(a) Each
speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall have completed 20 clock hours
of continuing education per license during each preceding biennial period,
including at least 2 hours of approved courses in child abuse recognition and
reporting in accordance with §
45.408(b)
(relating to child abuse recognition and re-porting-mandatory training
requirement). Excess clock hours may not be carried over to the next
biennium.
(b) Up to 10 clock hours
of approved continuing education credit per biennial renewal period may be
granted on a case-by-case basis for services as a lecturer or speaker, and for
publication of articles, books and research relating to the practice of
speech-language pathology or audiology. A licensee seeking continuing education
credit under this subsection shall submit a written request with a copy of the
lecture, presentation, article, book or research and a fee for continuing
education approval as required under 45.1 (relating to fees). The request shall
be submitted 180 days prior to the expiration of the biennial renewal period
for which the licensee is seeking credit. An instructor of a program approved
under 45.505 (relating to approval of continuing education programs) will
receive credit to the same extent that an attendee will receive credit and is
not required to apply for approval under this subsection.
(c) Unless granted a waiver under 45.502
(relating to exemption and waiver), the Board will not renew or reactivate any
speech-language pathologist or audiologist license until the continuing
education requirement for the current biennial renewal period has been
completed.
(d) A licensee may not
receive credit for participation in substantially the same program more than
once during a single renewal cycle.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 45.501 amended December 5, 2014, effective
12/6/2014, 44 Pa.B. 7555;
amended July 14, 2017, effective 7/15/2017, 47 Pa.B. 3814.
Amended by
Pennsylvania
Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 04. January 27, 2024, effective
1/27/2024
The provisions of this § 45.501 amended under
sections 5(2) and (7), 7(d)(1), 8(a) and 8.1 of the Speech-Language
Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act (63 P.S. §§
1705(2) and (7),
1707(d)(1), 1708(a) and
1708.1); and section 810(a)(3) and (7) of The Administrative Code of 1929
(71
P.S. §
279.1(a)(3) and
(7)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
43b.16a (relating to schedule of
civil penalties-audiologists and speech-language pathologists); 49 Pa. Code
§
45.13 (relating to renewal of
license; inactive status of license; required continuing education); 49 Pa.
Code §
45.14 (relating to reactivation of
licensure status); and 49 Pa. Code §
45.503 (relating to continuing
education requirement for reactivation of inactive and lapsed
licenses).
