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Board defers decision on whether webinars qualify as face-to-face continuing education
Summary
Members debated whether live webinars should count as face-to-face continuing education for electrologists. A board member cited regulatory language and lack of explicit Department of Public Health guidance; staff will seek written clarification from Steve or Celeste and return the item to old business at the next meeting.
A board member raised repeated concerns from electrology licensees about whether live webinars can satisfy the board's continuing-education requirement for "face-to-face" instruction. The member said licensees ask, "If I attend the webinar and I, get a certificate saying I attended. Why can't that count?" and noted that "anything over the Internet was considered a home study" under prior staff guidance.
Jen O'Neil questioned whether online formats can reliably verify attendance and participation, saying, "Over…
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