Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) "Professional development" is defined as
the successful completion of accepted types of activities, on accepted topics,
provided and verified by accepted sponsors or providers, for the purpose of
developing and updating professional skills.
(2) "Accepted types of activities" are
organized programs of learning such as academic courses, classes, conferences,
programs, and workshops, that are presented electronically, in-person, or in
other formats. Self-study courses accompanied by examination and sponsored by a
Board-recognized professional organization in audiology or speech-language
pathology are also accepted types of activities. Publishing articles in
peer-reviewed professional journals is an accepted type of activity only if
special approval is obtained through procedures outlined in OAR 335-070-0020.
(3) Activities not accepted as
professional development include but are not limited to:
(a) Supervision of practicum students or
clinical fellows, making presentations, or teaching classes;
(b) Serving on professional boards or
committees;
(c) Attending
professional association business or committee meetings (whether paid or as a
volunteer);
(d) Attending staff
meetings;
(e) Performing other
volunteer work; and
(f) Reading or
studying professional journals or watching video recorded material, unless part
of a self-study program that includes an examination to document satisfactory
completion, and is sponsored by a Board-recognized professional association in
audiology or speech-language pathology.
(4) The content of professional development
activities must directly relate to the performance and practice of
speech-language pathology or audiology and focus on accepted topics. "Accepted
topics" are the following:
(a) Assessment and
intervention for speech-language and hearing disorders;
(b) Speech, language and hearing
science;
(c) Service delivery
issues associated with speech-language and hearing services;
(d) Issues in pre-professional and
professional training, professional ethics, professional regulation, and
professional leadership and management;
(e) Planning, conducting and interpreting
research activities, and developing and implementing evidence-based
practices;
(f) Cultural and
linguistic diversity in education, training, service delivery, and public
policy associated with speech, language, and hearing, including the study of
foreign language when needed for direct clinical practice;
(g) Business practices, regulatory policy,
and marketing issues directly related to clinical service delivery;
(h) Psycho-social issues associated with
speech/language/hearing assessment and intervention;
(i) Patient safety, clinical documentation
and prevention of medical errors;
(j) Other topics included in the Continuing
Education Board Registry subject code list published by ASHA in 2008 and as
revised;
(k) Educational strategies
and professional knowledge necessary to effectively provide speech-language
pathology or audiology services to students within a pre-K to high school
setting.
(5) "Accepted
sponsors or providers" of professional development are:
(a) The American Speech-Language Hearing
Association (ASHA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), or the American
Board of Audiology (ABA) for programs that they provide or approve for
audiologists, speech-language pathologists, or speech-language pathology
assistants;
(b) The Oregon
Speech-Language Hearing Association (OSHA), the Oregon Academy of Audiology
(OAA), or any other state speech-language-hearing organizations recognized by
ASHA, AAA, or ABA;
(c) Continuing
education providers approved by ASHA, AAA, or ABA;
(d) The Oregon Health Licensing Agency for
programs that it provides to hearing aid specialists, or approves for
continuing education for its licensed hearing aid specialists, or the Oregon
Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology for programs
it provides to its licensees.
(e)
Institutions of higher education accredited by an appropriate national, state
or regional body or approved by the Board, for academic courses;
(f) The American Red Cross or American Heart
Association or equivalent providers for courses on cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation or basic life support; and
(g) Public school districts, education
service districts, home health care companies, skilled nursing facilities,
hospitals, or universities.
(h)
Providers of professional development that are not specified in OAR
335-070-0010(5)(a)-(g) will be accepted sponsors only if special approval is
obtained through procedures outlined in 335-070-0020.
(6) Professional development credit will be
granted by the Board as follows:
(a) Credit
will be granted by the Board for professional development that meets the
definitions for accepted types of activities, accepted topics, and accepted
sponsors or providers in OAR 335-070-0010, including those that receive special
approval from the Board per 335-070-0020.
(b) Credit for professional development will
be calculated on an hourly basis. One "professional development hour" is
defined as sixty (60) minutes or one (1) clock hour of attendance/participation
unless otherwise specified in rule or specially approved by the
Board.
(c) Academic course work
must be taken for credit, and the licensee must receive a minimum grade of "C",
for professional development credit to be granted. One academic semester hour
is equivalent to fifteen (15) professional development hours. One academic
quarter hour is equivalent to ten (10) professional development
hours.
(d) Licensees must complete
the required professional development hours within the professional development
period. The "professional development period" is the twenty-four months prior
to and including December 31st of each odd-numbered year.
(e) Professional development hours completed
in excess of the requirement may not be carried over to meet requirements in
the subsequent period. Professional development hours completed late for one
period may not be counted towards the requirements for the subsequent
period.
(f) Credit will not be
given for completing a professional development activity more than once in a
professional development period. A conference consisting of many separate
workshops on different topics is counted as multiple activities.
(g) Credit will only be granted by the Board
for professional development activities that are documented by official
transcripts or certificates of attendance issued by the sponsor or provider.
Documentation of activities specially approved by the Board must include proof
of that approval, and may require other forms of evidence of completion. All
professional development documentation must be retained by the licensee for
four (4) years after its completion.
(h) An approved published article in a
peer-reviewed professional journal may be awarded up to 10 professional
development hours.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
681.420(5)
& 681.460
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
681.320(1)(a)
