4.__Licensee.__"Licensee" means a person licensed under subchapter 3.

§14262.__Continuing education general provisions and procedures

1.__Continuing education general provisions.__The following are general provisions for continuing education.

A.__A licensee is exempt from all continuing education requirements until the biennial licensing period commencing after initial licensure.

B.__A licensee may not receive credit for identical course instruction completed during the biennial licensing period.

C.__Courses completed prior to an individual's__licensure by the board do not qualify for continuing education credit.__A licensee may not receive continuing education

credit for any course that does not have the prior approval of the board.

2.__Duties of board.__Duties of the board include:

A.__Encouraging all eligible offering entities to offer courses in as many different locations as possible;

B.__Keeping a current roster of approved courses that includes an explanation of course prerequisites for admission into the course.__Copies of the roster must be available to licensees and the public;

C.__Creating and publishing a continuing education approval form;

D.__Adopting rules for waiver or extension of the requirements for continuing education for reason of hardship; and

E.__Creating and publishing an application form for an eligible offering entity.

3.__Continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.__ In order to renew a license under section 14235, a