NRS 645A.039 - Continuing education: Standards; regulations.

NV Rev Stat § 645A.039 (2019) (N/A)

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1. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations that prescribe standards for the continuing education of persons licensed pursuant to this chapter.

2. The standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Permit alternative subject material appropriate for specialized areas of practice and alternative sources of programs to ensure availability throughout the State and throughout the year;

(b) Set forth procedures pursuant to which the Commissioner may qualify providers to offer courses of continuing education, including, without limitation, generally accredited educational institutions, private vocational schools, educational programs and seminars of professional societies and organizations and other organized educational programs on technical subjects;

(c) Set forth procedures pursuant to which the Commissioner may qualify those continuing education courses that the Commissioner determines address the appropriate subject matter; and

(d) Set forth required hours of instruction and such other criteria as the Commissioner considers necessary.

3. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commissioner has exclusive authority to determine which providers and courses may qualify for the purposes of continuing education under this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 1552)

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