California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.3 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs › Article 7 - Continuing Education › Section 1399.141 - Approval of Continuing Education Providers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In order to be approved by the Board as a
				continuing education provider the following information shall be submitted with
				an application, Continuing Education Course Approval Application for Hearing
				Aid Dispensers, form CEP 100 (Rev 05/16), incorporated herein by reference,
				provided by the Board:
(1) Remit the $50 per
				subject continuing education course approval fee.
(2) The course content for all courses,
				including ethics, shall be current practices as related to the fitting of
				hearing aids for aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing or any of
				the subjects listed in subsection (a)(1) of section
				1399.140, within the scope of
				practice for a dispenser as defined by Section
				2538.11 of the Code and generally
				for the benefit of the consumer. The course content shall be information
				related to the fitting of hearing aids, and this information shall be at a
				level above that basic knowledge required for licensure as set forth in Section
				2538.25 of the Code, except that
				basic knowledge which would serve as a brief introduction to the course. The
				phrase "at a level above that basic knowledge" means any subjects, issues,
				topics, theories, or findings that are more advanced than the entry level of
				knowledge of the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids as provided in
				Section 2538.11 of the Code.
(3) Teaching methods for each course or
				program shall be described, e.g., lecture, seminar, audiovisual, simulation,
				etc.
(4) Each course or program
				shall clearly state the educational objective that can be realistically
				accomplished within the framework of the course or program, and the number of
				hours of continuing education credit which may be obtained by completion of a
				specified course.
(5) Instructors
				shall be qualified to teach the specified course content by virtue of their
				prior education, training and experience. A provider shall ensure that an
				instructor teaching a course has at least two of the following minimum
				qualifications:
(A) A license, or, if in a
				setting or state which does not require licensure, legal authorization to
				provide services in an area related to the subject matter of the course. The
				license shall be current, valid, and free from restrictions due to disciplinary
				action by the Board or any other health care regulatory agency;
(B) Training or experience in teaching
				courses in the subject matter; or
(C) At least two years' experience in an area
				related to the subject matter of the course. A resume of each instructor shall
				be forwarded with the application for approval.
(6) Each course or program shall include an
				evaluation method which documents that educational objectives have been met,
				such as, but not limited to, a written evaluation or written examination by
				each participant.
(7) Only those
				courses or programs which are open to all licensed hearing aid dispensers shall
				be approved by the Board.