Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12,
March 20, 2024
(a) Each
applicant for renewal of a license shall submit the following to the secretary:
(1) A completed secretary-approved
application form;
(2) the required
supporting documentation; and
(3)
the license renewal fee as specified in K.A.R. 28-61-9 .
(b) Each applicant for renewal of a license
shall have completed the required clock-hours of documented and approved
continuing education during each licensure period immediately preceding renewal
of the license. Approved continuing education clock-hours completed in excess
of the requirement shall not be carried over to the subsequent renewal period.
There shall be 20 hours of approved continuing education required for each
applicant holding a single two-year license and 30 hours required if the
applicant is licensed in both speech-language pathology and
audiology.
(c) Each applicant shall
maintain individual records consisting of documentation and validation of
approved continuing education clock-hours, a summary of which shall be
submitted to the secretary on the approved form as part of the license renewal
application.
(d) For the purpose of
measuring continuing education credit, "one clock-hour" shall mean at least 50
minutes of direct instruction, exclusive of registration, breaks, and
meals.
(e) The content and
objective of the continuing education activity shall be primarily related to
the practice of speech-language pathology as defined by
K.S.A.
65-6501, and amendments thereto, or the
practice of audiology as defined by
K.S.A.
65-6501, and amendments thereto.
(1) The educational activity shall be for the
purpose of furthering the applicant's education in one of the following three
content areas:
(A) Basic communication
processes, including information applicable to the normal development and use
of speech, language, and hearing. Issues related to this content area may
include any of the following:
(i) Anatomic
and physiologic bases of the normal development and use of speech, language,
and hearing;
(ii) physical bases
and processes of the production and perception of speech, language, and
hearing;
(iii) linguistic and
psycholinguistic variables related to normal development and use of speech,
language, and hearing; or
(iv)
technological, biomedical, engineering, and instrumentation
information;
(B)
professional areas, including information pertaining to disorders of speech,
language, and hearing. Issues related to this content area may include any of
the following:
(i) Various types of
communication disorders, their manifestations, classifications, and
causes;
(ii) evaluation skills,
including procedures, techniques, and instrumentation for assessment;
or
(iii) management procedures and
principles in habili-tation and rehabilitation of communication disorders;
or
(C) related areas,
including study pertaining to the understanding of human behavior, both normal
and abnormal, as well as services available from related professions that apply
to the contemporary practice of speech-language pathology, audiology, or both.
Issues related to this content area may include any of the following:
(i) Theories of learning and
behavior;
(ii) services available
from related professions that also deal with persons who have disorders of
communications;
(iii) information
from these professions about the sensory, physical, emotional, social, or
intellectual states of child or adult; or
(iv) other areas, including general
principles of program management, professional ethics, clinical supervision,
counseling, and interviewing.
(2) Unacceptable content areas shall include
marketing, personal development, time management, human relations, collective
bargaining, and tours.
(3) The
educational activity shall not be a part of the applicant's job
responsibilities. In-service shall be considered part of the applicant's job
responsibilities.
(f)
Continuing education may be accrued by any of the following methods:
(1) Academic coursework related to the
contemporary practice of speech-language pathology or audiology, offered by a
regionally accredited college or university and documented by transcript or
grade sheet:
(A) One academic-semester credit
hour shall be equivalent to 15 clock-hours of continuing education. One
academic-trimester credit hour shall be equivalent to 14 clock-hours of
continuing education. One academic-quarter credit hour shall be equivalent to
10 clock-hours of continuing education; and
(B) one audited academic-semester credit hour
shall be equivalent to eight clock-hours of continuing education. One audited
academic-trimester credit hour shall be equivalent to seven clock-hours of
continuing education. One audited academic-quarter credit hour shall be
equivalent to five clock-hours of continuing education;
(2) workshops, seminars, poster sessions, and
educational sessions sponsored by an organization, agency, or other entity that
has been approved by the secretary:
(A) One
clock-hour of contact between either a presenter or instructor and the
applicant shall be equivalent to one clock-hour of continuing education for the
applicant;
(B) contact time shall
be rounded down to the nearest one-half hour interval; and
(C) one-half clock-hour of continuing
education credit shall be awarded for attendance at two poster displays, with a
maximum of two clock-hours of continuing education awarded for attendance at
poster displays per li-censure period;
(3) preparation and presentation of a new
seminar, lecture, or workshop according to the following criteria:
(A) "New" shall mean that the applicant is
preparing and making the presentation for the first time in any
setting;
(B) credit shall be
awarded only for the first presentation at the rate of two clock-hours of
continuing education for every one clock-hour of contact between the instructor
and attendees; and
(C) if the
presentation was given by more than one instructor, the continuing education
clock-hours shall be prorated among the instructors;
(4) preparation and presentation of a new
undergraduate or graduate course in speech-language pathology or audiology at
an accredited college or university:
(A)
"New" shall mean that the applicant is teaching the course for the first time
in any setting;
(B) six clock-hours
of credit shall be awarded per new course, up to a maximum of 12 clock-hours
per licensure period; and
(C) if
the course was prepared and presented by more than one instructor, the
continuing education clock-hours shall be prorated among the
instructors;
(5) the
successfully completed supervision of a postgraduate professional experience as
specified in K.A.R. 28-61-2 and K.A.R. 28-61-4 :
(A) The licensee's name and signature shall
appear as the supervisor on the temporary license application submitted by the
supervisee as specified in K.A.R. 28-61-4(d)(1) ;
(B) five clock-hours of credit per supervisee
shall be awarded to the licensee; and
(C) the maximum amount of credit awarded for
the supervision of a postgraduate professional experience shall be five
clock-hours per licensee per licensure period; or
(6) self-directed study courses that are
directly oriented to improving the applicant's professional competence and that
are approved by the secretary:
(A)
Self-directed study courses shall receive prior approval from the
secretary;
(B) courses shall be
sponsored by a nationally recognized professional organization in audiology or
speech-language pathology and shall be accompanied by an examination or
measurement tool to determine successful completion of the course;
(C) self-study materials may include
audiotapes, videotapes, study kits, digital video discs (DVDs), and courses
offered through the internet or other electronic medium; and
(D) one clock-hour of time required to
complete the self-directed study material, as specified by the sponsor of the
material, shall be equivalent to one clock-hour of continuing
education.
