21 NCAC 34B .0414          Accreditation of Computer-Based CE

(a)  To be accredited, a computer-based CE course must meet all of the conditions imposed by the rules in this Subchapter, except where otherwise noted, and be interactive, permitting the participant to communicate, via telephone, electronic mail, or methods of synchronous communication, with the presenter or other participants.

(b)  An on-line course is an educational seminar available on a provider's website reached via the internet. The sponsor of an on-line course must have a reliable method for recording and verifying attendance. A participant may log on and off of a computer-based CE course provided the total time spent participating in the course is equal to or exceeds the credit hours assigned to the program. Within 30 days after the conclusion of a course, the sponsor or the instructor must forward to the Board the name of each licensee who attended the course and the length of time in instruction that each licensee received.

(c)  After approval of a computer-based CE course, the sponsor may replay the computer-based CE course indefinitely until any change is made to the course content. Any modification to an approved computer-based CE course shall require the sponsor to submit a new application for approval but the sponsor may continue to show the previously approved version of the course.

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

Eff. July 1, 2005;

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

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

Amended Eff. February 1, 2026.