California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.4 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 11 - Continuing Professional Development
Section 1399.160.6 - Continuing Professional Development Course Approval

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1399.160.6

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) A licensee shall only be credited with continuing professional development hours if the licensee takes a course from a board-approved provider with a valid, current approval as a provider or from an entity listed in Section 2532.6(e)(1) of the Code.

(b) Courses related to the dispensing of hearing aids as offered by hearing aid manufacturers or companies for the purposes of continuing professional development shall be reviewed by the Board prior to the offering of the course. The continuing professional development provider must submit such request for course approval to the Board according to the timeline in Section 1399.151.1(e). Such request shall include:

(1) The nature of the sponsoring institution, the Board issued professional development provider number (with the exception of those entities listed in Section 2532.6(e)(1)), the address, telephone number, and contact person.

(2) Course title, date(s), location(s), and number of continuing professional development hours offered.

(3) Type and method of educational instruction and learner outcomes to be met.

(4) A course outline, course description, and instructor information and qualifications.

(5) If available, advertisements intended to be used by the provider to advertise the relevant course.

(c) A licensee or a continuing professional development provider may voluntarily petition Board consideration of any courses offered by an approved provider or an entity listed in Section 2532.6(e)(1) of the Code. The licensee or continuing professional development provider must submit such request for course approval to the Board according to the timeline in Section 1399.151.1(e). Such request shall include:

(1) The name of the sponsoring institution, the Board issued professional development provider number (with the exception of those entities listed in Section 2532.6(e)(1)), the address, telephone number, and contact person.

(2) Course title, date(s), location(s), and number of continuing professional development hours offered.

(3) Type and method of educational instruction and learner outcomes to be met.

(4) A course outline, course description, and instructor information and qualifications.

(5) If available, advertisements intended to be used by the provider to advertise the relevant course.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 1399.199.7 to section 1399.160.6 filed 12-6-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 3-23-2007; operative 4-22-2007 (Register 2007, No. 12).
3. New subsections (b)-(b)(6) and subsection relettering filed 3-1-2011 as an emergency; operative 3-1-2011 (Register 2011, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New subsections (b)-(b)(6) and subsection relettering refiled 8-24-2011 as an emergency; operative 8-24-2011 (Register 2011, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-23-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-24-2011 order, including further amendment of subsection (b), transmitted to OAL 11-15-2011 and filed 12-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 52).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a), (b)(1) and (c)(1) filed 5-17-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 20).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.95 and 2532.6(a), Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2532.6(b), (e)(1) and (e)(2), Business and Professions Code.

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