; in (1), in (a), inserted "or reinstatement" and deleted "classroom" following "twelve", and in (b), substituted "reactivation" for "reinstatement", deleted "classroom" following "six", and substituted "is inactive" for "was inactive"; and in (2), inserted "evaluation and", "hours," and "and electronic courses".