(1) The following conditions apply to
nonresident sponsoring organizations whose state has signed a compact regarding
sponsoring organizations that includes this state as a signatory:
(a) the commissioner may not require the
sponsoring organization to file courses for substantive review that have been
awarded credit by the resident state.
However, the sponsoring organization shall file a course outline with
the commissioner. The sponsoring
organization shall also file the instructors' names and social security
numbers;
(b) once the sponsoring organization's resident
state reviews and approves the instructor's qualifications, the commissioner
may not review the instructor's qualifications again;
(c) the commissioner may disapprove instructors
or sponsoring organizations who have been the subject of disciplinary
proceedings or who have otherwise failed to comply with a state's laws and
rules;
(d) the commissioner agrees to notify other
states when a sponsoring organization has been the subject of a formal
administrative action or other disciplinary action;
(e) the commissioner shall accept the midwest
zone standard continuing education form or a substantially similar form
provided by a non-resident sponsoring organization;
(f) the commissioner shall award a course the
same number of credits and will accept all course topics as approved by the
sponsoring organization's resident state;
(g) a sponsoring organization shall pay the
commissioner a $75 fee for each course submitted as required by 33-17-1204,
MCA;
(h) the commissioner is not required to accept
any topic, provider or instructor that is not eligible for approval under this
state's laws and regulations.