Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.121 - BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS
Subchapter 24.121.21 - Continuing Education
Rule 24.121.2101 - CONTINUING EDUCATION - INSTRUCTORS
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Instructors are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education (CE) per renewal period to maintain active status licensure. Eight of the 30 hours must be in teaching methodology pursuant to ARM 24.121.1105.
(2) Licensees shall affirm an understanding of their recurring duty to comply with CE requirements as a part of license renewal.
(3) CE requirements will not apply until after the licensee's first renewal.
(4) Licensees are responsible for selecting quality programs that focus on protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public and contribute to licensees' professional knowledge and competence. Acceptable CE activities:
(5) CE hours will not be granted to a licensee teaching a course.
(6) Board meetings are approved as CE.
(7) The department may randomly audit up to 50 percent of renewed licensees.
(8) Licensees must maintain documentation of completed CE for three years and provide documentation to the board upon request. Documentation must include the following information:
(9) Licensees found to be in noncompliance with CE requirements may be subject to administrative suspension. Licensees may not apply CE hours used to complete delinquent CE requirements for the next education reporting period.
(10) Any CE hours required by disciplinary order do not apply toward the 30 hours that are required per renewal period under this rule.
AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-1-319, MCA; IMP 37-1-141, 37-1-306, 37-1-319, 37-1-321, MCA