Approval Process of Continuing Professional Competency Programs

The Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) committee will review:

• Continuing education courses, seminars, workshops, video taped courses/tutorials and professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions or conferences.

The CPC committee will not review or make recommendations for:

• College courses, correspondence or authoring of published papers, articles or books.

REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION/APPROVAL PROCEDURE

1. Submit a written request for evaluation and approval on the MSE application form. Include required attachments. Submit the application form a minimum of 45 days before the desired effective date of the approval.

2. The Administrative Secretary will forward copies to the members of the Continuing Professional Competency Committee for evaluation immediately after receiving them.

3. Each member of the CPC Committee will review the content of the submitted form and attachments by utilizing the evaluation criteria. Members of the CPC Committee will make a recommendation to the Chairperson regarding the approval (along with number of PDHs) or non-approval (along with reasons) of the educational activity. If a consensus is not met among the committee, the chairperson may call a meeting.

4. The Chairperson of the CPC Committee will complete the evaluation/approval form and forward it and the attachments to the President of the Board of Directors of MSE for recommendation or denial.

5. The President of the Board of Directors of MSE will make a recommendation regarding the approval or non-approval of the educational activity and forward the form and attachments to the Chairperson of the CPC Committee and the Administrative Secretary of MSE.

6. The Administrative Secretary will notify the sponsor regarding approval or non-approval of the educational activity.