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§ 1399.140. Continuing Education Required.

16 CA ADC § 1399.140Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.3. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 7. Continuing Education
16 CCR § 1399.140
§ 1399.140. Continuing Education Required.
Currentness
(a) Any hearing aid license that expires on or after July 1, 2017, is required to complete at least twelve (12) hours of continuing education from a provider approved under Section 1399.141 during each annual renewal period.
(1) No more than three (3) hours of continuing education may be credited in related or indirect client care courses as provided in Section 1399.140.1.
(2)(A) No more than six (6) hours of the required continuing education may be credited for self-study or correspondence-type coursework, e.g., recorded courses, home study materials, or computer courses.
(B) Self-study does not include live courses. A self-study course does not mean a course taken at an accredited university towards a degree, nor does it include any interactive courses offered via electronic media where the course affords participants the opportunity to interact with an instructor and/or other course participants.
(b) Records showing completion of each continuing education course shall be maintained by the dispenser for two (2) years following the renewal period in which it was earned.
(c) Each dispenser renewing his or her license under the provisions of Section 2538.53 of the Code shall be required to submit proof satisfactory to the Board of compliance with the provisions of this article. Records shall be provided to the Board in response to a compliance audit.
(d) Verification of compliance shall be documented at the time of license renewal on a form provided by the Board.
(e) This article shall not apply to any dispenser who is renewing a license for the first time following the issuance of an initial permanent license.
(f) Any person whose hearing aid dispenser's license has been expired for two years or more shall complete the required hours of approved continuing education for the prior two years before such license may be restored.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 2538.18, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2538.18, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New Article 7 (Sections 1399.140-1399.144) filed 4-12-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 15).
2. Editorial correction of History Note 1 (Register 79, No. 18).
3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (d) and new subsection (f) filed 5-8-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 19).
4. Amendment filed 5-6-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 19).
5. Amendment of subsections (a), (c), (d) and (f) filed 3-15-96; operative 4-14-96 (Register 96, No. 11).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (c) filed 6-11-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 24).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)-(c) and Note filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
8. Amendment filed 10-25-2016; operative 1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No. 44).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1399.140, 16 CA ADC § 1399.140
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