Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
(1) Required Hours. Pursuant to Subsection
58-55-302.7(2)(c),
each licensee shall complete eight hours of continuing education during each
two year license term.
(2)
"Approved continuing education" is defined as:
(a) elevator codes, construction, government
regulations, maintenance, and new technology; and
(b) OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 safety training, or
other safety training as it pertains to the elevator trade.
(3) Non-acceptable course subject
matter shall include the following types of courses and other similar courses:
(a) mechanical office and business skills,
such as typing, speed reading, memory improvement and report writing;
(b) physical well-being or personal
development, such as personal motivation, stress management, time management,
or dress for success;
(c)
presentations by a supplier or a supplier representative to promote a
particular product or line of products; and
(d) meetings held in conjunction with the
general business of the licensee or employer.
(4) The Division may:
(a) waive the continuing education
requirements for a licensee who is an instructor of an approved apprenticeship
program; and
(b) waive or defer the
continuing education requirements as provided in Section R156-1-308
d.
(5) A continuing
education course shall meet the following standards:
(a) Time. Each hour of continuing education
course credit shall consist of 50 minutes of education in the form of seminars,
lectures, conferences, training sessions or distance learning modules. The
remaining ten minutes is to allow for breaks.
(b) Provider. The course provide shall meet
the requirements of this section and shall be one of the following:
(i) a recognized accredited college or
university;
(ii) a state or federal
agency;
(iii) a professional
association or organization involved in the construction trades; or
(iv) a commercial continuing education
provider providing a program related to the elevator trade.
(c) Content. The content of the
course shall be relevant to the practice of the elevator trade and consistent
with the laws and rules of this state.
(d) Objectives. The learning objectives of
the course shall be reasonably and clearly stated.
(e) Teaching Methods. The course shall be
presented in a competent, well organized and sequential manner consistent with
the stated purpose and objective of the program.
(f) Faculty. The course shall be prepared and
presented by individuals who are qualified by education, training and
experience.
(g) Distance learning.
A course may be recognized for continuing education that is provided via
internet or through home study courses provided the course verifies
registration and participation in the course by means of passing a test which
demonstrates that the participant has learned the material presented. Test
questions shall be random for each internet participant.
(h) Documentation. The course provider shall
have a competent method of registration of individuals who actually completed
the course, shall maintain records of attendance that are available for review
by the Division and shall provide individuals completing the course a
certificate which contains the following information:
(i) the date of the course;
(ii) the name of the course
provider;
(iii) the name of the
instructor;
(iv) the course
title;
(v) the hours of continuing
education credit;
(vi) the
attendee's name;
(vii) the
attendee's license number; and
(viii) the signature of the course
provider.
(6)
On a random basis, the Division may assign monitors at no charge to attend a
course for the purposes of evaluating the course and the instructor.
(7) Each licensee shall maintain adequate
documentation as proof of compliance with this section, such as certificates of
completion, course handouts and materials. The licensee shall retain this proof
for a period of three years from the end of the renewal period for which the
continuing education is due. Each licensee shall assure that the course
provider has submitted the verification of attendance to the continuing
education registry on behalf of the licensee as specified in Subsection (10).
Alternatively, the licensee may submit the course for approval and pay any
course approval fees and attendance recording fees.
(8) Licensees who lecture in continuing
education courses meeting these requirements shall receive two hours of
continuing education for each hour spent lecturing. However, no lecturing or
teaching credit is available for participation in a panel discussion.
(9) Licensees who obtain an initial license
after March 31st of the renewal year shall not be required to meet the
continuing education requirement for that renewal cycle.
(10) A course provider shall submit
continuing education courses for approval to the continuing education registry
and shall submit verification of attendance and completion on behalf of
licensees attending and completing the program directly to the continuing
education registry in the format required by the continuing education
registry.
(11) The Division shall
review continuing education courses which have been submitted through the
continuing education registry and approve only those courses which meet the
standards set forth under this section.
(12) Continuing Education Registry.
(a) The Division shall designate an entity to
act as the Continuing Education Registry under this rule.
(b) The Continuing Education Registry, in
consultation with the Division and the Commission, shall:
(i) through its internet site electronically
receive applications from continuing education course providers and shall
submit the application for course approval to the Division for review and
approval of only those programs which meet the standards set forth under this
section;
(ii) publish on its
website listings of continuing education programs which have been approved by
the Division, and which meet the standards for continuing education credit
under this rule;
(iii) maintain
accurate records of qualified continuing education approved;
(iv) maintain accurate records of
verification of attendance and completion, by individual licensee, which the
licensee may review for compliance with this rule; and
(v) make records of approved continuing
education programs and attendance and completion available for audit by
representatives of the Division.
(c) Fees. The Continuing Education Registry
may charge a reasonable fee to continuing education providers or licensees for
services provided for review and approval of continuing education
programs.
