Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An
entity that wishes to obtain Board recognition as an entity that may approve
continuing education courses shall submit the approval entity applicant fee set
forth at N.J.A.C.
13:44G-4.1(a)16 i and apply
to the Board for such recognition, in writing, indicating that it:
1. Requires an applicant for continuing
education course approval to indicate whether it has applied to another entity
for approval and if such application has been denied by the other
entity;
2. Has a complaint process
for continuing education courses that have not been approved with an option to
appeal to the Board if the sponsor is displeased with the results of that
process;
3. Has a complaint process
through which attendees of approved continuing education courses may register
complaints with the entity with an option to appeal to the Board if an attendee
is displeased with the results of the process;
4. Lists all approved continuing education
courses on its website;
5. Requires
courses to maintain attendance records for five years;
6. Utilizes only certified social workers,
licensed social workers or licensed clinical social workers in good standing to
review continuing education courses;
7. Approves continuing education courses
only, not continuing education sponsors;
8. Requires that approved continuing
education courses comply with the requirements of
13:44G-6.3;
9. Sets forth, in documentation sent to an
approved course, the number of credits contained in the course and whether
these credits are in clinical practice, ethics, cultural competency, or general
social work. The entity shall require that approved courses provide this
information to course attendees;
10. Maintains records as to continuing
education course approvals and denials;
11. Responds to applications for continuing
education course approval within 90 days of receipt of a request; and
12. Issues approvals for continuing education
courses that are effective only for the biennial licensure renewal period
during which the approvals are issued.
(b) Board recognition shall be valid for two
years, except for the first Board recognition issued to an entity, which shall
be valid until the end of the biennial licensure renewal period during which it
is issued. An entity shall reapply for Board recognition by submitting the
information required pursuant to (a) above by February 1 of every even numbered
year.
(c) The Board may revoke
recognition of an entity's ability to approve continuing education courses if
the Board becomes aware that the entity is not complying with the requirements
of (a) above.
(d) An entity that is
recognized to approve continuing education courses shall not approve any
continuing education course that it provides.
