California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.4 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs › Article 4 - Qualifications for Licensure-Required Professional Experience › Section 1399.153 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this article, the term:
(a) "Required professional experience" or
				"RPE" means the supervised practice of speech-language pathology or audiology
				for the purpose of meeting the requirements for licensure in accordance with
				Sections 2530.5, subdivision (f), 2532.2,
				subdivision (c), and 2532.25, subdivision (b)(2) of the Code and these
				regulations.
(b) "Required
				professional experience supervisor" or "RPE supervisor" means a person who is
				licensed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in the field for which
				licensure is sought, or has qualifications deemed equivalent by the Board.
				"Qualifications deemed equivalent by the Board" include a supervisor who holds
				legal authorization to practice in the state where the experience is being
				obtained in the field for which licensure is sought if the required
				professional experience is obtained in a setting which is exempt from the
				licensure requirements of the Act or out of state.
(c) "Required professional experience
				temporary license holder" or "RPE temporary license holder" means a person who
				has complied with Section
				1399.153.2 of these
				regulations.
(d) "Direct
				supervision" means in person, one-on-one audiovisual observation, and guidance
				as needed, by the RPE supervisor of activities related to the practice of
				speech-language pathology or audiology.
(e) "Tele-supervision" means synchronous,
				one-on-one audiovisual observation, and guidance as needed, through electronic
				audio and video monitoring by the RPE supervisor of activities related to the
				practice of speech-language pathology or audiology while care is being provided
				to the patient.
1. Amendment
				  filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No.
				  34).
2. Amendment filed 4-20-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 79, No. 16).
3. Amendment filed 8-9-83; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 33).
4. Change without
				  regulatory effect amending section filed 4-27-98 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
5. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.153 to section
				  1399.150.3 and renumbering and
				  amending former section
				  1399.160 to section
				  1399.153 filed 12-6-99 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
6. Amendment of subsection (c)
				  filed 1-23-2003; operative 1-23-2003 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2003, No. 4).
7. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
				  7-23-2008; operative 8-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 30).
8. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (b) and amending NOTE
				  filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
9. Amendment of subsection (a),
				  new subsections (d)-(e) and amendment of NOTE filed 2-13-2023; operative
				  4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2530.5,
					 2532.2
					 and
					 2532.25,
					 Business and Professions Code.