Section 1397.62.1 - Continuing Education Exemptions.This section shall be applicable to both a license that expires on or after January 1, 2023, and an application for license renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement received on or after January 1, 2023.
(a) To be granted an exemption from all or part of the CPD requirements, a licensee must certify in writing that the licensee has met the requirement of section 114.3 of the Code that during the two-year period immediately preceding the expiration of the license, the licensee was on active military duty. The request for exemption must be submitted no less than thirty (30) days prior to the submission of an application for the renewal of the license. For the first renewal after discharge from active military service, the licensee shall be exempt from the CPD renewal requirements, except that the licensee must accrue, as a condition of renewal, 1.5 hours of CPD per month (or portion of a month) remaining in the renewal cycle post-discharge, calculated 60 days after discharge date. The licensee shall then, at a minimum, fulfill the Laws and Ethics requirement set out in section 1397.61.1(b), and the Cultural Diversity and/or Social Justice requirement set out in section 1397.61.1(c).(b) Any licensee who submits a request for an exemption that is denied, in whole or in part, by the Board shall complete any CPD requirements within 120 days of the notification that the request was denied.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1397.62.1
1. New section filed 6-29-2022; operative 10-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 26). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section 11346.4(b) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Note: Authority cited: Sections 114.3, 2915 and 2930, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 114.3 and 2915, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 6-29-2022; operative 10/1/2022 (Register 2022, No. 28). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section 11346.4(b) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.