How many continuing education hours are required during a reporting period?

Speech-Language Pathologists: SLPs licensed in Missouri need thirty (30) CE hours over two (2) years.

Duel Licensees: A person holding licensure in both speech-language pathology and audiology shall biennially collect and report at least thirty (30) hours of continuing education in speech-language pathology and at least thirty (30) hours in audiology.

New Licensees: N/A

SLP Assistants: N/A

Due Date

December 31^st each reporting period.

Can CE credits be carried over into the next reporting period?

No. Continuing education hours cannot be carried over into the next reporting period.

Are there any specific courses that must be taken?

N/A

What types of activities can be used for the continuing education requirements?

 

A minimum of twenty (20) hours of the required thirty (30) hours of continuing education must be obtained as follows:

• Activity/Provider approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), the American Medical Association (AMA), the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Neurology; or courses sponsored by the Missouri Speech-Language Hearing Association (MSHA) or the Missouri Academy of Audiology (MAA), the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), or the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); and/or
• Academic coursework at a regionally accredited college or university in subject matter.

A maximum of ten (10) hours of the required thirty (30) hours of continuing education may be obtained from entities other than those specified above:

• Activity that can be documented by the licensee as an organized program of learning; 
• Is conducted by individuals who have education, training, or experience by reason of which said individuals may be considered qualified to present the subject matter of the program;
• Contributes to the professional competence of the licensee; and
• Pertains to subject matters which integrally relate to the practice of speech-language pathology, audiology, or both,

Basic communication processes

Information (beyond the basic certification requirements) applicable to the normal development and use of speech, language, and hearing, i.e., anatomic and physiologic bases for the normal development and use of speech, language, and hearing; physical bases and processes of the production and perception of speech, language, and hearing; linguistic and psycholinguistic variables related to normal development and use of speech, language, and hearing; and technological, biomedical, engineering, and instrumentation information which would enable expansion of knowledge in the basic communication processes. Any computer course used for continuing education must involve the actual application to the communicatively impaired population.

Professional areas

Information pertaining to disorders of speech, language, and hearing, i.e., various types of disorders of communication, their manifestations, classification, and causes; evaluation skills, including procedures, techniques, and instrumentation for assessment; and management procedures and principles in habilitation and rehabilitation of communication disorders. The board shall accept dysphagia courses provided by qualified instructors.

Related areas

Study pertaining to the understanding of human behavior, both normal and abnormal, as well as services available from related professions which apply to the contemporary practice of speech-language pathology/audiology, e.g., theories of learning and behavior; services available from related professions that also deal with persons who have disorders of communications; information from these professions about the sensory, physical, emotional, social, or intellectual states of child or adult; and other areas such as general principles of program and business management, professional ethics, clinical supervision, counseling, and interviewing.

Documentation of Continuing Education Compliance

A Continuing Education Registry Form from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Academy of Audiology (AAA) or the Missouri Academy of Audiology (MAA), the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), or the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC); specifically listing the continuing education obtained by the licensee and the dates of obtainment.

A certificate of attendance provided by a sponsor which contains the date of program, the program title and presenter(s), program site, number of clock hours attended, name of sponsor, and name of licensee.

A personal letter to the licensee which contains the date of the program, the program title and presenter(s), program site, number of clock hours attended, name of sponsor, name of licensee and is signed by a program official.

An official transcript, from a regionally accredited college or university, indicating successful completion of academic coursework in appropriate subject matter. One (1) semester hour of coursework is equivalent to fifteen (15) hours of continuing education and one-quarter (1/4) hour of coursework is equivalent to ten (10) hours of continuing education.

What are the reporting requirements?

Each licensee shall certify by attestation, on his/her licensure renewal form, under penalty of perjury, that he/she has completed the required thirty (30) hours of continuing education, and that the continuing education obtained meets the qualifying criteria

How long must continuing education records be retained?

Each licensee shall retain records documenting his/her attendance at and completion of the required hours of continuing education for a minimum of three (3) years after the reporting period in which the continuing education was completed.

Waiver

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.

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.

Audit

The records shall document the titles of the courses taken, dates, locations, course sponsors, category of hours earned, and number of hours earned. The board may conduct an audit of licensees to verify compliance with the continuing education requirement. Licensees shall assist the board in its audit by providing timely and complete responses to the board’s inquiries

References

20 CSR 2150-4.052

20 CSR 2150-4.053

20 CSR 2150-4.054