1. (1) Under Subsections 58-1-203(1)(g), 58-1-308(3)(b), and 58-60-102.5(5)(d), and Sections 58-60-105 and 58-60-205.5, and subject to Subsection (9), the hours of ongoing professional development requirements or continuing education requirements for each two-year renewal cycle shall:

   1. (a) be completed by a licensed individual based on the educational degree used for licensure or the equivalent as follows:

      1. (i) 40 hours for a master's degree or higher;
      2. (ii) 20 hours for a bachelor's degree; or
      3. (iii) ten hours for an associate's degree; and

   2. (b) include:

      1. (i) six hours of professional ethics, law, or ethics of technology; and
      2. (ii) two hours in suicide prevention through a course that meets the requirements of Section R156-60e-302.1.

2. (2) A licensed individual who completes more than the required number of ongoing professional development hours during a two-year renewal cycle may carry over excess hours to the next two-year renewal cycle based on educational degree used for licensure or equivalent as follows:

   1. (a) up to ten hours for a master's degree or higher;
   2. (b) up to five hours for a bachelor's degree; or
   3. (c) up to five hours for an associate's degree.

3. (3) Under Subsection 58-60-102.5(5)(d) and Sections 58-60-105 and 58-60-205.5, a licensed individual shall complete the ongoing professional development hours required under Subsection (1) through courses that are:

   1. (a) approved, conducted, or under the sponsorship of one of the following:

      1. (i) an accredited institution of higher education;
      2. (ii) county, state, or federal agency;
      3. (iii) professional association, or similar body, involved in clinical mental health therapy or substance use disorder treatment; or
      4. (iv) mental health agency that provides clinical mental health services or substance use disorder treatment;

   2. (b) completed in one of the following formats:

      1. (i) college or university lecture and discussion, up to three ongoing professional development hours per semester hour or one and one-half hours per quarter hour;
      2. (ii) professional conference;
      3. (iii) lecture or instruction, up to two times per course and up to five hours;
      4. (iv) seminar;
      5. (v) training session;
      6. (vi) synchronous distance learning course that is clearly documented as real-time and interactive;
      7. (vii) asynchronous distance learning course that is not real-time or interactive, up to ten hours;
      8. (viii) specialty certification;
      9. (ix) certifiable clinical readings, up to ten hours;
      10. (x) direct clinical supervision of a licensed individual completing the experience requirements for advanced licensure, up to ten hours;
      11. (xi) volunteer service on a board, committee, or in a leadership role in any state, national, or international organization for the development and improvement of the licensed individual's profession up to six hours;
      12. (xii) volunteer service providing mental health services, up to ten hours;
      13. (xiii) peer case consultation, up to ten hours; or
      14. (xiv) peer direct observation, up to ten hours;
   3. (c) prepared and presented by an individual who is qualified by education, training, and experience to provide ongoing professional development;
   4. (d) relevant to the licensed individual's scope of practice; and

   5. (e) is verified by:

      1. (i) a certificate of course completion that shall include the following:

         1. (A) name of the attendee;
         2. (B) name of course provider;
         3. (C) name of instructor;
         4. (D) date of the course;
         5. (E) title of the course;
         6. (F) number of course hours;
         7. (G) course objectives; and
         8. (H) format of professional development under Subsection (3)(b); or

      2. (ii) a letter from:

         1. (A) a peer who also participated; or
         2. (B) an individual who oversaw the licensee's volunteer service.
4. (4) A licensed individual shall maintain adequate documentation as proof of compliance for two years after the end of the renewal cycle for which the ongoing professional development is due.
5. (5) An individual may only carry forward ongoing professional development hours completed after the renewed license was initially granted including any professional upgrade.
6. (6) Ongoing professional development hours shall be increased or decreased proportionately based on the date of licensure within the two-year renewal cycle.
7. (7) Under Section R156-1-308d, the Division may defer or waive ongoing professional development requirements.
8. (8) The Division shall randomly audit a licensed individual's ongoing professional development hours during each two-year renewal window.
9. (9) To maintain approval, Division-approved clinical supervisors shall complete an additional six hours of ongoing professional development specifically related to supervision during each two-year renewal cycle.

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Date of Last Change: May 26, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-60-201; 58-60-301; 58-60-401; 58-60-501