(6) Continuing education credit hours shall apply only to the 2-year credential period during which the credit hours are completed. If a credential holder fails to satisfy the continuing education requirements during a 2-year credential period, any additional continuing education credit hours completed on or after the renewal date to satisfy the requirement of the preceding period will not apply to the period during which they are earned.
SPS 168.02 Approved continuing education.
(1) A continuing education program is approved if it is relevant to the practice of substance abuse counseling and any of the following applies:
(a) The program is approved, sponsored, provided, endorsed, or authorized by any of the following:
1. The National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling or one of its affiliated divisions.
2. The International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium.
3. The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or one of its affiliated divisions.
4. The Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
5. The National Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
6. The American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
7. The Wisconsin Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
8. The National Board for Certified Counselors.
9. The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
10. The Association of Social Work Boards.
11. The National Association of Social Workers or one of its affiliated chapters.
12. The Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors.
13. The Council on Social Work Education.
(b) The program or course is offered by a training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
(c) The program is approved, sponsored, or co-sponsored by a presenter approved by the Committee for the Approval of Continuing Education Sponsors of the American Psychological Association.
(d) The program or course is offered by an accredited college or university. A credential holder shall receive 15 continuing education credit hours for completing a semester course approved under this paragraph.
(e) The program is an employee sponsored inservice training and development program. No more than 15 continuing education credit hours earned through employee sponsored in-service training and development programs that are not approved under par. (a), (b), (c), or (d) may count toward satisfying continuing education requirements.
(2) (a) A person may earn continuing education credit hours for engaging in any of the following activities, if the activity is relevant to the practice of substance abuse counseling:
1. Presenting professional material. One continuing education credit hour is earned under this subdivision for each hour of a continuing education presentation, except that 15 credit hours are earned for presenting a semester-long educational course. No continuing education credit hours are earned by a person for repeating a presentation for which the person has previously earned continuing education. A person who presents for any of the following may earn continuing education credit hours under this subdivision:
a. A seminar, workshop, program, or institution that is approved under sub. (1).
b. A university, college, or vocational technical adult education course.
2. Developing professional material. One continuing education credit hour is earned under this subdivision for each hour spent developing continuing education professional material.
3. Authoring a published textbook or professional resource book. Fifteen continuing education credit hours are earned for authoring a book under this subdivision.
4. Authoring a professional journal article or a chapter published in a textbook or professional resource book. Eight continuing education credit hours are earned for authoring an article or chapter under this subdivision.
(b) A person may earn up to 15 continuing education credit hours that count toward satisfying continuing education requirements by completing continuing education that is approved under par. (a).
SPS 168.03 Postponement or waiver. A holder of a credential under s. 440.88, Stats., may apply to the department for a postponement or waiver of the requirements under this chapter on grounds of prolonged illness, disability, or other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The department shall consider each application individually on its merits.
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Fiscal changes.
(1) Training materials for substance abuse-related cases. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of children and families under section 20.437 (1) (a) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased by $50,000 to develop and maintain Internet-accessible training materials for county social services or veteran services workers on the appropriate response to cases involving substance abuse.
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Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of chapters SPS 161, SPS 165, and SPS 166 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code first applies to an application received by the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this subsection.
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Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1) The repeal and modifications of administrative rules take effect as provided in section 227.265 of the statutes.
