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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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.5 - Hours of Continuing Professional Development

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) One hour of instruction is equal to one
				hour of continuing professional development credit.
(b) One academic quarter unit is equal to ten
				(10) hours of continuing professional development credit.
(c) One academic semester unit is equal to
				fifteen (15) hours of continuing professional development credit.
(d) One academic trimester unit is equal to
				thirteen (13) hours of continuing professional development credit.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.199.6 to section
				  1399.160.5 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
2. New subsection (d) filed
				  3-23-2007; operative 4-22-2007 (Register 2007, No.
				  12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2532.6(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.6(b) and
					 (c), Business and Professions
					 Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.6 - Continuing Professional Development Course Approval

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(a) A licensee shall only be credited with
				continuing professional development hours if the licensee takes a course from a
				board-approved provider with a valid, current approval as a provider or from an
				entity listed in Section
				2532.6(e)(1) of
				the Code.
(b) Courses related to
				the dispensing of hearing aids as offered by hearing aid manufacturers or
				companies for the purposes of continuing professional development shall be
				reviewed by the Board prior to the offering of the course. The continuing
				professional development provider must submit such request for course approval
				to the Board according to the timeline in Section
				1399.151.1(e).
				Such request shall include:
(1) The nature of
				the sponsoring institution, the Board issued professional development provider
				number (with the exception of those entities listed in Section
				2532.6(e)(1)),
				the address, telephone number, and contact person.
(2) Course title, date(s), location(s), and
				number of continuing professional development hours offered.
(3) Type and method of educational
				instruction and learner outcomes to be met.
(4) A course outline, course description, and
				instructor information and qualifications.
(5) If available, advertisements intended to
				be used by the provider to advertise the relevant course.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.7 - Board-Approved Providers

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(a)
				A continuing professional development provider shall meet the Board's course
				content and instructor qualifications criteria, as provided under this article,
				to qualify to become a Board-approved provider.
(b) An applicant for continuing professional
				development provider shall submit a completed Continuing Professional
				Development Provider Application (form no. 77A-50, new 1/99), hereby
				incorporated by reference, remit the appropriate fees, submit a complete
				operational plan, and obtain a continuing professional provider number from the
				Board to become a Board-approved provider.
(c) A provider approval issued under this
				section shall expire twenty-four months after the approval issue date. To renew
				an unexpired provider approval, the provider shall, on or before the expiration
				date of the approval, pay the biennial renewal fee set forth in Section
				1399.157 of these
				regulations.
(d) A provider
				approval that is not renewed by the expiration date may not be renewed,
				restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter, but the provider may apply for a
				new approval.
(e) Board-approved
				provider status is not transferable.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former section
				  1399.199.8 to section
				  1399.160.7 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
2. Amendment of NOTE filed
				  3-23-2007; operative 4-22-2007 (Register 2007, No. 12).
3. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending subsections (a) and (b) filed 10-28-2015
				  pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2532.6(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.6(e)(1)
					 and (e)(2), Business and Professions
					 Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.8 - Revocation and Denial of Board-Approved Provider Status

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(a) The Board may revoke its approval of a
				provider or deny a provider application for good cause. Good cause includes,
				but is not limited to, the following:
(1) a
				provider is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor offense substantially related
				to the activities of a Board-approved provider;
(2) a provider, who is a licensee of the
				Board, fails to comply with any provisions of the Speech-Language Pathologists
				and Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers Licensure Act (Business and
				Professions Code Sections
				2530
				et seq.) or Title 16, Division 13.4 of the California Code of Regulations
				(Sections 1399.150 et seq.); or
(3) a provider makes a material
				misrepresentation of fact in information submitted to the Board.
(4) a provider fails to comply with any
				provisions of the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and Hearing Aid
				Dispensers Licensure Act (Business and Professions Code Section
				2530
				et seq.) or Title 16, Division 13.4 of the California Code of Regulations;
				(Sections 1399.150 et seq.); applicable to
				continuing professional development providers.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.9 - Course Advertisement

