(1)
Except as provided in subs. (6) and (7), to apply for approval of a continuing
education program or course of study, a sponsor shall submit to the board
office, at least 30 calendar days prior to the first date the program or course
of study is offered, an application on forms provided by the board and shall
include the name of the sponsor, the program or course title, general
description and an outline of the program or course, the dates, the location,
the name and qualifications of each instructor.
Note: Applications are available on the website at
dsps.wi.gov or by calling (608) 266 - 2112.
(2) The following criteria shall be utilized
in the approval process:
(a) The subject
matter of the program or course shall pertain to an area or topic approved or
required by the board which relates to the practice of fitting and dealing in
hearing instruments, audiology or speech-language pathology.
(b) The program or course sponsor shall be
approved by the board.
(c) The
program or course sponsor agrees to monitor the attendance, furnish a
certificate of attendance to each participant and maintain records verifying
attendance for at least 5 years.
(3) If a continuing education course includes
subject matter other than the subject matter areas identified under sub. (2)
(a), only the board approved portions of the course which relate to the areas
identified under sub. (2) (a), qualify as continuing education required under
this chapter.
(4) Continuing
education programs or courses of study offered by alternative delivery methods
such as home-study courses, self-study packages, computer courses, televideo
conferencing and other methods may be approved by the board.
(5) A program or course sponsor may repeat a
previously approved program or course without application, if the subject
matter and instructor has not changed.
(6) Subject to compliance with the
requirements set forth in subs. (2) to (5), the board may accept attendance at
and completion of one or more continuing education programs or courses of study
approved by the American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, International Hearing
Society, or the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences
as fulfilling the continuing education hours required under this chapter. Other
acceptable continuing education activities include employer-sponsored
in-service training programs, other professional organizations' continuing
education programs, college or university course work from an institution that
holds regional accreditation or its equivalent, and courses offered by any
provider authorized by the International Association for Continuing Education
and Training. Prior approval is not required for activities related to
professional development or practice, which are completed during the biennial
renewal period, and for which the licensee has obtained acceptable
documentation of attendance and completion.
(7) The board may accept attendance at and
completion of graduate courses of study from an accredited university which
pertain to the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments, to
audiology, or to speech-language pathology, as appropriate, as fulfilling one
or more continuing education hours required under this chapter. Each clock hour
of a course shall be equivalent to one hour of continuing education.
Notes
Wis. Admin. Code Hearing and Speech Examining Board
HAS 8.04
Cr. Register, February,
1999, No. 518, eff. 3-1-99; CR 05-026: am. (1) Register September 2005 No. 597,
eff. 10-1-05; CR 11-017: am. (6) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff.
9-1-11.
Amended by,
correction in (1) (Note) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats.,
Register
November 2018 No. 755, eff.
12/1/2018
The following entities may be contacted by writing to the:
American Academy of Audiology (AAA), 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300, McLean,
Virginia, 22102; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 10801
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852; Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction (DPI), 125 South Webster, Madison, Wisconsin 53702; and the
International Hearing Society (IHS) and National Board for Certification in
Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS), 16880 Middlebelt Road, Suite 4, Livonia,
Michigan 48154-3367.
