OAR 858-040-0026: Continuing Education Random Audit

(1) The Board will conduct a random audit of continuing education compliance each year. Audited licensees will be notified by letter and given 60 days to respond. Submissions must be postmarked by the stated due date to be considered timely. Licensee holds the burden of proof of mailing. (2) Unless the licensee is contacted for an audit, evidence of completion should not be sent to the Board, but must be retained by the licensee for two years after the reporting period. (3) To obtain credit during an audit, the following information must be typed or printed provided in legible form on the Board’s Continuing Education Audit Report: (a) Activity title for multi-session or multi-day activities, titles of separate sessions attended; (b) Dates attended, including month, day, and year; (c) Organization sponsoring the program; (d) Full name and degree of qualified instructor or discussion leader; (e) Hours claimed according to OAR 858-040-0055. (f) To obtain credit for writing published articles and books, the following information must be provided on the Continuing Education Audit Report as follows: (A) Publisher; (B) Title of publication; (C) Dates of publication; and (D) Hours claimed according to OAR 858-040-0055. (4) If a licensee fails to provide adequate documentation or submits an incomplete Audit Report, the licensee shall be so notified and granted a period of 30 days to provide the missing information.