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Ohio Speech Therapy Continuing Education Requirements |
Updated 10/7/2024
How many continuing education hours are required during a reporting period?
Speech-language pathologists licensed in Ohio must complete twenty (20) hours of continuing education every two (2) years.
An individual licensed as both an audiologist and speech-language pathologist shall earn twenty (20) continuing education hours for each license within the two (2) year period immediately preceding the licensee's renewal applications. Ten (10) continuing education hours shall be acquired in each area of licensure.
New Licensees
A licensee is not required to obtain continuing education for the first renewal.
How long is the reporting period?
Two (2) Years.
How is continuing education hour defined?
One (1) continuing education hour is equivalent to one (1) clock hour of continuing education. Only actual hours of education activity shall be counted. Lunches, breaks and other interruptions of the education program shall not count toward the required hours.
Can CE credits be carried over into the next reporting period?
Continuing education hours may not be carried over from one renewal period to the next and may not be used for more than one renewal or relicensure.
Are there any specific courses that must be taken?
At least two (2) continuing education hours shall relate to ethics.
Ten (10) continuing education hours may be acquired in areas related to speech-language pathology or audiology or both, including practice management, supervision, ethics, and one hour of which may be proof of completion of a board approved training program on human trafficking.
What types of activities can be used for the continuing education requirements?
Academic coursework, including distance learning, in areas of speech-language pathology or audiology, or both, or related disciplines, taken through accredited colleges or universities.
Lectures and scheduled courses or workshops at local, regional, national, or international conferences concerning speech-language pathology or audiology, or both.
Presentation or attendance at lectures, workshops, or in-service programs.
Other professional activities such as books, papers, publications, or audiovisual materials.
Independent study activities.
Any activity approved for continuing education hours in related disciplines by any licensure board of the state of Ohio or any other state.
Any activity approved for continuing education in related disciplines by any department or agency of the state of Ohio or any other state, including any activity approved for continuing education hours by a local professional development committee for renewal of a teaching certificate/license issued by the state's department of education to practice speech-language pathology or audiology.
Any activity, including distance learning or independent or self-directed study, approved for continuing education credit by an authorized provider of the "International Association of Continuing Education and Training"; "American Academy of Audiology"; or the "American Speech-Language-Hearing Association".
Volunteer Services
Up to one-third of the biennial continuing education requirements may be completed by providing volunteer services to indigent and uninsured persons. To qualify under this rule, volunteer services shall:
What type of courses or activities are not allowed?
N/A
What type of approval is needed for the courses?
Continuing education and documentation may be provided by the following:
What are the reporting requirements?
Documentation of continuing education hours:
How long must continuing education records be retained?
Licensees shall retain documentation of continuing education hours for inspection by the board for four (4) years after the date of renewal.
Extensions
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
Continuing education audit:
References
Ohio Admin. Code § 4753-4-01
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