D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10210

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

Rule 17-10210 - CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

10210.1

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

10210.2

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 a particular licensure cycle.

10210.3

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.

10210.4

A requestor may receive a maximum of six (6) continuing education hours for attendance and completion of in-service training programs.

10210.5

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 six (6) hours per licensure cycle;

(b) If a requestor 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 was completed during the licensure 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.

10210.6

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

(a) The Board may grant up to eight (8) continuing education hours per licensure cycle to the author or sole editor of a published book if the book was published or accepted for publication during the period for which credit is claimed;

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

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

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-10210

Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 8280 (8/18/2017)