16.42.6 NMAC

TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING

CHAPTER 42 INTERIOR DESIGNERS

PART 6 CONTINUING EDUCATION GUIDELINES

16.42.6.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department, New Mexico Board of Interior Design, P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504.

[11/10/97; 16.42.6.1 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 42.6.1, 10-26-2002]

16.42.6.2 SCOPE: The provisions in Part 6 of Chapter 42 apply to all interior designers who are applying to renew their license.

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16.42.6.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: This rule is adopted pursuant to the Interior Design Act, NMSA 1978, Section, 61-24C-10.

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16.42.6.4 DURATION: Permanent.

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16.42.6.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 1997 unless a different date is cited at the end of a section of paragraph.

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16.42.6.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of Part 6 is to establish criteria for continuing education for interior designers licensed in New Mexico.

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16.42.6.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]

16.42.6.8 CONTINUING EDUCATION GUIDELINES: Interior designers in New Mexico shall be required to reestablish their professional knowledge and competency in conformity with this rule by completion of continuing professional education programs approved by the board.

A. Organization and Administration: There is created the interior design committee on continuing education appointed by the board of interior design. The committee shall be comprised of one board member and five licensed interior designers. Subject to the approval of the board, said committee shall:

(1) Evaluate and recommend, either prospectively, or retrospectively, whether specific courses, programs of education, and training qualify as formal programs if learning which contribute directly to the professional competency of an interior designer. The committee shall recommend to the board the appropriate number of hours to be granted for each course offering submitted. The licensee takes the risk that courses which have not been pre-approved by the board may not fulfill the requirements.

(2) Determine in individual cases whether the professional knowledge and competency has been advanced by virtue of the completion of such programs. The committee may review and validate course attendance documentation when the committee deems such a review is appropriate.

(3) Audit the continuing education processional education records of licensees as deemed necessary.

B. Criteria for Approval of Courses:

(1) In any given renewal period, each interior designer must have completed eight (.8 CEU) board-approved hours of educational instruction or training in interior design subjects or courses of study, as defined hereinafter.

(2) Educational instruction or training in interior design or courses of study is defined as formal programs of learning which build upon the basic knowledge of interior design.

(3) Such programs are intended to meet the following criteria:

(a) Enhance the quality of technical knowledge.

(b) Enhance overall comprehensive professional education.

(d) Provide practical applications on issues which impact the public health, safety and welfare.

C. Approved Subject Areas:

(1) Unless otherwise approved by the board, subjects or courses of study accepted for the purposes of this rule shall limited to the following:

(a) Enhance the quality technical knowledge.

(i) Health and Safety Planning: 1) Life Safety Requirements, 2) Barrier Free Requirements, 3) Codes and Ordinances, 4) Interior Products and Finishes.

(ii) Business: 1) Contracts and Agreements. 2) Accounting. 3) Business Law, 4) Project Management, 5) Ethics

(iii) Design: 1) Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD), 2) Space Planning and Programming, 3) Product Performance, 4) Documents and Specs. 5) Advancement in Specialized Field, 6) Interior Detailing, 7) Historical Preservation

(b) Related Course Work.

(i) Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical System: 1) Principles and Design, 2) New Equipment and Control Systems, 3) Energy Conservation

(ii) Building Systems: 1) Acoustics, 2) Basic Building Systems, 3) Lighting.

(2) Additional Methods of Obtaining CE Requirements:

(a) Unless otherwise approved by the board and subject to the formalities and further requirements of this rule, additional methods of learning shall be limited to the following:

(i) Institutions of higher education,

(ii) Professional associations,

(iii) Education organizations,

(iv) Other qualified individual providers,

(v) Formal correspondence or other individual study programs, and

(vi) Documented professional or civic projects (eg. grant projects, out of country studies, exhibition design, etc.) which fulfill some aspect of the criteria required. Credits for these projects will only be granted on the basis of sufficient documentation. Although pre-approved is not mandatory, it is highly recommended.

(b) Participation in professional and civic activities (eg. professional association membership or membership in civic organizations, etc.) will not be considered as a substitute for continuing education courses.

(c) It is the responsibility of the attendee to provide sufficient documentation to the board to prove that the alternative method of obtaining CEU credit meets the criteria in Subsection B of 16.42.6.8 NMAC; Paragraph (1) of Subsection C of 16.42.6.8 NMAC; Paragraph (1) of Subsection D of 16.42.6.8 NMAC; and Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of 16.42.6.8 NMAC. It is also the responsibility of the attendee to provide proof of attendance.

(d) Although pre-approval of alternative methods of obtaining CEU credit is not mandatory, it is highly recommended.

(3) In order for a licensee to receive credit for programs of learning, as defined above, the following formalities and further requirements must be met:

(a) Higher education credit courses shall be credited for continuing education purposes at the rate of fifteen (15) hours for each semester or credit hour. A copy of institution course completion must be submitted as proof of compliance.

