(1) Holders of a permit to practice are required to have 120 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) with a subset of two hours in ethics in any rolling three-year period, except as otherwise provided under ARM 24.201.2108 and/or 24.201.2154.

(a) Beginning with the 2012 period, the rolling three-year period will be based on the calendar year. To make the change from fiscal year to calendar year, licensees will be able to count CPE obtained between July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012, toward the 2012 year.

(2) Holders of a permit to practice will be required to affirm their compliance with the basic requirement upon annual renewal. This affirmation will be for the three calendar years immediately preceding the renewal year.

(3) Applicants for a permit to practice who have never been licensed in any jurisdiction must meet the basic requirement of CPE by December 31 of the third year following the year of the initial issuance of the Montana permit (example: If an individual received their permit to practice in 2010, they must meet the basic CPE requirement by December 31, 2013).

(a) Applicants for a permit to practice who are transferring into Montana via licensure in another jurisdiction, who have been licensed for less than three years, are granted the same time period in which to meet Montana's basic CPE requirement, based on their original licensure date in the other jurisdiction.

(b) Applicants for a permit to practice who are transferring into Montana via licensure in another jurisdiction, who have been licensed for more than three years, must submit proof of having met Montana's basic CPE requirement at the time of application.