641—30.2 (105) Continuing education requirements.
	 30.2(1) The biennial continuing education compliance period shall begin on the license issue date and end two years later on the license expiration date.
	 30.2(2) Each biennium:
	  a.   	 A master or journey licensee shall be required to complete a minimum of 8 hours of board-approved continuing education, of which 4 hours shall be in the prescribed practice discipline. A minimum of 2 hours of the 8 hours shall be in the content area of the applicable Iowa plumbing or mechanical codes, and 2 hours of the 8 hours shall be in the content area of the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Act.
	  b.   	 A master or journey licensee holding licenses in multiple disciplines shall obtain a minimum of 14 hours of board-approved continuing education, of which 8 hours shall be in any of the prescribed practice disciplines. A minimum of 2 hours of the 14 hours shall be in each of the content areas of the applicable Iowa plumbing code, Iowa mechanical code, or both, and 4 hours of the 14 hours shall be in the content area of the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Act.
	 30.2(3) Up to 2 hours of board-approved continuing education required by subrule 30.2(2) each biennium may be obtained through completion of computer-based continuing education programs/activities approved by the board.
	 30.2(4) It is the responsibility of each licensee to finance the cost of continuing education.
	 30.2(5) A licensee who is a presenter of a board-approved continuing education program may receive credit once per biennium for the presentation of the program. The licensee may receive the same number of hours granted the attendees.
[ARC 8270B, IAB 11/4/09, effective 10/16/09; ARC 8475B, IAB 1/13/10, effective 2/17/10]