1. (a) Credit for continuing education may be obtained for any program approved in advance by the Board. Preapproval is contingent upon compliance with § 45.506 (relating to provider responsibilities).

2. (b) Any person or entity, including an agency, organization, institution, college, university, professional society, association or center, seeking approval of continuing education programs shall:

   1. (1) Apply for approval of the program on forms provided by the Board.
   2. (2) File the application at least 90 days prior to the first scheduled date of the program.

3. (c) An application must contain:

   1. (1) The full name and address of the provider.
   2. (2) The title of the program.
   3. (3) Faculty names and credentials, and, if requested by the Board, curriculum vitae.
   4. (4) A schedule of the program, including the title and description of each subject, the course content, the name and brief synopsis of qualifications of the lecturers and the time allotted.
   5. (5) The total number of clock hours of credit to be awarded.
   6. (6) A method of certifying participation.
   7. (7) The program coordinator who is responsible for certifying participation and compiling an official list of Pennsylvania licensees in attendance at the continuing education program.
   8. (8) A fee as required by § 45.1 (relating to fees).

4. (d) The following programs are deemed approved for continuing education credit:

   1. (1) Continuing education programs approved or sponsored by the ASHA.
   2. (2) Continuing education programs approved or sponsored by the American Academy of Audiology.
   3. (3) Courses and programs offered for credit by academic programs in speech-language pathology or audiology associated with institutions accredited by any state’s department of education or a regional commission on institutions of higher education.

5. (e) The Board may deny approval of a program of continuing education based on the following grounds:

   1. (1) The provider failed to comply with § 45.506 for other programs.
   2. (2) The provider made one or more false or misleading material statements on the application.
   3. (3) The identified faculty is deemed not qualified to present the program.
   4. (4) The course content is in office management or practice building.
   5. (5) The method of certifying participation is not verifiable.

6. (f) The Board may revoke the approval of a provider on the following grounds:

   1. (1) Failure of the provider to comply with § 45.506.
   2. (2) Falsification of a continuing education record by a program provider.

Authority

The provisions of this § 45.505 amended under sections 5(2) and (7), 7(d)(1), 8(a) and 8.1 of the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act (63 P.S. § § 1705(2) and (7), 1707(d)(1), 1708(a) and 1708.1); and section 810(a)(3) and (7) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 279.1(a)(3) and (7)).

Source

The provisions of this § 45.505 amended December 5, 2014, effective December 6, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7555; amended July 14, 2017, effective July 15, 2017, 47 Pa.B. 3814. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (375035) to (375036).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 45.25 (relating to licensure by endorsement); 49 Pa. Code § 45.501 (relating to credit hour requirements); and 49 Pa. Code § 45.504 (relating to reporting completion of continuing education).