California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.3 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 7 - Continuing Education
Section 1399.141 - Approval of Continuing Education Providers
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) In order to be approved by the Board as a continuing education provider the following information shall be submitted with an application, Continuing Education Course Approval Application for Hearing Aid Dispensers, form CEP 100 (Rev 05/16), incorporated herein by reference, provided by the Board:
(b) Providers shall maintain a record of attendance of each participant who is licensed as a hearing aid dispenser for a period of four (4) years, and shall provide such record to the Board upon request. The record shall indicate those dispensers who have complied with the requirements of the course or program offered.
(c) Applications for approval of a continuing education provider shall be submitted to the Board at its Sacramento office allowing for sufficient time for review and prior approval as follows: The Board will inform the provider within 30 days of receipt of the application whether the application is complete or deficient. The provider shall cure any deficiency within 30 days of such notice. The Board will approve or deny the application within 30 days of the date that the application is complete, or the last date to cure the deficiency. A provider may appeal to the Executive Officer of the Board the denial of approval of any course. Such appeal shall be filed with the Executive Officer of the Board not more than 30 days after the date of notice of such denial. The Executive Officer shall notify the provider of the final decision within ten (10) days of the appeal.
(d) Any change in the course content or instructor shall be reported to the Board on a timely basis.
(e) The Board may withdraw the approval of any provider for failure to comply with the provisions of this section.
(f) Each provider shall submit to the Board on an annual basis a description or outline of each approved course to be offered the following year and a resume of any new instructor who will be presenting the course. This information shall be submitted prior to the re-offering of the course within the timeframe set forth in subsection (c).
1. Amendment
filed 5-8-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
19).
2. Repealer of subsection (c) and relettering of subsections
(d)-(g) to (c)-(f) filed 5-6-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
83, No. 19).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 5-22-84;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 21).
4.
Repealer and new subsection (f) filed 3-26-85; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 85, No. 13).
5. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)
and (c) and new subsections (a)(6) and (a)(7) filed 1-19-90; operative 2-18-90
(Register 90, No. 5).
6. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed
3-15-96; operative 4-14-96 (Register 96, No. 11).
7. Repealer of
subsection (a)(6) and subsection renumbering filed 6-15-98; operative 7-15-98
(Register 98, No. 25).
8. Change without regulatory effect amending
section filed 6-11-2001 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2001, No. 24).
9. Change without regulatory
effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
10. Amendment filed 10-25-2016;
operative 1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section 2538.18, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2538.18 and 2538.57, Business and Professions Code.