1. All certificates of licensure expire on
December 31 of each odd-numbered year following issuance or renewal, making
subsequent practice illegal.
2. The
Executive Director of the Board notifies each person licensed under the Act of
the expiration date of the licensee's certificate and the amount of the fee
required for its renewal. The notice is mailed at least one month in advance of
the date of expiration. Renewal of the certificate will follow upon payment of
the fee.
3. Each licensee shall
obtain at least 30 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education
during the biennial renewal period, as a condition of licensure renewal. If the
licensee exceeds the requirement in any renewal period, a maximum of 15PDH may
be carried forward into the next renewal period.
4. Professional development hours shall be
relevant to the practice of engineering. Such continuing education activities
may include technical, ethical or managerial material.
Professional Development Hours shall be credited as
follows:
a. One hour for college
courses and continuing education courses will be awarded for each contact hour
as determined by the College or continuing Education Unit offering the course,
if the course is not approved by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of
the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (EAC-ABET). Forty-five
hours will be awarded for the successful completion of a one semester-hour
EAC-ABET approved college course. Thirty hours shall be awarded for the
successful completion of a quarter-hour EAC-ABET approved college
course.
b. One hour will be awarded
for professional development in course work, seminars, or professional
technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences for each
hour of attendance.
c. Teaching or
instructing at qualifying courses, seminars, or making technical presentations
at meetings shall earn hour credit at twice that of participants. Teaching
credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only.
Teaching credit shall not apply to full-time faculty.
d. Each professional journal, published
paper, article or engineering text published within the applicable license
period will earn 10 hours of credit.
e. Active participation in professional or
technical societies will earn 2 hours, provided that a registrant serves as an
officer or committee member who actively participates within the organization
or committee. Professional development hour credit shall not be earned until
each year of service is completed and shall be limited to 2 professional
development hours per organization.
f. Filing a patent application will earn ten
professional development hours.
g.
The number of hours required to renew a license that was issued for less than
the full two year renewal period will be pro-rated by the number of months the
license has been in effect, rounded up to the next higher whole number. For
example, a licensee who has held a license for six months will be required to
obtain 8 Professional Development Hours.
h. A licensee may earn a maximum of 15 PDH's
for the two year renewal period through:
Active participation as a pro bono committee member involved
in the development, revision or update of standards; specifications; technical
instructions or codes intended for use or guidance of professional engineers or
for the protection of public health and safety.
4. Record Keeping:
The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining records to
be used to support credits claimed. Records required include, but are not
limited to:
a. A log showing the type
of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructor's
or speaker's name, and credits earned;
b. Documents supporting evidence of
attendance;
c. Records must be
maintained for a period of three years. Such documentation shall be made
available to the board for random audit and/or verification purposes.
Documentation must support the professional development hours
claimed.
5. Non Resident
Licensees:
Licensees who are residents of jurisdictions other than Maine
shall meet the continuing professional development requirements of the State of
Maine.
6. Reinstatement:
A licensee may reinstate an inactive status, by obtaining all
delinquent Professional Development Hours. If the total number required to
become current exceeds 30 PDH, then 30 PDH shall be the maximum required.
