HOURS REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL MANDATORY COURSES …

1 HOURS REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL MANDATORY COURSES ACCEPTABLE PROVIDERS. 36 HOURS of continuing education (CE) are Law and Ethics: ALL licensees are CE must be taken from one of the acceptable REQUIRED during each two (2)-year license REQUIRED to complete at least six (6) HOURS providers listed below; otherwise the course will RENEWAL period. of CE in Law and Ethics as a condition of not count toward your RENEWAL requirements. each and every RENEWAL . These HOURS Newly licensed individuals must complete only count toward the total 36 (or 18) hour Regionally accredited college;. 18 HOURS of CE prior to their first RENEWAL (a requirement.)

2 Newly licensed LEP may be REQUIRED to College approved by the CA Bureau for complete more HOURS due to specific course Each license type has additional, one-time Private Postsecondary education ;. requirements). MANDATORY COURSES that must be completed. For specific information on Board-recognized approval agency as You must have your CE completed BEFORE these requirements, see the Board's CE provided in Title 16, California Code of submitting your RENEWAL application. COURSES chart. Regulations section (a);. may be credited to only one RENEWAL period, and cannot be counted twice. A provider who has been approved by a COURSE TYPES AND CONTENT.

3 Board-recognized approval agency; OR. The Board does not approve specific CE. Failure to comply with all CE COURSES , and has no information about An organization, institution, association or requirements may result in a citation entity that is recognized by the Board as a individual COURSES offered by providers. and fine and/or disciplinary action CE provider, as provided in Title 16, against your license. California Code of Regulations section Providers are REQUIRED to ensure that the (a)(3). content of a course is relevant to the scope of practice for your license. Self-improvement CE EXCEPTIONS COURSES and COURSES designed for non- Provider Complaints practitioners are not acceptable.

4 The following individuals are NOT REQUIRED to You should first contact the provider of the complete CE for license RENEWAL : To ensure that a course will count toward course to resolve your concerns. If you are not your CE requirements, you must ensure the satisfied with the outcome, contact the provider's Your license status is Inactive or provider is acceptable and maintain records approval agency and/or send your complaint in Retired. of course completion. writing to the Board. Include the course name, date, location, the names of the instructor and You were granted an exception by the provider, and specifics about your complaint.

5 Board prior to your license's expiration Licensees may obtain all CE HOURS date. The Board may only grant an through interactive, electronic means. exception if a licensee meets the specific, This includes online, teleconferencing limited criteria set forth in law. and video. For information on obtaining an exception, please see the Request for continuing education Exception form on the BBS website. ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO EARN CE relates to your license's scope of practice. If Teaching you are a supervisor of a Board registrant, you may count your supervisor training HOURS LCSW. You may claim CE credit for teaching a course if the training was taken from an acceptable if the course meets all other CE requirements.

6 You can claim the same amount of HOURS as an CE provider. LEP. attendee. You may claim credit for teaching a course once during a single RENEWAL period. Record Keeping You must maintain documentation of LMFT &. completed CE COURSES (certificates, BBS Enforcement Case Review Effective July 1, 2015, if you serve as an transcripts, etc.) for at least two (2) years after the license RENEWAL period during which you LPCC. expert consultant for the Board's Expert took the COURSES . DO NOT submit your Witness Program, you may be awarded up to course certificates with your RENEWAL . The six (6) HOURS of Law and Ethics CE course Board will not retain them.

7 Credit. See the BBS website to apply. The Board does not manage or track CE. Serve as a BBS Subject Matter Expert continuing COURSES for licensees. Providers do not submit Effective July 1, 2015, if you serve as a SME certificates to the Board. If a certificate has for exam development, you may be awarded been misplaced, you must contact the CE. up to six (6) HOURS of Law and Ethics CE provider for a replacement. course credit. See the BBS website to apply. Participate in a Professional Law and CE Audits education Information The Board may audit your records to verify Ethics Review Committee completion of CE.

8 If you are selected for Effective July 1, 2015, if you participate in a audit, you will be notified in writing and professional organization's law and ethics REQUIRED to submit documentation of COURSES review committee, you may be awarded up to (or alternative CE methods) completed. If six (6) HOURS of Law & Ethics CE course credit. audited, a prompt response is important. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Failure to comply with CE requirements may result in a citation and fine and/or Course HOURS disciplinary action against your license. 1 hour of instruction = 1 CE hour 1 semester unit = 15 CE HOURS 1 quarter unit = 10 CE HOURS Laws Referenced: Business and Professions Code sections , Double Counting HOURS , , , , , If you have more than one license with the , 4997, , , , and 1625 N Market Blvd, Suite S-200.

9 BBS, you may apply CE HOURS to both IF the Sacramento CA 95814. subject matter relates to both scopes of Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections (916) 574-7830. practice. CE earned for other licenses may be , 1810, , 1821, , 1870 and applied to your BBS-issued license if the 1887 through provider is acceptable and the subject matter Revised 01/2021.