Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 322 - STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Chapter 2 - LICENSURE › Section 322-2-12 - Expirations, Renewals, and Professional Development Hours (PDH)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All certificates of licensure expire on
				December 31 of each odd-numbered year following issuance or renewal, making
				subsequent practice illegal.
2. The
				Executive Director of the Board notifies each person licensed under the Act of
				the expiration date of the licensee's certificate and the amount of the fee
				required for its renewal. The notice is mailed at least one month in advance of
				the date of expiration. Renewal of the certificate will follow upon payment of
				the fee.
3. Each licensee shall
				obtain at least 30 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education
				during the biennial renewal period, as a condition of licensure renewal. If the
				licensee exceeds the requirement in any renewal period, a maximum of 15PDH may
				be carried forward into the next renewal period.
4. Professional development hours shall be
				relevant to the practice of engineering. Such continuing education activities
				may include technical, ethical or managerial material.
Professional Development Hours shall be credited as
				  follows:
a. One hour for college
				courses and continuing education courses will be awarded for each contact hour
				as determined by the College or continuing Education Unit offering the course,
				if the course is not approved by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of
				the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. (EAC-ABET). Forty-five
				hours will be awarded for the successful completion of a one semester-hour
				EAC-ABET approved college course. Thirty hours shall be awarded for the
				successful completion of a quarter-hour EAC-ABET approved college
				course.
b. One hour will be awarded
				for professional development in course work, seminars, or professional
				technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences for each
				hour of attendance.
c. Teaching or
				instructing at qualifying courses, seminars, or making technical presentations
				at meetings shall earn hour credit at twice that of participants. Teaching
				credit shall be valid for teaching a course or seminar for the first time only.
				Teaching credit shall not apply to full-time faculty.
d. Each professional journal, published
				paper, article or engineering text published within the applicable license
				period will earn 10 hours of credit.
e. Active participation in professional or
				technical societies will earn 2 hours, provided that a registrant serves as an
				officer or committee member who actively participates within the organization
				or committee. Professional development hour credit shall not be earned until
				each year of service is completed and shall be limited to 2 professional
				development hours per organization.
f. Filing a patent application will earn ten
				professional development hours.
g.
				The number of hours required to renew a license that was issued for less than
				the full two year renewal period will be pro-rated by the number of months the
				license has been in effect, rounded up to the next higher whole number. For
				example, a licensee who has held a license for six months will be required to
				obtain 8 Professional Development Hours.
h. A licensee may earn a maximum of 15 PDH's
				for the two year renewal period through:
Active participation as a pro bono committee member involved
				  in the development, revision or update of standards; specifications; technical
				  instructions or codes intended for use or guidance of professional engineers or
				  for the protection of public health and safety.