Board approval

Any continuing education credits completed for renewal of licensure must be approved by the board. An approved program of continuing education means an educational or competence training program offered by an approved provider of continuing education. An approved provider of continuing education means any professional association or society, university, college, corporation, or other entity that has been approved by the board to provide educational programs that are designed to assure continued competence in professional practice. The following providers have been recognized as approved by the board and do not require pre-approval prior to reporting deadlines: 1. The American psychological association; 2. The Canadian psychological association; 3. The North Dakota or any other state or provincial psychological or behavior analytical association or regulatory body; 4. The association on behavior analysis international; 5. The behavior analyst certification board; 6. The American association of intellectual and developmental disabilities; 7. The northland association for behavior analysis; 8. The American medical association for content related to practice authorized in North Dakota century code chapter 43-32; and 9. The association of social work boards approved continuing education program for content related to practice authorized in North Dakota century code 43-32. Continuing education programs may be approved at any time by the board by submission of a continuing education program approval application form by the sponsoring provider organization and payment of a twenty-five dollar fee. A licensee planning to attend a program that has not been pre-approved may submit an approval application form without a fee.