Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4753 - Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board › Chapter 4753-4 - Continuing Education › Section 4753-4-01 - Continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A licensee shall earn twenty continuing
			 education hours within the two-year licensure period immediately preceding the
			 licensee's renewal application.
(1) One
			 continuing education hour is equivalent to one clock hour of continuing
			 education. Only actual hours of education activity shall be counted. Lunches,
			 breaks and other interruptions of the education program shall not count toward
			 the required hours.
(2) Ten
			 continuing education hours shall be acquired in the area of licensure. For a
			 speech-language pathology license the ten hours shall be specific to the
			 clinical practice of speech-language pathology; for an audiology license the
			 ten hours shall be specific to the clinical practice of audiology. Ten
			 continuing education hours may be acquired in areas related to speech-language
			 pathology or audiology or both, including practice management, supervision,
			 ethics, and one hour of which may be proof of completion of a board approved
			 training program on human trafficking.
(3) An individual licensed as both an
			 audiologist and speech-language pathologist shall earn twenty continuing
			 education hours for each license within the two-year period immediately
			 preceding the licensee's renewal applications. Ten continuing education hours
			 shall be acquired in each area of licensure. The ten continuing education hours
			 shall be specific to the clinical practice of speech-language pathology and the
			 other ten continuing education hours shall be specific to the clinical practice
			 of audiology. Appropriate continuing education hours may be acquired in areas
			 related to speech-language pathology or audiology or both, including practice
			 management, supervision, ethics, and one hour of which may be proof of
			 completion of a board approved training program on human trafficking and may be
			 used for both licenses.
(4) At
			 least two continuing education hours shall relate to ethics.
(5) Continuing education hours may not be
			 carried over from one renewal period to the next and may not be used for more
			 than one renewal or relicensure.
(6) A licensee is not required to obtain
			 continuing education for the first renewal.
(7) An individual who previously held an Ohio
			 license in either speech-language pathology or audiology must as part of an
			 application for relicensure submit documentation of completing the continuing
			 education hours required, or as approved by the board.
(8) If the licensee presents evidence that
			 failure to obtain the required continuing education hours was due to personal
			 illness, military service or other circumstances beyond the licensee's control,
			 the board may grant an extension of time to obtain the required continuing
			 education hours.
(9) Any extension
			 of time to complete the continuing education requirements will be granted
			 solely at the discretion of the board. If the board grants an extension of time
			 to obtain the required continuing education hours, the board may require the
			 licensee to obtain, as additional continuing education hours, not more than
			 twice the number of missing hours in order to renew the license.
(10) The licensee shall provide full and
			 complete written documentation of the grounds supporting the reasons for which
			 an extension is sought. A licensee who requests an extension of time to
			 complete the required hours of continuing education shall not engage in active
			 practice of speech-language pathology and/ or audiology until the board grants
			 the licensee's request for extension and the licensee receives express written
			 authorization to do so.
(a) Military service
			 extensions may be granted only to a licensee who was absent from the united
			 states for at least a majority of the reporting period due to his/her military
			 service commitment under combat circumstances or pursuant to a state of
			 national emergency. At a minimum, the licensee must submit written
			 documentation from the appropriate military authorities verifying the
			 licensee's military service commitment and the periods during which the
			 commitment was being fulfilled under a combat or national emergency status; the
			 number of hours earned during the reporting period and a plan for completing
			 the balance of the required continuing education.
(b) Illness extensions may be granted only to
			 a licensee who has suffered a personal illness or personal disability of a
			 nature as to prevent him/her from engaging in the active practice of
			 speech-language pathology and/or audiology for at least a majority of the
			 reporting period. At a minimum, the licensee shall provide the board with
			 written documentation from the licensee's treating physician stating the nature
			 of the illness or disability, the period of the illness or disability, any
			 limitations on the licensee's activities which resulted from the illness or
			 disability; and a statement from the licensee reporting the number of hours
			 earned in the reporting period and a plan for completing the balance of the
			 required continuing education.
(11) The board may reduce the continuing
			 education requirements for an individual under extenuating
			 circumstances.