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§ 1399.140.1. Continuing Education Course Content.

16 CA ADC § 1399.140.1Barclays 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 § 1399.140.1
§ 1399.140.1. Continuing Education Course Content.
Currentness
(a) The content of a continuing education course shall pertain to direct, related, or indirect patient/client care. Course content shall not focus on equipment, devices, or other products of a particular publisher, company, or corporation.
(1) Direct client care courses cover current practices in the fitting of hearing aids.
(2) Indirect patient/client care courses cover practical aspects of hearing aid dispensing (e.g., legal or ethical issues (including the ethics of advertising and marketing), consultation, record-keeping, office management, and managed care issues).
(3) Courses that are related to the discipline of hearing aid dispensing may cover general health condition or educational course offerings including, but not limited to, social interaction, cultural and linguistic diversity as it applies to service delivery for diverse populations, service delivery models, interdisciplinary case management issues, or medical pathologies that also result in hearing difficulties.
(b) Examples of courses that are considered outside the scope of acceptable course content include: personal finances and business matters, marketing and sales, and office operations that are not for the benefit of the consumer.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 2531.95, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2538.18, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-25-2016; operative 1-1-2017 (Register 2016, No. 44).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1399.140.1, 16 CA ADC § 1399.140.1
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