(b) Higher non-credit courses shall be credited for continuing education purposes equivalent to the actual number of classroom hours. A copy of institution course completion must be submitted as proof of compliance.

(c) Continuing professional education credit for instructing a higher education course shall be twice the credit which would have been granted for the first presentation of a specific course or program, the same as the credit granted a participant for the second presentation and none thereafter.

(d) No continuing professional education credit shall be permitted for attending interior design courses which do not build upon the basic knowledge of interior design.

D. Criteria for Approval of Providers of Continuing Education

(1) The board sets forth the following criteria to be used in approving course providers:

(a) Proof of competence and expertise is required of the provider and the instructor (s), and experience and ability in preparing written instructional materials and testing must be demonstrated.

(b) Provider shall not advertise course as board approved unless said approval has been granted.

(2) Course Review Requirements for Providers:

(a) Course meets topic area guidelines as set forth in Paragraph (1) of Subsection C of 16.42.6.8 NMAC.

(b) Length of course must be a minimum of two (.2 CEU) instructional hours in the classroom. Each instructional hour shall include at least fifty minutes of continuous actual instruction by the instructor, excluding panel discussion. (Panel discussion, within the board's discretion, may be eligible for either full or partial credit.)

(c) For course approval, providers must complete the board-approved continuing education program review form which may be retained from the board office.

(d) Provider must submit course materials to the board for approval as set forth on the review form.

(e) Previously approved courses shall be re-reviewed by the committee and the board if any of the following circumstances occur:

(i) Course instructor changed

(ii) Course content changed

(iii) Course received evaluation results from attendees, indicating that the course did not meet the approval criteria outlined in Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of 16.42.6.8 NMAC, Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection D of 16.42.6.8 NMAC and Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of 16.42.6.8 NMAC.

(iv) Course documentation not submitted by the provider as required by Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (4) of Subsection D of 16.42.6.8 NMAC.

(v) Changes in the number of CEU units.

(vi) Course documentation incomplete or irregularities exist.

(vii) Course is advertised as board approved when no such approval has been granted.

(viii) If any of these conditions exist, a previously approved course shall not be considered approved by the board. The provider is responsible for resubmitting previously approved courses for re-approval if required by the above criteria.

(f) Courses which do not build upon the basic knowledge of interior design will not receive board approval.

(3) Suggested Methods of Instruction

(a) In-person presentation

(i) Pre-course instruction book

(ii) Course presentation and materials

(iii) Question and answer

(iv) Evaluation

(b) Self-study correspondence/video tape

(i) Pre-course instruction book

(ii) Lecture

(ii) Question and answer

(iv) Evaluation

(v) Testing

(4) Additional Requirements

(a) Proof of Attendance Certificate: At the completion of the course, the provider must furnish proof of attendance certificates to all who satisfactorily complete the course. A copy of the attendance certification shall be maintained by the instructor for a two-year period. Said certificate shall contain the following items of information:

(i) name of the provider,

(ii) name of the attendee and license number,

(iii) name of the instructor

(iv) title of course and number of CEU credits,

(v) New Mexico board of interior design approval number

(vi) date and location of presentation,

(vii) length of course, excluding breaks (eg. time), and

(viii) Provider's signature as verification of attendee satisfactory completion of the course.

(ix) the attendee shall submit a copy of the proof of attendance with other documentation.

(b) Proof of Attendance List

(i) Within five (5) calendar days after the completion of the course, the provider must furnish a proof of attendance list to the board.

(ii) The proof of attendance list shall include, at a minimum, the following information: 1) name of provider, 2) names of attendees, 3) signatures of attendees, 4) title of course and NM board of interior design approval number, 5) date and location of course, and 6) number of CEU credits.

(i) The provider must also furnish each attendee with a current copy of the board-provided course evaluation form which every attendee shall complete and sign in ink at the conclusion of the course. The provider shall collect the course evaluation forms and submit the original forms to the board within five (5) calendar days of course completion.

(ii) The names and number of attendees on the proof of attendance list must match the names and number of the evaluation forms.

(iii) A current copy of the board-provided course evaluation form shall be obtained from the board office for duplication by the provider.

(d) The New Mexico board of interior design reserves the right to have a member of the continuing education committee or a member of the board audit the presentation of any course approved by the board as meeting the continuing education requirements for interior designers as required by the Interior Designers Act, (Section 61-24C-1 to Section 61-24C-16 NMSA 1978). The audit may be done without prior notification to the provider; however, the provider is not required to furnish materials and services associated with the course to the auditor without prior notice and compensation.

E. Reporting of Continuing Education Hours: Interior designers shall submit to the board with their renewal application and fee, the required proof of attendance documentation of board-approved continuing education completed during the applicable renewal period. The board office shall verify credit hours earned prior to renewing the license.

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HISTORY OF 16.42.6 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this Part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives under:

IDB Rule 92-1, Continuing Education Guidelines filed 2-6-92.

IDB Rule 92-1, Continuing Education Guidelines filed 4-26-95.

History of Repealed Material: [RESERVED]