Section 4154 - Post Professional Education and Training(a) Post professional education courses shall be obtained at any of the following: (1) College or university degree programs accredited or approved by ACOTE;(2) College or university degree programs accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education;(3) Colleges or universities with Speech and Hearing Programs accredited or approved by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology;(4) Any approved provider. To be approved by the Board the provider shall submit the following: (A) A clear statement as to the relevance of the course to the advanced practice area.(B) Information describing, in detail, the depth and breadth of the content covered (e.g., a course syllabus and the goals and objectives of the course) particularly as it relates to the advanced practice area.(C) Information that shows the course instructor's qualifications to teach the content being taught (e.g., their education, training, experience, scope of practice, licenses held, and length of experience and expertise in the relevant subject matter), particularly as it relates to the advanced practice area.(D) Information that shows the course provider's qualifications to offer the type of course being offered (e.g., the provider's background, history, experience, and similar courses previously offered by the provider), particularly as it relates to the advanced practice area; or(5) A provider that has not been approved by the Board, if the applicant occupational therapist demonstrates that the course content meets the subject matter requirements set forth in sections 2570.3(e) or 2570.3(f) of the Code, or section 4153 of these regulations, and submits the following: (A) Information describing, in detail, the depth and breadth of the content covered (e.g., a course syllabus and the goals and objectives of the course) particularly as it relates to the advanced practice area.(B) Information that shows the course instructor's qualifications to teach the content being taught (e.g., their education, training, experience, scope of practice, licenses held, and length of experience and expertise on the relevant subject matter), particularly as it relates to the advanced practice area.(b) Post professional training shall be supervised which means, at a minimum: (1) The supervisor and occupational therapist have a written agreement, signed and dated by both parties prior to accruing the supervised experience, outlining the plan of supervision and training in the advanced practice area. The level of supervision is determined by the supervisor whose responsibility it is to ensure that the amount, degree, and pattern of supervision is consistent with the knowledge, skill and ability of the occupational therapist, and appropriate for the complexity of client needs and number of clients for whom the occupational therapist is providing advanced practice services.(2) The supervisor is readily available in person or by telecommunication to the occupational therapist while the therapist is providing advanced practice services.(3) The supervisor does not have a co-habitative, familial, intimate, business, excluding employment relationships, or other relationship that could interfere with professional judgment and objectivity necessary for effective supervision, or that violates the Ethical Standards of Practice, pursuant to section 4170.(c) Any course instructor providing post-professional education under section 4154(a)(4) or (5) who is a health care practitioner as defined in section 680 of the Code shall possess an active, current, and unrestricted license.(d) Post professional education and training must be completed within the five years immediately preceding the application for approval in each advanced practice area.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 4154
1. New section filed 3-9-2004; operative 3-9-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 11).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (a)(4) and (a)(4)(C)-(D), new subsections (a)(5)-(a)(5)(B), repealer and new subsection (c) and new subsections (c)(1)-(2) filed 5-31-2005; operative 6-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 9-22-2008; operative 10-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 39).
4. Repealer of subsections (b)-(b)(2), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (b)-(b)(1) and new subsection (b)(3) filed 4-28-2011; operative 5-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 17).
5. New subsection (c) and subsection relettering filed 7-16-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 29).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(4)(C) and (a)(5)(B) filed 10-14-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 41). Note: Authority cited: Sections 2570.3 and 2570.20, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2570.2 and 2570.3, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 3-9-2004; operative 3-9-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 11).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (a)(4) and (a)(4)(C)-(D), new subsections (a)(5)-(a)(5)(B), repealer and new subsection (c) and new subsections (c)(1)-(2) filed 5-31-2005; operative 6-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 9-22-2008; operative 10-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 39).
4. Repealer of subsections (b)-(b)(2), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (b)-(b)(1) and new subsection (b)(3) filed 4-28-2011; operative 5-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 17).
5. New subsection (c) and subsection relettering filed 7-16-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 29).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(4)(C) and (a)(5)(B) filed 10-14-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 41).