NAC641B.191. Approval: Application by provider; action by Board; provider to submit quarterly reports; request for reconsideration of denial.

     1. Unless a provider has achieved the status as an approved provider of continuing education pursuant to subsection 2, a provider requesting approval of a course or program must, for each course or program, submit to the Board an application containing the information required by the Board. The Board will notify the provider whether the course or program has been approved or denied within 30 days after receipt of the completed application for approval by the Board. If the Board approves the course or program, the notice of approval will state the number of continuing education hours for which the course or program is approved. Approval of the course or program will:

     (a) Be given for a particular presentation or series of presentations; or

     (b) Expire on a specific date set forth in the notice of approval.

     2. A provider may apply to the Board for status as an approved provider of continuing education. Upon receipt of sufficient evidence that the provider possesses the consistent ability to provide professional-quality programs of continuing education and that it employs or consults with a social worker who is licensed in any jurisdiction and has at least 3 years’ experience to review each course or program that will be provided by the approved provider for its compliance with NAC 641B.190, the Board will grant status as an approved provider of continuing education. An approved provider of continuing education shall, within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, submit to the Board a report that lists the title, summary, dates and number of credits assigned to each course or program it offered in the previous quarter. The Board may investigate the contents of any course or program listed in the quarterly report. The Board may withdraw the status of a provider as an approved provider of continuing education if the Board determines that the provider no longer possesses the qualifications of this subsection and gives the provider 30 days’ notice. A provider may reapply for status as an approved provider of continuing education at any time.

     3. If the Board denies approval of a course or program or denies or withdraws status as an approved provider of continuing education, the applicant may, within 30 days after receiving notice of the denial or withdrawal, request in writing that the Board reconsider its decision.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Social Workers, eff. 11-28-89; A 5-15-92; 10-25-93; R113-98, 1-13-99; R112-00, 1-17-2001; R079-02, 1-9-2003)