Idaho Board of
Professional Engineers and
Professional Land Surveyors

Continuing Professional Development Information/Resources

Administrative Rules for Continuing Professional Development for both Engineers and Surveyors in effect May 8, 2009

· Sample CPD Log in Spreadsheet format

CPD for Engineers-A Condition of License Renewal 4-29-09  PPT  PPS

An online form to check on the amount of fees you might owe and your CPD requirements is at Renewal Details

Frequently-Asked CPD Questions (CPD-FAQs)

Are Idaho licensed engineers now subject to the Rules of Continuing Professional Competency I see on your website?

Short answer - Yes.

Long answer - The changes in the Idaho Code as a result of the passage of HB 380 last legislative session (2008) and which went into effect on 1 July 2008, enables the Board to require CPD for both engineers and land surveyors. Implementation of that authority is in IDAPA 10.01.04 Rules of Continuing Professional Development for Land Surveyors which places the requirement on both land surveyors and engineers as of May 08, 2009. The engineers are exempt, though, from the date of implementation (May 8, 2009) until their first biennial renewal after that date. At that renewal they must start collecting CPD hours to comply with the requirements. If you collect any PDHs in the current renewal period while you are exempt from the requirement, you may carry forward up to 30 PDHs into the next period.

Do Idaho licensed engineers now submit their log and records of Continuing Professional Competency on renewal?

Short answer - No.

Long answer - If you look at the Rule, which is available on our website and always at http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa10/0104.pdf you will note you are only required to produce your records when audited. You will be notified by the Board office should you be the subject of an audit. You are not required to submit them at any other time.

How can I be assured that CPD I take will be accepted by the Board?

The Board has agreed to accept any appropriate CPD that is on the registered provider list at NCEES found at http://www.rcep.net/ . Review the definition of "Activity" in the CPD Rule and if you can assure yourself that the CPD your taking meets this definition, you're on safe ground.

Rules of Continuing Professional Development table 006 Units, the requirements for patents appears to be incomplete. "Each patent not to exceed per year" is assigned 5 PDH units. This does not tell me if I can count one (1) patent or multiple patents per year. And, do I count the PDH units when the patent is filed or when the patent is issued?

The intent of the Patent line in 006 Units is to indicate that we would allow 5 PDHs for obtaining a Patent, but only allow 5 PDHs per year credit for the activity of obtaining Patents. So, in a two year renewal period (biennium), you could claim credit of up to 10 PDHs if you had obtained two patents within that two year period. If you obtained more than that, and that credit at 5 PDHs per Patent allowed you to exceed the 30 PDHs requirement in a biennium, you could carry the excess credit forward. If that situation occurs, please review the Rule on carrying forward credit and the record keeping requirements for carrying forward credit. The credit should be claimed when the Patent is issued.