Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
334.150(13)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
334.150(13) authorizes the
board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing requirements and
standards for continuing education. This administrative regulation establishes
a continuing education program for licensed hearing instrument specialists,
setting forth the basic requirements, methods of accreditation, and manner of
reporting.
Section 1. Each licensee
shall be required to complete a minimum of ten (10) continuing education hours
in order to renew his or her license each year. Continuing education hours for
hearing instrument specialists in excess of the number required at the time of
renewal of license may not be applied to future requirements.
Section 2. A minimum of five (5) of the
required ten (10) continuing education hours shall be attained through programs
sponsored by entities listed in Section 3(1) of this administrative regulation
and attended in person by the licensee in a live, classroom presentation
format. The remaining continuing education hours may be attained through any of
the sources listed in Section 3 of this administrative regulation.
Section 3. Continuing education hours
applicable to the renewal of the license shall be directly related to the
professional growth and development of hearing instrument specialists.
Continuing education hours may be earned by completing any of the following
educational activities:
(1) Relevant offerings
provided by the following organizations or institutions and approved by the
board:
(a) The Hearing Aid Association of
Kentucky (HAAK);
(b) The Kentucky
Speech-Language and Hearing Association (KSHA);
(c) The International Hearing Society (IHS),
or any of its affiliated state chapters;
(d) The American Speech-Language and Hearing
Association (ASHA), or any of its affiliated state chapters;
(e) The Academy of Dispensing Audiologists
(ADA), or any of its affiliated state chapters;
(f) The American Academy of Audiology (AAA),
or any of its affiliated state chapters; or
(g) The American Academy of Otolaryngology,
or any of its affiliated state chapters.
(2) Relevant offerings of the following types
that have been reviewed and approved by the board:
(a) Manufacturers professional seminars;
or
(b) Accredited schools'
continuing education programs.
(3) Related areas not specifically a part of
the field of hearing instruments may be approved for up to two (2) continuing
education hours, if the board believes that the related areas may serve to
enhance the licensee's ability to practice.
Section 4. The sponsor of a continuing
education program shall be responsible for obtaining from the board
accreditation for the sponsor's continuing education program.
(1) A sponsor shall be any person, school,
association, company, corporation, or group who wishes to develop a continuing
education program.
(2) A program
shall be submitted to the board at least sixty (60) days prior to planned
participation so the participants can know the value of the experience prior to
actual participation.
(3) A request
for a program change shall be made to and accredited by the board. Failure to
make a request for a program change to the board in compliance with this
subsection shall render the evaluation and accreditation of the program null
and void.
(4) Repetitious
completion of a program shall not entitle the participant to additional
continuing education credit.
(5) A
sponsor shall maintain for three (3) years records of the name of those
participants who complete a program.
Section 5. A sponsor or licensee requesting
approval of continuing education for hearing instrument specialists shall
submit an application to the board. Each licensee shall keep valid records,
receipts, and certifications of continuing education hours completed for three
(3) years and submit certification to the board on request.
Section 6. Submission of fraudulent
statements or certificates concerning continuing education shall subject the
licensee to revocation or suspension of his license as provided in KRS Chapter
334.
Section 7.
(1) Each licensee shall submit, with the
annual renewal, on forms provided by the board, a list of accredited continuing
education hours completed by the licensee during the previous license
year.
(2) If any licensee shall
fail to submit a list of continuing education hours by the first of February,
the board secretary shall notify the licensee at his last known address that
his license shall be subject to suspension.
(3) Upon proper application to the board a
licensee may be granted a deferral on a year to year basis at the discretion of
the board for reasons as illness, incapacity, or other similar extenuating
circumstances.
(4) A licensee shall
be exempt from the continuing education provisions for the calendar year during
which his license is first issued by the board.
Section 8. Each licensee shall keep the board
informed of his or her correct address.
Section
9. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Renewal Application", RA-2001, is
incorporated by reference.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing Instruments,
911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS 334.150(9),
(13)
