D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10110

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Rule 17-10110 - CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

10110.1

For the purposes of this chapter, one (1) credit hour shall mean sixty (60) minutes of learning time.

10110.2

The Board may grant ten (10) continuing education hours for completion of each credit hour of an academic course offered at an accredited college or university provided that the continuing education credit may only be granted for courses completed during the registration cycle for which the credit is claimed.

10110.3

The Board may grant two (2) continuing education hours for the audit of a three (3)-credit-hour academic course offered at an accredited college or university provided that the continuing education credit may only be granted for courses audited during the registration cycle for which the credit is claimed.

10110.4

A requestor may receive a maximum of five (5) continuing education hours for attendance and completion of in-service training programs.

10110.5

The Board may grant credit for serving as a presenter or speaker at a conference, seminar, workshop, or in-service training, subject to the following restrictions:

(a) Hours granted pursuant to this section shall not exceed three (3) per registration cycle;

(b) If a person has previously received credit in connection with a particular presentation, the Board shall not grant credit for a subsequent presentation unless it involves either a different subject or substantial additional research concerning the same subject;

(c) The presentation shall have been completed during the registration cycle for which credit is claimed; and

(d) The maximum amount of credit which may be granted for preparation time is twice the amount of the associated presentation time or twice the amount of contact hours awarded to the participants.

10110.6

The Board may grant credit to an applicant for publication of an article in a professional journal or publication of a book or a chapter in a book or publication of a book review in a professional journal related to audiology or speech- language pathology, subject to the following restriction as relevant:

(a) The Board may grant eight (8) hours of continuing education credit per registration cycle, if the book has been published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed;

(b) The Board may grant four (4) hours of continuing education per registration cycle to the sole author or co-author of a peer-reviewed, published original paper; or

(c) The Board may grant one (1) continuing education hour of credit per registration cycle to the sole author of a published book review.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10110

Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8271 (8/18/2017)