ATCP 93.240(7)(b)2.ar.ar. A person who files for renewal after the expiration date of a certification or registration issued under subs. (13) to (20), shall comply with this chapter’s requirements for initially receiving that certification or registration. ATCP 93.240(7)(b)2.b.b. A person who files for renewal of a certification or registration issued under sub. (13), (16), or (17), and who has not obtained all continuing education credit required for renewal shall comply with this chapter’s requirements for initially receiving that certification or registration. ATCP 93.240(7)(b)2.c.c. For a certification or registration issued under sub. (13), (16), or (17), the time period for obtaining continuing education credits shall extend from the beginning date to the expiration date of that certification or registration. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)1.1. Only courses, programs, and seminars approved in writing by the department shall be used for credit to fulfill continuing education requirements. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)2.a.a. Requests for a course, program or seminar to be recognized for approval shall be submitted in writing to the department. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)2.b.b. Requests for approval shall include sufficient information to determine if the course, program or seminar complies with this subsection. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)2.c.c. The department shall review and make a determination on a request for approval within 21 calendar days of receipt of the request and information necessary to complete the review. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)3.a.a. Thirty minutes of attendance in an approved course, program or seminar shall be deemed equal to 0.5 hours of acceptable continuing education. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)3.b.b. Continuing education credit for attendance in approved continuing education courses, programs or seminars in other than 30 minute increments shall be rounded down to the next half hour. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)3.c.c. Courses, programs and seminars to be considered for approval towards continuing education credit shall relate to the skills and knowledge of one or more certification categories. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)4.a.a. The department may limit credit approval to specific certification categories when approving a course, program, or seminar for continuing education credit. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)4.b.b. Approval of courses, programs or seminars for continuing education credit may be renewed. Renewal shall be in accordance with subd. 2. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)4.c.c. An approval of a course, program or seminar for continuing education credit under subs. (13) to (21) shall expire either 3 years after the date of approval, or as otherwise specified in the approval. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)5.5. The department may revoke the approval of a course, program or seminar for continuing education credit for any false statements, misrepresentation of facts or violation of the conditions on which the approval was based. The department may not revoke the approval of a course, program or seminar less than 30 calendar days prior to the course, program or seminar being held. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)6.a.a. The individual or organization which had obtained the course, program or seminar approval shall maintain an attendance record of those individuals who have attended and completed the course, program or seminar for at least 3 years from the date of the course, program or seminar. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)6.b.b. The attendance record shall include all of the following: the course name, the course identification number assigned by the department, the date or dates the course was held or completed, the name of each attendee, the name of each certification held by the attendee for which the course applies, and the certification number assigned by the department of each attendee. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)6.c.c. A copy of the attendance record shall be forwarded by the person or organization which had obtained the course, program or seminar approval to the department within 14 calendar days after completion of the course or program. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)7.7. Any individual or organization that obtains a course, program, or seminar approval for continuing education credit under subs. (13) to (21) shall notify the department of any material changes to the information submitted for that approval. ATCP 93.240(8)(a)8.8. Any individual or organization that obtains a course, program, or seminar approval for continuing education credit under subs. (13) to (21) shall notify the department if the course, program, or seminar is discontinued before the end of its approval period. ATCP 93.240(8)(b)(b) Evidence of compliance. Each certification holder shall retain evidence of compliance with continuing education requirements throughout the certification period for which continuing education credit was required for renewal of the certification. ATCP 93.240(8)(b)1.1. The department shall accept as evidence of compliance original or copies of documents, certified by the individual or organization providing the course, program or seminar, indicating attendance and completion of the continuing education credit. ATCP 93.240(8)(b)2.2. The department may require a certification holder to submit evidence of compliance for the continuing education credit which was required to renew the certification. ATCP 93.240(8)(c)(c) Continuing education cycle. For those certification categories which require continuing educational credit for renewal, the certification holder shall obtain the necessary amount of continuing educational credit prior to the expiration date of the certification as specified in Table 93.240.