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A provider shall ensure that information publicizing a
				  continuing professional development course is accurate and includes the
				  following:
(a) the provider's
				name;
(b) the provider's approval
				number from the Board;
(c) the
				statement "Course meets the qualifications for ___ hours of continuing
				professional development credit for (Speech-Language Pathologists or
				Audiologists as the case may be) as required by the California Speech-Language
				Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board";
(d) the provider's policy on refunds in cases
				of non-attendance by the registrant or cancellation by the provider;
(e) a clear, concise description of the
				course content and learning outcomes;
(f) a statement describing the level of the
				course content; and
(g) a personal
				disclosure statement if either the instructor or provider has a personal
				financial interest in the course content.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.199.10 to section
				  1399.160.9 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
2. Amendment of subsection (e)
				  filed 3-23-2007; operative 4-22-2007 (Register 2007, No. 12).
3.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (c) filed
				  10-28-2015 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2532.6(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.6(e),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.10 - Course Instructor Qualifications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A provider shall ensure that an instructor teaching a course
				  has at least two of the following minimum qualifications:
(a) a license, registration, or certificate
				in an area related to the subject matter of the course. The license,
				registration, or certificate shall be current, valid, and free from
				restrictions due to disciplinary action by this Board or any other health care
				regulatory agency;
(b) a valid,
				current certification in the subject area issued by the American
				Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the American Board of
				Audiology;
(c) training,
				certification, or experience in teaching courses in the subject matter;
				or
(d) at least two years'
				experience in an area related to the subject matter of the course.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.199.11 to section
				  1399.160.10 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
2. Amendment of subsection (b)
				  filed 3-23-2007; operative 4-22-2007 (Register 2007, No. 12).
3.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 10-28-2015
				  pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2532.6(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.6(e),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.11 - Records of Course Completion

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Upon completion of a course, a provider shall issue a record
				  of course completion to a licensee (e.g., letters of verification of
				  attendance, certificates, gradeslips, transcripts) containing the following
				  information:
(a) name of licensee and
				licensee's license number;
(b)
				course title;
(c) provider name and
				address;
(d) provider approval
				number;
(e) date of
				course;
(f) number of hours of
				continuing professional development credit; and
(g) signature of course instructor, provider,
				or provider designee.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.199.12 to section
				  1399.160.11 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2532.6(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.6(b),
					 (c) and (e), Business and Professions
					 Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.12 - Licensee and Provider Course Records

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(a) A licensee shall maintain records of
				course completion for a period of at least two (2) years from the date of
				license renewal for which the course was completed.
(b) A provider shall maintain records related
				to continuing professional development courses for a period of at least four
				(4) years. Records shall include:
(1) syllabi
				for all courses;
(2) the time and
				location of all courses;
(3) course
				advertisements;
(4) course
				instructor's vitaes or resumes;
(5)
				attendance rosters with the names and license numbers of licensees who attended
				the courses;
(6) sign-in sheets;
				and
(7) records of course
				completion issued to licensees who attended the courses.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.160.13 - Continuing Professional Development for Out-of-State Applicants

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Applicants for initial licensure who are licensed in another
				  state and apply for licensure in this state are not required to complete any
				  California continuing professional development hours until their first
				  renewal.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.199.14 to section
				  1399.160.13 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2532.6(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.6(d),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.161 - Approved RPE. [Renumbered]

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1. Repealer
				  and new section filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 34).
2. New subsection (d) filed 2-28-80; effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 80, No. 9).
3. Amendment filed 8-9-83;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 33).
4.
				  Amendment of subsection (b) filed 12-8-93; operative 1-7-94 (Register 93, No.
				  50).
5. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.161 to section
				  1399.153.1 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2530.5
					 and
					 2532.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.162 - Application and Fees. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  and new section filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 34).
2. Amendment filed 6-17-77; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 77, No. 25).
3. Amendment filed 4-20-79;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 16).
4.
				  Amendment filed 8-9-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  33).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)
				  filed 4-27-98 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
6. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.162 to section
				  1399.153.2 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2530.5,
					 2532.1,
					 2532.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.163 - Responsibilities of RPE Supervisors. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  and new section filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 34).
2. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 4-20-79; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 16).
3. New subsection
				  (f) filed 12-6-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of
				  Compliance included (Register 79, No. 49).
4. Amendment of
				  subsection (c) filed 2-28-80 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80,
				  No. 9).
5. Amendment filed 1-29-82; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 82, No. 5).
6. Amendment of subsection (e)
				  filed 12-8-93; operative 1-7-94 (Register 93, No. 50).
7. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending subsection (e) filed 4-27-98 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
8. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.163 to section
				  1399.153.3 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.164 - Maximum Number of RPE Applicants. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  and new section filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 34).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
				  4-27-98 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
3. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.164 to section
				  1399.153.4 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.165 - Multiple R.P.E. Supervisors. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Renumbering
				  of Section
				  1399.165 to Section
				  1399.175, and new Section
				  1399.165, filed 8-19-76; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 34).
2. Change without
				  regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.165 to section
				  1399.153.5 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.166 - Compensation for R.P.E. Supervisor Prohibited. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  and new section filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 34).
2. Amendment filed 8-9-83; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 83, No. 33).
3. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.166 to section
				  1399.153.6 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2530.5
					 and
					 2532.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.167 - Supervision by R.P.E. Applicant Prohibited. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Renumbering
				  of Section
				  1399.167 to Section
				  1399.176 and new Section
				  1399.167 filed 8-19-76; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 34).
2. Change without
				  regulatory effect renumbering former section
				  1399.167 to section
				  1399.153.7 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.168 - Final Evaluation of Experience. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  and new section filed 8-19-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76,
				  No. 34).
2. Amendment filed 1-29-82; effective thirtieth day
				  thereafter (Register 82, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending subsection (a) filed 4-27-98 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.168 to section
				  1399.153.8 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 11 - Continuing Professional Development › Section 1399.169 - Termination of RPE. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Renumbering
				  of Section
				  1399.169 to Section
				  1399.180 filed 8-19-76; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 34).
2. New section filed
				  1-29-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 5).
3.
				  Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 4-27-98 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 98, No. 18).
4. Change without regulatory
				  effect renumbering former section
				  1399.169 to section
				  1399.153.9 filed 12-6-99 pursuant
				  to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 2531.95,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2532.2,
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 12 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistants › Section 1399.170.1 - Responsibilities, Duties, and Functions of a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant

