058-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7 - Annual Licensure Renewal

(a) Licensure Expiration. Licenses shall expire December 31st of the year following the year of issue. After the initial licensure, licenses shall expire December 31st of each year. Licensees shall renew their license on or before December 31st. Licensees that fail to timely renew shall forfeit the right to practice.

(b) Renewal Procedure. A licensee seeking renewal shall:

(i) Submit a completed renewal application and payment of fee;

(ii) Attest to completion of ten (10) CEU that complies with subsection (c);

(iii) Submit annual competency evaluation for any aides practicing under licensee's supervision;

(iv) Submit proof of supervision as specified in Chapter 12 for any SLPA under the licensee's supervision; and

(v) Submit fingerprints and other information necessary for a criminal history record background check as required by W. S.33-33-306(e).

(c) CEU Requirements.

(i) All licensees shall maintain CEU requirements.

(ii) CEU shall be calculated as follows:

(A) One (1) semester credit equals fifteen (15) CEU;

(B) One (1) quarter credit equals ten (10) CEU; and

(C) One (1) contact hour equals one (1) CEU.

(iii) CEU shall be obtained January 1 to December 31 of the year of expiration.

(iv) CEU shall be directly related to the scopes of practice defined in W.S. 33-33-102.

(v) The Board shall accept CEU that is directly related to the scope of practice sponsored by national, regional, or state professional associations, such as AAA, ABA, ASHA, or Wyoming Speech-Language-Hearing Association;

(vi) CEU may be earned through:

(A) College or university courses taken for credit or through official audit;

(B) Online courses;

(C) Scientific and educational lectures, workshops, or seminars;

(D) Journals offered for CEU;

(E) Scientific and educational lectures, workshops, or seminars presented by the licensee (a maximum of three (3) CEU); and

(F) Articles published by the licensee in a nationally or state refereed journal if the article falls within the licensee's area of licensure (a maximum of three (3) CEU).

(G) Providing clinical supervision to a student as part of an accredited college or university training program for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.

(1) A maximum of six (6) CEU can be earned through the provision of supervision. One CEU is granted for every thirty (30) hours of supervision.

(2) Documentation CEU under this subsection shall include the assessment required by the educational program and a log of hours that:

(I) Is signed by both the supervisor and supervisee; and

(II) A description of services provided under supervision.

(vii) If a licensee takes the same course more than once in a renewal period, the CEUs from that course will only be counted towards the required hours once.

(viii) Acceptable CEU documentation shall include, but is not limited to, transcripts and certificates of completion.

(d) Waiver. The Board may grant a waiver for CEU requirements for licensees who have petitioned and demonstrated just cause based on extenuating circumstances.

Notes

058-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7

Adopted, Eff. 4/1/2016. Amended, Eff. 11/22/2017. Amended, Eff. 12/9/2020. Amended, Eff. 1/18/2024. Amended, Eff. 11/20/2024, exp. 3/20/2025 (Emergency).