NAC641B.192. Approval: Application by licensee; request for approval for credit of program created and directed by licensee.

     1. A licensee may request the approval of a course or program which has not been submitted for:

     (a) Approval by a provider; or

     (b) Approval pursuant to subsection 2,

Ê by submitting to the Board an application containing the information required by the Board for its review pursuant to NAC 641B.190. The course or program is subject to the same criteria used to evaluate the course or program submitted by a provider seeking approval.

     2. A licensee may apply for approval for credit of a program of study or activities that is created and directed by the licensee. The application must include information or materials demonstrating that the program will meet the requirements set forth in NAC 641B.190, the nature of the studies or activities, the degree of interaction with instructors or colleagues that is expected, if any, and the date for completing the program. A licensee may apply for credit pursuant to this subsection for not more than 7.5 hours for a 2-year period, unless the Board finds that the licensee demonstrated, in his or her initial application, that he or she has good cause for the approval of additional hours. The Board will not approve an application that includes studies or activities that are being completed as a part of the primary job duties of the licensee or the requirements for a class in which the licensee is enrolled. To receive credit for completing a program approved pursuant to this subsection, the licensee must, after completion of the program, submit documentation, satisfactory to the Board, that he or she achieved the learning objectives set forth in the application.

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