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(a) Except as provided in (b) - (j) of this section, the department will audit compliance of licenses with continuing competency requirements in accordance with this section if
(1) the licensee is required to meet continuing competency requirements under AS 08 or this title;
(2) repealed 9/29/2005;
(3) repealed 9/29/2005.
(b) A licensee subject to audit under (a) of this section and applying for license renewal shall
(1) complete and sign a statement of compliance with continuing competency requirements; and
(2) submit the statement to the department with the application for license renewal.
(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, the department will select licensees for audit under (a) of this section as follows:
(1) ten percent of the total number of licensees in that profession if the total number of licensees is less than 3,000; or
(2) five percent of the total number of licensees in that profession if the total number of licensees is 3,000 or more.
(d) The department will require that a different percent of licensees be selected for audit, if the board that regulates the profession, or the department for a profession not regulated by a board or commission, finds that a different percent to be audited is necessary to protect public health and safety.
(e) A licensee selected for audit under (c) or (d) of this section will be notified by the department. Within 30 days of notification, the licensee shall submit to the department, documentation to verify completion of the continuing competency activities claimed on the statement submitted with the application for license renewal. The documentation must include a valid copy of a certificate or similar verification of satisfactory completion of the continuing competency activities claimed that provides
(1) the name of the licensee;
(2) the amount of continuing competency credit awarded;
(3) a description of the continuing competency activity;
(4) the dates of actual participation or successful completion; and
(5) the name, mailing address and signature of the instructor, sponsor, or other verifier.
(f) A licensee subject to audit under (a) of this section is responsible for maintaining adequate and detailed records of all continuing competency activities completed and shall make the records available to the department on request. A licensee shall maintain the records until the later of
(1) four years from the date of completion of the continuing competency activity; or
(2) if the licensee was selected for audit, the date that the department notifies the licensee that the audit is completed.
(g) The department will extend the period for providing documentation of completion of continuing competency activities if the department finds that the licensee has good cause for the need for additional time to submit the documentation required in (e) of this section.
(h) The department will notify the respective board of a licensee's failure to comply with the department's request for records under (e) of this section.
(i) For professions licensed by the department, the department will consider the licensee's failure to comply with the department's request for records under (e) of this section as grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions to the extent allowed under AS 08 and this title.
(j) In this section, "successful completion" means the date that credit for the continuing competency activity is awarded by the instructor, sponsor, or other verifier for completion of the activity.
History: Eff. 12/28/97, Register 144; am 9/29/2005, Register 175
Authority: AS 08.01.050
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