New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 44C - AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Subchapter 6 - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 13:44C-6.2 - Allocation of credtt
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:44C-6.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Except as set forth in (b) below, applicants for biennial license renewal shall complete 20 credit hours of continuing education related to the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology in the preceding biennial renewal period.
(b) Licensees applying for their first biennial renewal are exempt from the continuing education requirements in (a) above.
(c) A licensee may obtain continuing education credit hours from the following sources:
1. Giving a new seminar, webinar,
teleconference, lecture, or in-service workshop related to the practice of
audiology or speech-language pathology: one credit hour per each hour of actual
presentation of the seminar, lecture, or workshop, up to a maximum of 10 credit
hours.
i. As used in (c)1 above, "new" means
that the licensee has never presented the seminar, lecture, or in-service
workshop before in any setting;
2. Teaching a new undergraduate course
related to the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology at a college
or university accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the
United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, or
new graduate course in a college or university accredited by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the Accreditation Commission for
Audiology Education: six credit hours for each new course up to a maximum of 12
credit hours.
i. As used in (c)2 above, "new"
means that the licensee has never taught the course before in any educational
setting
3. Publication
in a refereed national journal of an article in audiology or speech-language
pathology: three credit hours per publication up to a maximum of six credit
hours;
4. Attendance at seminars,
webinars, teleconferences, or lectures related to the practice of audiology or
speech-language pathology accredited by the New Jersey Commission on Higher
Education, or accredited or sponsored by a local, state, or national audiology
and speech-language pathology professional organization, local, state, or
Federal education or health agency, or a local, state or national medical,
psychological, dental, or similar professional organization: one credit hour
per hour of attendance;
5.
Attendance at an in-service workshop related to the practice of audiology or
speech-language pathology provided by an organization licensed by the New
Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey Department of Education, or an
agency of another state that substantially meets the requirements of the New
Jersey Department of Health or New Jersey Department of Education: one credit
hour per each hour of attendance up to a maximum of 10 credit hours;
6. Successful completion of self-assessment
home study courses accompanied by examination and sponsored by a
nationally-recognized professional organization in audiology or speech-language
pathology: one credit hour per course credit up to a maximum of 10 credit
hours;
7. Successful completion of
either undergraduate course work at a college or university accredited by a
regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
Education, Office of Postsecondary Education or graduate course work in a
college or university accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education, related to
audiology and speech-language pathology taken beyond that required for
professional license that the licensee has never taken before: five credit
hours per course credit, up to a maximum of 15 credit hours;
8. Reading articles for which the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the American Academy of Audiology issues
verification of completion: one credit hour per article, up to a maximum of six
credit hours; and
9. Successful
completion of continuing education courses approved by, or offered by providers
approved by, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the American
Academy of Audiology; one credit hour for each course hour.
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