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(a) A
				speech-language pathology assistant shall be limited to the responsibilities,
				duties, and functions as provided in Section
				2538.1 of the Code.
(b) A speech-language pathology assistant
				shall disclose while working, his or her name and registration status, as
				granted by the state, on a name tag in at least 18-point type.
1. New section
				  filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2538.1(b)(3)
					 and (4) and
					 2538.7(b),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 12 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistants › Section 1399.170.2 - Types of Supervision Required for Duties Performed by a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant

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(a) Duties
				performed by the speech-language pathology assistant that require immediate
				supervision may include, but are not limited to, any direct client activity
				involving medically fragile patients. In such instances, the speech-language
				pathology assistant shall act only under the direction of the
				supervisor.
(b) Duties performed by
				the speech-language pathology assistant that require direct supervision may
				include, but are not limited to, any new screening or treatment activity that
				the assistant has been trained to perform by the supervisor, but has not yet
				been performed by the speech-language pathology assistant in direct client
				care.
(c) Duties performed by the
				speech-language pathology assistant that require indirect supervision may
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Screening or treatment activities where
				the supervisor has previously given instructions as to how to perform the task,
				has observed the assistant in the conduct of these activities, and is satisfied
				that the activities can be competently performed by the speech-language
				pathology assistant, i.e., repetitive drill exercises, generalization or
				carryover activities;
(2) Clerical
				tasks such as record keeping, materials preparation, scheduling, equipment
				maintenance; and,
(3) Other
				non-client care activities.
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 12 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistants › Section 1399.170.3 - Activities, Duties, and Functions Outside the Scope of Responsibilities of a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A speech-language pathology assistant may not conduct
				  evaluations, interpret data, alter treatment plans, or perform any task without
				  the express knowledge and approval of a supervising speech-language
				  pathologist. The speech-language pathology assistant may not perform any of the
				  following functions:
(a) Participate
				in parent conferences, case conferences, or inter-disciplinary team conferences
				without the supervising speech-language pathologist or another speech-language
				pathologist being present;
(b)
				Provide counseling or advice to a client or a client's parent or guardian which
				is beyond the scope of the client's treatment;
(c) Sign any documents in lieu of the
				supervising speech-language pathologist, i.e., treatment plans, client
				reimbursement forms, or formal reports;
(d) Discharge clients from
				services;
(e) Make referrals for
				additional services;
(f) Unless
				required by law, disclose confidential information either orally or in writing
				to anyone not designated by the supervising speech-language
				pathologist;
(g) Represent himself
				or herself as a speech-language pathologist; and,
(h) Perform procedures that require a high
				level of clinical acumen and technical skill, i.e., vocal tract prosthesis
				shaping or fitting, vocal tract imaging, and oropharyngeal swallow therapy with
				bolus material.
1. New section
				  filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2538.1(b)(3),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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 12 - Speech-Language Pathology Assistants › Section 1399.170.4 - Eligibility for Approval of Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Training Programs

