2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.729 License renewal; continuing education; exceptions; participation in peer review program.
Act 299 of 1980 339.729 License renewal; continuing education; exceptions; participation in peer review program. Sec. 729. (1) As a condition of license renewal, an individual licensee shall complete at least 40 hours of continuing education for each year since the issuance of the original license or the last renewal. Of the 40 hours of continuing education credits, the board shall not require more than 8 of those hours to be in the areas of auditing and accounting. The board may make exceptions from the continuing education requirements of this subsection for reasons of health, military service, or other good cause. (2) Beginning March 1, 2007, each licensed firm and sole practitioner that performs attest services, including audits, reviews, and compilations that are relied upon by third parties, shall participate in a peer review program established by rule of the department and approved by the board. An applicant for renewal or relicensure shall submit to the department at the time of renewal or relicensure proof of peer review obtained within the 3 years immediately preceding the application. A firm or sole practitioner required to participate in a peer review program under this subsection shall notify the department within 30 days after receipt of an adverse report or second modified peer review report. Verbal testimony or documents, or both, pertaining to a peer review shall be considered confidential and shall be exempt from disclosure to the department, except in the case of an adverse or second consecutive modified opinion.
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