(A) The Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation may employ and establish compensation for personnel the director considers necessary and appropriate for the administration of this chapter.
(B) The director shall prescribe duties, which may include, but are not limited to:
(1) maintaining and preserving records;
(2) receiving and accounting for all monies received by the panel;
(3) issuing necessary notices to licensees;
(4) determining the eligibility of applicants for examination and licensure;
(5) examining applicants for licensure including, but not limited to:
(a) prescribing the subjects, character, and manner of licensing examinations;
(b) preparing, administering, and grading the examination or contracting for the preparation, administration, or grading of the examination. Professional testing services may be utilized to formulate and administer any examinations required by the department;
(6) issuing and renewing licenses of qualified applicants;
(7) evaluating and approving continuing education course hours and programs;
(8) promulgating regulations to carry out this chapter including, but not limited to, establishing a code of ethics to govern the conduct and practices of individuals licensed pursuant to this chapter.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 2, eff June 7, 2013.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
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