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(a)
				To be eligible for approval by the Board as a speech-language pathology
				assistant training program (hereinafter referred to as "program"), the
				sponsoring institution shall be accredited by the Accrediting Commission for
				Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and
				Colleges.
(b) To be eligible for
				program approval by the Board, the program director must meet the following
				requirements:
(1) hold a current, active, and
				unrestricted California license,
(2) have practiced speech-language pathology
				for at least five (5) years, and
(3) not be the subject of Board disciplinary
				action within the past five (5) years.
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(a) In order for the program to be approved
				by the Board or to retain its approval, it shall comply with all requirements
				set forth in this article.
(b) The
				letter of approval shall be returned to the Board when the program's approval
				has been revoked.
1. New section
				  filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2538.1(b)(2),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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(a) Responsibilities of the sponsoring
				institution and of each field work site shall be clearly established by formal
				agreement or memorandum of understanding.
(b) The sponsoring institution shall assume
				primary responsibility for receiving and processing applications for student
				admissions, curriculum planning, selection of course content, coordination of
				classroom teaching and supervised field work, appointment of faculty, and
				granting the completion certificate or degree, or otherwise documenting
				satisfactory completion of the program.
(c) Student records including admission,
				enrollment, academic performance directed observation, field work clock hours,
				and demonstration of field work competencies shall be maintained by the
				sponsoring institution according to its policies. Grades and credits for
				courses must be recorded on students' transcripts and shall be maintained by
				the sponsoring institution. Hours for field work experiences and supervision
				shall be recorded and documented by supervisory staff.
(d) The program director of the sponsoring
				institution shall be responsible for ensuring that the scope of
				responsibilities delegated to students during field work experiences are
				appropriate to the training received and the clients assigned, and consistent
				with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Guidelines for the
				Training, Credentialing, Use, and Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology
				Assistants (1996, Spring), incorporated herein by reference, and that all
				approved criteria for speech-language pathology assistant training has been
				met.
1. New section
				  filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2538.1(b)(2),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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(a) There shall be a written statement of
				program objectives which serves as a basis for curriculum structure. Such
				statement shall be nondiscriminatory with respect to race, color, creed,
				gender, age, or disabling conditions.
(b) The policy and procedures by which the
				program is administered shall be in writing, shall reflect the objectives of
				the program, and shall be provided to all applicants. The policy and procedures
				shall include all of the following:
(1)
				Completion requirements that are accurately stated and published;
(2) Procedures for processing student and
				faculty grievances;
(3) Policies
				and procedures regarding student academic probation, field work suspension, and
				program dismissal;
(4) Provisions
				for the health and safety of clients, students, and faculty associated with
				training activities.
(5)
				Requirements to become registered by the Board as a speech-language pathology
				assistant.
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(a)
				A program shall not utilize agencies and/or community facilities for field work
				experience without prior program approval by the Board. Each program must
				submit evidence that it has complied with the requirements of subdivision (b)
				and (c) of this section.
(b) A
				program that utilizes agencies and/or community facilities for field work
				experience shall maintain written objectives for students learning in such
				facilities, and shall assign students only to facilities that can provide the
				experience necessary to meet those objectives.
(c) Each such program shall maintain written
				agreements with such facilities and such agreements shall include the
				following:
(1) Assurance of the availability
				and appropriateness of the learning environment in relation to the program's
				written objectives;
(2) Provision
				for orientation of faculty and students;
(3) A specification of the responsibilities
				and authority of the facility's staff as related to the program and to the
				educational experience of the students;
(4) Assurance that staff is adequate in
				number and quality to insure safe and continuous health care services to
				patients;
(5) Provisions for
				continuing communication between the facility and the program; and
(6) A description of the responsibilities of
				faculty assigned to the facility utilized by the program.
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(a) The Board may, through its Executive
				Officer, inspect all programs and their respective field work facilities in
				this state at such time as the Board shall deem necessary.
(1) The program and/or institution shall
				fully cooperate with Board representatives during site visits, including but
				not limited to, providing access to all records which the Board deems necessary
				or appropriate to determine whether the program meets the standards of this
				chapter.
(2) The program and/or
				institution shall facilitate the Board's onsite visit including the inspection
				of records, inspection of all facilities and equipment, observation of class
				sessions, or interviews with officers, administrators, faculty, or
				students.
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(a)
				A program's curriculum shall not be implemented or revised until it has been
				approved by the Board.
(b) The
				curriculum shall be designed so that a speech-language pathology assistant who
				completes the program will have the knowledge and skills necessary to function
				in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in Section
				2538.1(b)(3)
				of the Business and Professions Code.
(c) The curriculum shall consist of not less
				than sixty (60) semester units or ninety (90) quarter units, which shall
				include the following:
(1) Twenty (20) to
				thirty (30) semester units or thirty (30) to forty-five (45) quarter units in
