Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 45 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
Subchapter G - CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section 45.501 - Credit hour requirements
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Each speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall have completed 20 clock hours of continuing education per license during each preceding biennial period, including at least 2 hours of approved courses in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 45.408(b) (relating to child abuse recognition and re-porting-mandatory training requirement). Excess clock hours may not be carried over to the next biennium.
(b) Up to 10 clock hours of approved continuing education credit per biennial renewal period may be granted on a case-by-case basis for services as a lecturer or speaker, and for publication of articles, books and research relating to the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology. A licensee seeking continuing education credit under this subsection shall submit a written request with a copy of the lecture, presentation, article, book or research and a fee for continuing education approval as required under 45.1 (relating to fees). The request shall be submitted 180 days prior to the expiration of the biennial renewal period for which the licensee is seeking credit. An instructor of a program approved under 45.505 (relating to approval of continuing education programs) will receive credit to the same extent that an attendee will receive credit and is not required to apply for approval under this subsection.
(c) Unless granted a waiver under 45.502 (relating to exemption and waiver), the Board will not renew or reactivate any speech-language pathologist or audiologist license until the continuing education requirement for the current biennial renewal period has been completed.
(d) A licensee may not receive credit for participation in substantially the same program more than once during a single renewal cycle.
The provisions of this §45.501 amended under sections 5(2) and (7), 7(d)(1), 8(a) and 8.1 of the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act (63 P.S. §§ 1705(2) and (7), 1707(d)(1), 1708(a) and 1708.1); and section 810(a)(3) and (7) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 279.1(a)(3) and (7)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 43b.16a (relating to schedule of civil penalties-audiologists and speech-language pathologists); 49 Pa. Code § 45.13 (relating to renewal of license; inactive status of license; required continuing education); 49 Pa. Code § 45.14 (relating to reactivation of licensure status); and 49 Pa. Code § 45.503 (relating to continuing education requirement for reactivation of inactive and lapsed licenses).