§ 29.61. Requirements for biennial renewal and eligibility to conduct educational conferences.

 (a)  As a condition of biennial renewal of a license, a licensee shall have completed 30 clock hours of continuing education during the preceding biennium in acceptable courses and programs in podiatry by approved providers. It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that credits used to comply with this continuing education requirement have been approved by the Board. Excess clock hours may not be carried over to the next biennium. A maximum of 10 clock hours of computer/Internet, magazine or journal article courses, which are approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, shall be accepted by the Board.

 (b)  Providers approved by the Board are eligible to conduct educational conferences.

 (c)  Applicants for license renewal shall provide, on the renewal application, a signed statement certifying that the continuing education requirements have been met and information to document their certification, including the following:

   (1)  The date attended.

   (2)  The clock hours claimed.

   (3)  The title of the course or program and description of content.

   (4)  The provider which sponsored the course or program.

   (5)  The location of the course or program.

 (d)  The licensee shall retain attendance certificates to document completion of the prescribed number of clock hours for 5 years following the completion of each course, which shall be produced upon demand by the Board or its auditing agents.

   The provisions of this §  29.61 issued under sections 9, 9.1 and 15 (63 P. S. § §  42.9, 42.9a and 42.15).

   The provisions of this §  29.61 adopted June 8, 1979, effective June 9, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1804; amended September 12, 1986, effective September 13, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 3398; amended December 5, 2003, effective December 6, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 5916. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (236312) to (236313).

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  29.69 (relating to continuing education requirement for biennial renewal of inactive and lapsed licenses).