37-1-306. Continuing education -- certification -- other qualifications for continued licensure -- audit. (1) A board may require licensees to participate in flexible, cost-efficient, effective, and geographically accessible continuing education or continued state, regional, or national certification for licensure.
(2) A board that requires continuing education or state, regional, or national certification may not audit or require proof of continuing education or certification as a precondition for license renewal. However, a licensee who reactivates a license after the license has expired, as provided in 37-1-141, is subject to a mandatory continuing education audit.
(3) Except as provided in 37-50-305, after the lapsed date provided for in 37-1-141, the board or department may conduct a random audit of up to 50% of all licensees who have renewed their licenses to determine compliance with board or program continuing education requirements.
(4) The board or department may audit licensees for compliance with state, regional, or national certification or other board or department requirements.
(5) The board or department shall provide a licensee not in compliance with continuing education or certification requirements with an opportunity to cure the noncompliance as provided in 37-1-321.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 80, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 37. Professions and Occupations
Part 3. Uniform Professional Licensing and Regulation Procedures
37-1-304. Licensure of out-of-state applicants -- reciprocity
37-1-305. Temporary practice permits
37-1-308. Unprofessional conduct -- complaint -- investigation -- immunity -- exceptions
37-1-309. Notice -- request for hearing
37-1-310. Hearing -- adjudicative procedures
37-1-311. Findings of fact -- order -- report
37-1-312. Sanctions -- stay -- costs -- stipulations
37-1-316. Unprofessional conduct
37-1-317. Practice without license -- investigation of complaint -- injunction -- penalties
37-1-318. Violation of injunction -- penalty
37-1-320. Mental intent -- unprofessional conduct
37-1-321. Authority to administratively suspend license
37-1-322. through 37-1-330 reserved