11 NCAC 08 .0721             COURSE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS

(a)  Sponsors of prospective CE courses shall apply for approval from the Board by submitting the following information to the Board's staff for consideration:

(1)           course title and outline;

(2)           nature and purpose of the course;

(3)           outline of the course, including the number of training hours for each segment; and

(4)           copies of handouts and materials to be furnished to students.

(b)  To determine if a course is approved, the Board's staff shall review the course to determine if the course meets the requirements of 11 NCAC 08 .0720 and its stated objectives. The Board's staff shall issue written approval to the course sponsor for all courses deemed to be acceptable. The Board's staff shall notify the course sponsor of any course found not to be acceptable, providing specific reasons for the disapproval. A course sponsor may appeal the Board's staff's disapproval of a course to the Board, and such appeal shall be heard at the next scheduled meeting of the Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-151.13A(f)(2);

Eff. February 1, 2006;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018.