49 Pa. Code § 45.505 - Approval of continuing education programs
(a) Credit for continuing education may be
obtained for any program approved in advance by the Board. Preapproval is
contingent upon compliance with §
45.506 (relating to provider
responsibilities).
(b) Any person
or entity, including an agency, organization, institution, college, university,
professional society, association or center, seeking approval of continuing
education programs shall:
(1) Apply for
approval of the program on forms provided by the Board.
(2) File the application at least 90 days
prior to the first scheduled date of the program.
(c) An application must contain:
(1) The full name and address of the
provider.
(2) The title of the
program.
(3) Faculty names and
credentials, and, if requested by the Board, curriculum vitae.
(4) A schedule of the program, including the
title and description of each subject, the course content, the name and brief
synopsis of qualifications of the lecturers and the time allotted.
(5) The total number of clock hours of credit
to be awarded.
(6) A method of
certifying participation.
(7) The
program coordinator who is responsible for certifying participation and
compiling an official list of Pennsylvania licensees in attendance at the
continuing education program.
(8) A
fee as required by §
45.1 (relating to
fees).
(d) The following
programs are deemed approved for continuing education credit:
(1) Continuing education programs approved or
sponsored by the ASHA.
(2)
Continuing education programs approved or sponsored by the American Academy of
Audiology.
(3) Courses and programs
offered for credit by academic programs in speech-language pathology or
audiology associated with institutions accredited by any state's department of
education or a regional commission on institutions of higher
education.
(e) The Board
may deny approval of a program of continuing education based on the following
grounds:
(1) The provider failed to comply
with §
45.506 for other
programs.
(2) The provider made one
or more false or misleading material statements on the application.
(3) The identified faculty is deemed not
qualified to present the program.
(4) The course content is in office
management or practice building.
(5) The method of certifying participation is
not verifiable.
(f) The
Board may revoke the approval of a provider on the following grounds:
(1) Failure of the provider to comply with
§
45.506.
(2) Falsification of a continuing education
record by a program provider.
Notes
The provisions of this § 45.505 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)).
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