				general education requirements, including but not limited to, basic
				communication skills, knowledge of mathematics, liberal arts, and biological,
				behavioral, and health sciences.
(2) Thirty (30) to forty (40) semester units
				or forty-five (45) to sixty (60) quarter units in course work that satisfies
				the competencies defined in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's
				Guidelines for the Training, Credentialing, Use, and Supervision of
				Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Appendix C -- Speech-Language Pathology
				Assistant Suggested Competencies (1996, Spring) including the following
				observation and field work experiences:
(A) A
				minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of directed observation; and
(B) A minimum of one hundred (100) clock
				hours of field work experience.
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To be eligible for registration by the Board as a
				  speech-language pathology assistant, the applicant must possess at least one of
				  the following qualifications:
(a) An
				associate of arts or sciences degree from a speech-language pathology assistant
				program accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
				Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and approved by the
				Board; or
(b) Evidence of
				completion of a bachelor's degree program in speech-language pathology or
				communication disorders from an institution listed in the "Accredited
				Institutions of Postsecondary Education" handbook issued by the American
				Council on Education, and completion of the field work experience as required
				in Section
				1399.170.10(c)(2)(B)
				from a Board-approved program, or completion of a minimum of one hundred (100)
				hours of field work experience or clinical experience equivalent to that
				required in Section
				1399.170.10(c)(2)(B)
				in a bachelor's degree program as recognized in this subsection.
(1) The equivalent field work hours or
				clinical experience completed in a bachelor's degree program in speech-language
				pathology or communication disorders shall be evaluated for verification by the
				current training program director.
(A) In the
				event that the field work experience or clinical experience completed in the
				bachelor's degree program is deemed deficient by the authorized representative
				of a board-approved speech-language pathology assistant training program, the
				applicant may petition the Board for reconsideration.
(B) In lieu of completion of the one-hundred
				(100) hours of field work experience or clinical experience in a bachelor's
				degree program as defined in subsection (b) above, the Board may consider the
				completion of thirty-six (36) weeks of full-time work experience performing the
				duties of a speech-language pathology assistant enumerated in paragraph (4) of
				subsection (b) of Section
				2538.1
				of the Business and Professions Code as equivalent to the required clinical
				training.
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Each person desiring registration as a speech-language
				  pathology assistant shall file application forms (77A-60 New 08/01 and, if
				  applicable, 77A-61 New 12/99) and any required supporting documentation with
				  the Board as provided in Section
				  1399.151.1. Upon receipt of the
				  speech-language pathology assistant application, the Board will review the
				  application for registration and notify the applicant of its approval or
				  disapproval.
1. New section
				  filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 15).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
				  9-7-2001; operative 9-7-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 36).
3. Amendment of section heading, section
				  and NOTE filed 6-29-2021; operative 7-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(b)
				  (Register 2021, No. 27). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
				  11349.3(a)
				  extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
				  60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
				  N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2538.1(b)(1),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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When applying for renewal, a speech-language pathology
				  assistant shall certify in writing, by signing a statement under penalty of
				  perjury that, during the preceding two years, the speech-language pathology
				  assistant has completed twelve (12) hours of continuing professional
				  development through state or regional conferences, workshops, formal in-service
				  presentations, independent study programs, or any combination of these
				  concerning communication disorders.
1. New section
				  filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2001, No. 15).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
				  6-29-2021; operative 7-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)
				  (Register 2021, No. 27). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
				  11349.3(a)
				  extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
				  60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
				  N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2538.1(b)(1)
					 and
					 2538.1(b)(5),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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A supervisor shall not supervise more than three (3)
				  full-time equivalent support personnel, and shall not exceed more than (6)
				  support personnel at any time. Support personnel includes speech-language
				  pathology assistants and speech-language pathology aides.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.95 and 2538.1,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2538.1, Business and
					 Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 2538.1(b)(8),
					 Business and Professions Code.
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If a speech-language pathology assistant has more than one
				  supervisor, each supervisor shall submit a signed "Responsibility Statement for
				  Supervisors of a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant" (DCA-SLPAHADB-SPA-110,
				  Rev. 01/2024), hereby incorporated by reference. Of the multiple supervisors,
				  one shall be designated as the lead supervisor for purposes of assisting the
				  speech-language pathology assistant in their compliance with the continuing
				  professional development requirement.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.95 and 2538.1,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2530.2 and 2538.1, Business
					 and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2531.95
					 and
					 2538.1(a),
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 2530.2(f)
					 and
					 2538.1(b)(5)-(9),
					 Business and Professions Code.