Is there special accreditation & verification needed for providers of nontraditional format CLE courses?
Effective January 1, 2003, for accreditation or re-accreditation of courses given in any nontraditional self-study format (e.g., audiotape, videotape, online course) the CLE Board will require, in addition to the attorney affirmation currently required, independent provider verification of an attorney’s participation in the nontraditional format CLE activity. New York Accredited Providers previously approved for nontraditional self-study formats will be required to provide sponsor verification of an attorney’s participation for all nontraditional self-study products produced on or after January 1, 2003, and to submit a description of the verification procedure(s) to the CLE Board. An example of acceptable verification for audio or videotapes would be an alphanumeric code embedded in the tape, which the attorney would have to submit to the provider along with the attorney’s affirmation in order to receive CLE credit. For online courses, the provider might, for example, technologically t
