Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, § 1399.160.3 – Continuing Professional Development Requirements.

(a) A licensee who renews under Section 1399.160.1(a) shall accrue continuing professional development hours in courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours for courses through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than six (6) hours of continuing professional development earned through self-study. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development credit from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than three (3) hours of continuing professional development from such courses.
(b) A licensee who renews under Section 1399.160.1(b) shall accrue continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4 for each license. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours for courses through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than four (4) hours of continuing professional development earned through self-study for each license. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than two (2) hours of continuing professional development from such courses for each license.
(c) A licensee who renews under Section 1399.160.1(c) shall accrue continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours for courses earned through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than twelve (12) hours of continuing professional development earned through self-study.
1. (1) A licensee who renews an audiology license and claims continuing professional development hours from courses related to hearing aid dispensing shall be allowed to claim no more than 50% of the continuing professional development hours required from such courses and the continuing professional development hours shall not be obtained from courses where the content focuses on marketing, launching, or demonstrating the marketability of equipment, devices, or other products regardless of whether the course focuses on a particular manufacturer's or company's equipment, devices, or products.
A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than six (6) hours of continuing professional development from such courses.
(d) A licensee who renews under Section 1366.160.1(d) shall accrue continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4 for each license. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours for courses earned through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than eight (8) hours of continuing professional development for self-study courses for each license.
1. (1) A licensee who renews an audiology license and claims continuing professional development hours from courses related to hearing aid dispensing shall be allowed to claim credit for those hours in accordance with Section 1399.160.3(c)(1).
A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development credit from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than four (4) hours of continuing professional development from such courses for each license.
(e) A licensee who renews under Section 1366.160.1(e) shall accrue continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4. A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours for courses earned through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than six (6) hours of continuing professional development for self-study courses.
1. (1) A licensee shall complete 50% of the continuing professional development hours required from courses related to hearing aid dispensing and these hours shall not be obtained from courses where the content focuses on marketing, launching, or demonstrating the marketability of equipment, devices, or other products regardless of whether the course focuses on a particular manufacturer's or company's equipment, devices, or products. The remaining 50% of the continuing professional development hours required of a dispensing audiologist shall be relevant to the practice of audiology as defined in Section 2530.2(k) of the Code and shall not be obtained from hearing aid dispensing courses as provided for in this section.
A licensee under this subsection who claims continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than three (3) hours of continuing professional development from such courses.
(f) A licensee who renews under Section 1366.160.1(f) shall accrue:
1. (1) Continuing professional development hours from speech-language pathology courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4. A licensee under this paragraph who claims continuing professional development hours earned for courses through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than eight (8) hours of continuing professional development for self-study courses.
  A licensee under this paragraph who claims continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than four (4) hours of continuing professional development from such courses.
2. (2) Continuing professional development hours from dispensing audiology courses as defined in Section 1399.160.3(e)(1). A licensee under this paragraph who claims continuing professional development credit for courses earned through self-study shall be allowed to claim no more than four (4) hours of continuing professional development for self-study courses.
  A licensee under this paragraph who claims continuing professional development hours from courses as defined in Section 1399.160.4(c)(2) shall be allowed to claim no more than two (2) hours of continuing professional development from such courses.
(g) If a licensee teaches a course offered by a provider registered with the Board or an entity listed in Section 2532.6 of the Code and claims continuing professional development credit for the same course, the licensee shall be credited once per renewal, receiving the same amount of hours as a licensee who attended the course.
(h) A licensee shall not claim credit for the same course more than once per renewal.
(i) A licensee who takes an educational course as a condition of probation resulting from disciplinary action by the Board shall not apply the course as credit towards the continuing professional development requirement.
(j) A licensee who supervises a Required Professional Experience temporary license holder must complete the required supervision training in Section 1399.153.3.
(k) A licensee who supervises a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant must complete the required supervision training in Section 1399.170.15.
(l) A licensee who claims continuing professional development for participating in a Board sponsored Occupational Analysis shall be credited two (2) hours.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.95 and 2532.6, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2532.6, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering and amending former section 1399.199.4 to section 1399.160.3 filed 12-6-99 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).

2. Amendment of subsection (c), new subsections (c)(1)-(3), amendment of subsection (d), new subsections (d)(1)-(2) and amendment of subsections (e)-(f) filed 3-23-2007; operative 4-22-2007 (Register 2007, No. 12).

3. Amendment of subsection (c)(2) filed 4-27-2010; operative 5-27-2010 (Register 2010, No. 18).

4. New subsections (e)-(e)(3) and subsection relettering filed 3-1-2011 as an emergency; operative 3-1-2011 (Register 2011, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

5. New subsections (e)-(e)(3) and subsection relettering refiled 8-24-2011 as an emergency; operative 8-24-2011 (Register 2011, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-23-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-24-2011 order, including further amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 11-15-2011 and filed 12-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 52).

7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (e), (g) and (i) filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).

8. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-6-2024; operative 1-1-2025 (Register 2024, No. 36).