Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Each certified applicator shall seek
recertification every five (5) years.
(b) Within twelve (12) months of expiration,
a certified applicator shall either pass a Phase II examination or earn a
specified number of Continuing Education Units (CEU) approved by the Department
to successfully complete recertification. If a certified applicant elects to
re-examine and does not pass a Phase II examination within twelve (12) months
of expiration, the applicant shall be required to re-take the Phase I and Phase
II examinations and a practical examination, when applicable. If a certified
applicant elects to earn CEU for recertification, approximately one (1) hour of
education shall be the equivalent of one CEU. The CEU requirements for each
category are as follows:
(1) 1a -
Agricultural Plant:
(A) Total in five years -
20 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year
- 10 CEU
(2) 1b -
Agricultural Animal:
(A) Total in five years
- 5 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year
- 2 CEU
(3) 2 - Forest:
(A) Total in five years - 10 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year - 5 CEU
(4) 3a - Ornamental and Turf
Outdoor:
(A) Total in five years - 20
CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year -
10 CEU
(5) 3b -
Interiorscape:
(A) Total in five years - 10
CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year - 5
CEU
(6) 3c -
Nursery/Greenhouse:
(A) Total in five years -
15 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year
- 7 CEU
(7) 4 - Seed
Treatment:
(A) Total in five years - 5
CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year 2
CEU
(8) 5 - Aquatic:
(A) Total in five years - 5 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year 2 CEU
(9) 6 - Right-of-Way:
(A) Total in five years - 15 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year 7 CEU
(10) 7a - General Pest:
(A) Total in five years - 20 CEU
(B) Maximum in one year - 10 CEU
(11) 7b - Structural Pest:
(A) Total in five years - 20 CEU
(B) Maximum in one year - 10 CEU
(12) 7c - Fumigation:
(A) Total in five years - 10 CEU
(B) Maximum in one year - 5 CEU
(13) 7d - Food Processing:
(A) Total in five years - 15 CEU
(B) Maximum in one year - 7 CEU
(14) 8 - Public Health:
(A) Total in five years - 15 CEU
(B) Maximum in one year - 7 CEU
(15) 9 - Regulatory:
(A) Total in five years - 10 CEU
(B) Maximum in one year - 5 CEU
(16) 10 - Demonstration &
Research in app. Category:
(A) Total in five
years - 20 CEU
(B) Maximum in one
year - 10 CEU
(17) 11a -
Bird & Vertebrate Animal Pest:
(A) Total
in five years - 5 CEU
(B) Maximum
in one year - 2 CEU
(18)
11b - Predatory Animal
(A) Total in five
years - 5 CEU
(B) Maximum in one
year - 2 CEU
(19) 12 -
Timber Treating (all subcategories):
(A)
Total in five years - 5 CEU
(B)
Maximum in one year - 2 CEU
(20) 13 - Antimicrobial:
(A) Total in five years - 5 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year - 2 CEU
(21) 14 - Specialty Category:
(A) Total in five years - 5 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year - 2 CEU
(22) 15 - Aerial:
(A) Total in five years - 5 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year - 2 CEU
(23) 16 - Private Applicator:
(A) Total in five years - 20 CEU
(B) Maximum in any one year - 10
CEU
(c) No
more than one-half (1/2) of the total credit units shall be accepted for any
one Calendar year.
(1) Credit units shall be
obtained in at least three (3) of the five (5) years, in any combination, so
that the total number obtained equals or exceeds the five (5) year
requirement.
(2) The continuing
education units may be prorated for any applicator whose recertification period
is less than five (5) years.
(3)
The Department may allow a CEU to be credited to more than one
category.
(d) The CEU
shall be structured to provide the following information over the five (5) year
period:
(1) Laws and rules;
(2) Pesticides (formulations, registration,
labeling and label comprehension, handling and storage, toxicity, and
hazards);
(3) Application equipment
and calibration;
(4) Pests and
IPM;
(5) Identification of
hazardous areas;
(6) Drift
prevention;
(7) Endangered
species;
(8) Groundwater;
and
(9) Worker
protection.
(e) Any
person may request approval of an education program as CEU.
(1) The request for approval shall include
the following:
(A) A list of proposed topics
including a description of the content and their relative value for meeting the
standards of continuing certification;
(B) A list of speakers and their
qualifications; and
(C) Method used
to verify attendance and evaluate the progress of participants.
(2) The Department and the
Oklahoma State University Pesticide Coordinator shall review the request for
approval to determine if it meets the criteria of CEU.
(A) If the education program is approved for
CEU, the person requesting approval shall be notified of the number of assigned
CEU.
(B) Awarded CEUs shall not be
valid for more than five (5) years after the date of approval. After five (5)
years, courses shall be resubmitted for review and approval.
(C) The person requesting approval may appeal
the number of assigned CEU to a three- person review committee with a
representative from each of the following:
(i) Oklahoma State University;
(ii) the Department; and
(iii) certified applicators.
(3) Individuals seeking
course approval for CEUs shall electronically submit course information and
other required information for CEU approval through a website.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg
1018, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2167, eff
6-25-06