(g) Continuing education sponsors seeking
prior approval for a single offering of a continuing education activity shall
apply to the secretary. Approval may be granted by the secretary by one of the
following methods.
(1) An organization,
institution, agency, or individual shall be qualified for approval as a sponsor
of a continuing education activity if, after review of the application, the
secretary determines that the applicant meets all of the following conditions:
(A) The sponsor presents organized programs
of learning.
(B) The sponsor
presents subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of
speech-language pathology or au-diology, or both, as specified in subsection
(e).
(C) The sponsor's program
activities contribute to the professional competency of the licensee.
(D) The sponsor's program presenters are
individuals who have education, training, or experience that qualifies them to
present the subject matter of the program.
(2) An organization, institution, agency, or
individual shall be qualified for approval as a sponsor of continuing education
if the American speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of
audiology has approved the organization, institution, agency, or individual as
a continuing education sponsor and the sponsor presents subject matter as
specified in subsection (e).
(h) Continuing education sponsors seeking
long-term sponsorship for continuing education activities shall apply to the
secretary. Approval may be granted by the secretary if the organization,
institution, agency, or individual agrees to perform all of the following:
(1) Present organized programs of
learning;
(2) present subject
matter that integrally relates to the practice of speech-language pathology or
audiology, or both, and subsection (e);
(3) approve and present program activities
that contribute to the professional competency of the licensee; and
(4) sponsor program presenters who are
individuals with education, training, or experience that qualifies them to
present the subject matter of the programs.
(i) All approved continuing education
sponsors that received approval by the method specified in subsection (g) shall
provide the following:
(1) A certificate of
attendance to each licensee who attends a continuing education activity. The
certificate shall state the following:
(A)
The sponsor's name and approval number;
(B) the date of the program;
(C) the name of the participant;
(D) the total number of clock-hours of the
program, excluding introductions, registration, breaks, and meals;
(E) the program's title and its
presenter;
(F) the program site;
and
(G) a designation of whether
the program is approved for speech-language pathology or audiology, or both;
and
(2) a list of
attendees, license numbers, and the number of continuing education clock-hours
completed by each licensee upon request and in a format approved by the
secretary.
(j)
(1) Each licensee who attends any activities
of continuing education sponsored by the American speech-language-hearing
association or the American academy of audiology shall retain either of the
following:
(A) The letter of confirmation
received from the continuing education registry of the American
speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of audiology that
includes the following:
(i) The licensee's
name, address, and social security number;
(ii) the course title;
(iii) the sponsor's name; and
(iv) the number of continuing education units
awarded; or
(B) the
licensee's transcript from the continuing education registry of the American
speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of
audiology.
(2) One
continuing education unit shall be equivalent to 10 clock-hours of continuing
education.
(k) All
continuing education sponsors that received approval by the method outlined in
subsection (g) shall report to the secretary annually to maintain the
designation as an approved sponsor. The application shall require a list of all
continuing education programs provided by the approved sponsor during the
previous calendar year and any additional documentation deemed necessary by the
secretary to ensure that the approved sponsor is meeting or exceeding the
standards set forth in this article.
(l) Each licensee who completes a continuing
education activity that was not sponsored by an approved continuing education
sponsor shall retain course documentation for review by the secretary at the
time of license renewal.
(m) Each
licensee whose initial licensure period is less than 24 months shall be
required to obtain at least one clock-hour of continuing education for each
month in the initial licensure period if the licensee holds a single license
and at least one and one-quarter clock-hours of continuing education for each
month in the initial licensure period if the licensee holds a dual
license.
