Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE OF AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS › Section 172-23-005 - CONTINUING EDUCATION

Current through June 17, 2024
On or before December 1st of each
				  even-numbered year, individuals holding an active license in the State of
				  Nebraska must complete at least 20 hours of acceptable continuing education
				  hours during the preceding 24-month period.
005.01
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOUR
				OR CREDIT CALCULATIONS.
The following provides the hour
				calculations for acceptable continuing education.
005.01(A)
CURRENT AMERICAN
				SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION.
Documentation
				must include a current certification. Current certification will satisfy the
				continuing education requirement for the preceding 24-month period.
005.01(B)
PROGRAMS AT STATE AND
				NATIONAL MEETINGS.
Documentation must include a certificate of
				attendance, a listing of presentations attended and program outline or
				objectives. 5 hour of credit for each 30 minutes of attendance.
005.01(C)
FORMAL EDUCATION
				COURSES AND PRESENTATIONS.
Documentation must include a
				certificate of attendance and program outline or objectives. 5 hour of credit
				for each 30 minutes attended. The courses or presentations must be formally
				organized and planned instructional experiences that have a:
(i) Date;
(ii) Location;
(iii) Course title;
(iv) Number of continuing education
				hours;
(v) Signed certificate of
				attendance; and
(vi) The instructor
				has specialized experience or training to meet the objectives of the
				course.
005.01(D)
UNIVERSITY SPONSORED COURSES.
Accredited courses taken
				for college credit including internet courses will be accepted upon submission
				of an official transcript and program outline or objectives. 1 academic
				semester credit hour is equal to 15 continuing education hours. 1 academic
				quarter credit hour is equal to 10 continuing education hours.
005.01(E)
HOME
				STUDY.
The home study activity must have a testing mechanism
				scored by the named home study provider. Home study includes, but is not
				limited to, independent study, self-study, and online education. Documentation
				must include a certificate of completion and program outline or objective. 5
				hour of credit for each 30 minutes completed.
005.01(F)
RESEARCH OR OTHER
				SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES.
Research or other scholarly activities that
				result in professional publication or acceptance for publication. Participation
				must include authorship, editorship, co-authorship, co-editorship or all of
				these of a juried publication. 5 hours of credit for each publication with a
				maximum of 10 hours for each 24-month renewal period. Documentation must
				include a copy of the final publication or verification of
				publication.
005.01(G)
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION
				EXAMINATIONS.
Documentation must include a copy of the
				certification. 10 hours of credit per 24-month renewal period for successfully
				completing a specialty certification examination.
005.01(H)
SCIENTIFIC
				PRESENTATIONS.
A licensee acting as an essayist or a lecturer to
				licensed audiologists, speech-language pathologists or other credentialed
				health care professionals may receive continuing education credit for only the
				initial presentation during a renewal period. .5 hour of credit for each 30
				minutes of scientific presentation and a maximum of 4 hours of continuing
				education for presentations per 24-month renewal period. Documentation must
				include a program brochure that includes the licensee's name as presenter, the
				continuing competency course outline or objectives and a statement of the
				instructor's qualifications to teach the course.
005.01(I)
POSTER
				SESSIONS.
Poster session at State and National meetings which
				relate to the theory or clinical application of theory pertaining to the
				practice of audiology or speech-language pathology. Documentation must include
				a certificate of attendance, a listing of individuals poster sessions attended,
				and a program outline or objectives. .5 hour of credit for each 30 minutes of
				attendance.