(6) No more than 2 hours of the 15−hour requirement may be acquired for presentation of any continuing education program by a funeral director. Continuing education hours may be granted for teaching or presenting any continuing education programs or courses under 4.04 (1) (a) 1. to 4. No credit will be granted for any subsequent presentations of the same program or course. A teacher or presenter may receive up to 2 continuing education credit hours for each hour of presentation.
SECTION 3. FD 4.03 (6m) is created to read:
(6m) Continuing education hours may be granted for professional activity.
SECTION 4. FD 4.03 (7), 4.03 (8) are amended to read:
(7) No more than 10 hours of the 15−hour requirement may be acquired through participation in non−contact home study board approved online programs that have been approved by the board.
(8) Each contact or clock hour or lesson or tape completed in a home study board approved online program that has been approved by the board is equivalent to 1.0 continuing education credit hour.
SECTION 5. FD 4.03 (11), 4.03 (12) are created to read:
(11) No more than 6 hours of continuing education credit shall be granted for activity under 4.04(1) (a) during each biennial registration period.
(12) The board may count any relevant instruction obtained in connection with military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), toward satisfying up to 15 hours of continuing education credits per biennial registration period. SECTION 6. FD 4.04 (1) (d) is amended to read:
(d) The program provider of a home−study board approved online continuing education program includes in the program a method satisfactory to the board of determining a participant’s successful completion of the home study approved online program.
SECTION 7. FD 4.04 (6) is amended to read:
(6) A home study board approved online program or course taken for academic credit shall be eligible for credit if the program or course relates to subject areas specified in sub. (1) and meets all other requirements in this section.
SECTION 8. FD 4.06 is created to read:
FD 4.06 Audit. 1) The board may conduct a random audit of licensees on a biennial basis for compliance with continuing education requirements.
2) The board may conduct an audit on any licensee who has come under investigation by the board for alleged misconduct.
SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin administrative register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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