Section 839IAC1-6-5. Request for a waiver of the continuing education requirement

   (a) A holder of a license issued under IC 25-23.6, seeking renewal of that license without having completed the CEUs required for renewal under this rule, must submit:

(1) a statement explaining the reasons for noncompliance;

(2) a request for a waiver of the CEUs required for renewal; and

(3) the renewal application and all required fees;

at least forty-five (45) days prior to the license expiration date.

  (b) The license holder must submit evidence that an extreme hardship exists, to the satisfaction of the board, to be granted a waiver.

  (c) If the request is granted, the waiver will be effective for the length of the current renewal period only.

  (d) If the request is denied, the license holder is responsible for completing the full amount of continuing education required for license renewal.

  (e) Waivers may be granted if an extreme hardship exists. The board will determine whether an extreme hardship exists that would have prevented the licensee from obtaining his or her CEUs, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) For at least one (1) year during the current renewal period, the licensee was absent from Indiana due to full-time service in the Armed Services of the United States.

(2) During the licensee's current renewal period, the licensee or an immediate family member, where the licensee has primary responsibility for the care of that family member, was suffering from or suffered a disability. A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of an individual. The existence of the disability must be verified by a licensed physician or psychologist, with special expertise in the area of the disability. Verification of the disability must include the following:

(A) The nature and extent of the disability.

(B) An explanation of how the disability would hinder the licensee from completing the continuing education requirement.

(C) The name, title, address, telephone number, professional license number, and original signature of the licensed physician or psychologist verifying the disability.

(Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board; 839 IAC 1-6-5; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:57 a.m.: 22 IR 1515; readopted filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:30 p.m.: 25 IR 1316; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 10:50 a.m.: 20081015-IR-839080337RFA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2014, 8:32 a.m.: 20141231-IR-839140389RFA)