21 NCAC 34B .0413          Accreditation of Prerecorded Programs and Live Programs Broadcast to Remote Locations by Telephone, Satellite, or Video Conferencing Equipment

(a)  A licensee may receive up to two hours of CE credit each year for attendance at, or participation in, a presentation where prerecorded material is used.

(b)  A licensee may receive credit for participation in a live presentation which is simultaneously broadcast by telephone, satellite, or video conferencing equipment. The licensee may participate in the presentation by listening to or viewing the broadcast from a location that is remote from the origin of the broadcast.

(c)  A licensee attending a prerecorded presentation is entitled to credit hours if:

(1)           the presentation from which the program is recorded would, if attended by an active licensee, be an accredited course; and

(2)           all other conditions imposed by the rules in this Subchapter are met.

(d)  A licensee attending a presentation broadcast by telephone, satellite, or video conferencing equipment is entitled to credit if:

(1)           the live presentation of the program would, if attended by a licensee, be an accredited course;

(2)           there is a question and answer session with the presenter or presenters subject to the limitations set forth in 21 NCAC 34B .0415(b)(5); and

(3)           all other conditions imposed by the rules in this Subchapter are met.

(e)  To receive approval for attendance at programs described in Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule, the following conditions must be met:

(1)           Unless the entire program was produced by an accredited sponsor, the person or organization sponsoring the program must receive advance approval and accreditation from the Board;

(2)           The person or organization sponsoring the program must have a method for recording and verifying attendance. Attendance at a telephone broadcast may be verified by assigning a personal identification number to a licensee. The person or organization sponsoring the program must forward a copy of the record of attendance of active licensees to the Board within 30 days after the presentation of the program is completed. Proof of attendance may be made by the verifying person on a form provided by the Board;

(3)           Unless inappropriate for the particular course, detailed papers, manuals, study materials, or written outlines are presented to the persons attending the program which only pertain to the subject matter of the program. Any materials made available to persons attending the original or live program must be made available to those persons attending the prerecorded or broadcast program who desire to receive credit under the rules in this Section; and

(4)           A room suitable for viewing the program and taking notes must be available.

(f)  A minimum of five licensees must physically attend the presentation of a prerecorded program in the same location. This requirement does not apply to participation from a remote location in the presentation of a live broadcast by telephone, satellite, or video conferencing equipment.

(g)  EXAMPLES:

EXAMPLE (1): Licensee X attends a videotape seminar sponsored by an accredited sponsor. If a person attending the program from which the videotape is made would receive credit, Licensee X is also entitled to receive credit, if the additional conditions under this Rule are also met.

EXAMPLE (2): Licensee Y desires to attend a videotape program. However, the proposed videotape program (a) is not presented by an accredited sponsor, and (b) has not received individual course approval from the Board. Licensee Y shall not receive any credit hours for attending that videotape presentation.

EXAMPLE (3): Licensee Z attends a videotape program. The presentation of the program from which the videotape was made has already been held and approved by the Board for credit. However, no person is present at the videotape program to record attendance. Licensee Z shall not obtain credit for viewing the videotape program unless it is viewed in the presence of a person who is not attending the videotape program for credit and who verifies the attendance of Licensee Z and of other licensees at the program. All other conditions of this Rule must also be met.

EXAMPLE (4): Licensee A listens to a live telephone seminar using the telephone in the conference room of her funeral establishment. To record her attendance, Licensee A was assigned a person identification number (PIN) by the seminar sponsor. Once connected, Licensee A punched in the PIN number on her touch tone phone and her attendance was recorded. The seminar received individual course approval from the Board. Licensee A shall receive credit if the additional conditions under this Rule are also met.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90‑210.23(a); 90-210.25(a)(5);

Eff. July 1, 2005;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2009; March 1, 2008.

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 19, 2017.