21 NCAC 04B .0813          ADVERTISING; PROVIDING COURSE INFORMATION

(a)  Course sponsors shall not utilize advertising of any type that is false or misleading. In any advertisement for a course, the sponsor shall state the total number of hours of the course and the number of those hours that are Board-approved for continuing education credit.

(b)  Any flyers, brochures, or similar materials utilized to promote a continuing education course shall state the fee to be charged and the sponsor's cancellation and fee refund policies.

(c)  Upon course approval, course sponsors shall include in course descriptions and promotional materials the information contained in the following illustration: This course [seminar or program] has been approved by the Board for continuing education credit in the amount of __ hours. This course is not sponsored by the Board.

(d)  Course sponsors of any course shall provide to any prospective student, upon request, a description of the course content.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 85B-4(e1);

Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 2000;

Eff. April 1, 2001;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2020.