Section 45.501. Credit hour requirements

(a) Each speech-language pathologist, audiologist or teacher of the hearing impaired shall have completed 20 clock hours of continuing education per license during each preceding biennial renewal period, beginning with the renewal period commencing August 1, 2008. 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, audiology or teaching of the hearing impaired. 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, audiologist or teacher of the hearing impaired license until the continuing education requirement for the current biennial 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 December 5, 2014, effective December 6, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7555. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (318322) to (318323).

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Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 45.503 (relating to continuing education requirement for reactivation of inactive and lapsed licenses).