CHAPTER 6

LICENSE RENEWAL

 Section 1. Authority. The Board promulgates these rules according to authority granted by Wyoming Statute 33-37-105 and 33-37-110.

 Section 2.   Renewal Requirements.

 (a) General license holders shall earn a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education during each renewal period.

 (b) Restricted License holders shall earn a minimum of six (6) hours of continuing education during each renewal period.

 Section 3.   Renewal Application Procedures.  Licenses may be renewed by providing the Board with the following:

 (a) Payment of the renewal fee;

 (b) Complete application for renewal; and

 (c) Proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements.  As proof of compliance the Board will accept:

  (i) Verification of current ARRT, NMTCB, or CBRPA credentials; or

  (ii) Copies of certificates of attendance showing completion of acceptable continuing education activities.  Certificates shall contain the activity title, date(s), hours attended, sponsor, presenter, qualifications of the presenter, the name of the license holder, and shall be signed by the sponsor or the presenter.

 Section 4.   Continuing Education.  General license holders shall earn continuing education hours based on the standards established for ARRT certification renewal.

 (a) Hours shall be the actual number of hours during which instruction was received.  An hour shall consist of not less than fifty (50) minutes of actual instruction or presentation.  For academic courses, one (1) semester credit equals fifteen (15) hours.  One (1) quarter credit equals ten (10) hours.

 (b) Only those hours acquired during the renewal period will be considered.

 (c) The following standards shall govern acceptability of continuing education activities:

  (i) These activities shall have significant intellectual or practical content, and the primary objective shall be to increase the participant's competence within the profession.

  (ii) These activities shall directly relate to the scope of practice for the profession.

 (d) Licensees shall attest to the number of continuing education hours completed.

 (e) Licensees shall report their continuing education activities in a manner determined by the Board.

 (f) Licensees are responsible for maintaining copies of any certificates of attendance, letters certifying attendance, transcripts, or any official documents which serve as proof of participation or attendance for at least two (2) years from the date submitted for renewal.

 (g) The Board shall notify active licensees of their renewal date no later than thirty (30) days before the license expiration date.

 (h) Renewal applications shall not be accepted more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date.

 (i) Renewal applications received by the Board which are postmarked after the expiration date, or after the next business day in cases when the expiration date falls on a weekend or holiday, will not be accepted by the Board, and the license will become null and void for failure to timely and sufficiently secure renewal.

 (j) Failure to receive notice for renewal of license from the Board does not excuse a licensee from the requirement for renewal under the Act and this rule.

 Section 5.   Exemption From Continuing Education.

 (a) A licensee may be exempted from a portion of the continuing education required for the renewal of their license if during the current renewal period the licensee otherwise meets all renewal requirements and experiences a physical disability, illness or other disabling situation exceeding one hundred and eighty (180) or more consecutive days in any calendar year.

 (b) The number of hours exempted shall be in proportion to the length of disability or situation.

 (c) The licensee claiming an exemption shall provide supporting documentation from a third party acceptable to the Board.