N.J.A.C. 11:5-12.11 — Continuing education courses; application process

(a) Except as set forth at (b) below, continuing education courses shall require approval by the Commission. An applicant seeking approval of a course shall submit a complete application on a form provided by the Commission with the required fee which shall include: 1. A non-refundable application fee of $ 200.00; 2. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant; 3. The title of the course to be offered; 4. The number of hours required to complete the course, which shall be expressed in increments of entire hours; 5. A detailed outline of the subject matter of the course; 6. A description of the materials to be distributed to the participants; and 7. With respect to online courses, such other information as is referenced at N.J.A.C. 11:5-12.14. (b) Online courses certified by ARELLO that are at least one hour and provide instruction on one of the elective topic areas listed at N.J.A.C. 11:5-12.13 shall, upon payment of the required fee, submission of an application, as set forth at (a) above, and approval by the Voluntary Advisory Committee, be approved by the Commission. All online courses certified by ARELLO shall be deemed to have fulfilled the applicable criteria set forth at N.J.A.C. 11:5-12.14(b)1, 3, 4, and 7. (c) If an application is denied, written notice of such a denial shall be provided to the applicant, which shall include the reasons for the denial, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 11:5-12.15. (d) Approvals of continuing education courses shall expire on December 31 of the fifth year following the year in which the course was approved. Applications for reapproval shall comply with the requirements set forth at (a) above.