Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-61-5

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 28-61-5 - License renewal

(a) Each applicant for renewal of a license shall submit the following to the secretary:

(1) A completed secretary-approved application form;

(2) the required supporting documentation; and

(3) the license renewal fee as specified in K.A.R. 28-61-9 .

(b) Each applicant for renewal of a license shall have completed the required clock-hours of documented and approved continuing education during each licensure period immediately preceding renewal of the license. Approved continuing education clock-hours completed in excess of the requirement shall not be carried over to the subsequent renewal period. There shall be 20 hours of approved continuing education required for each applicant holding a single two-year license and 30 hours required if the applicant is licensed in both speech-language pathology and audiology.

(c) Each applicant shall maintain individual records consisting of documentation and validation of approved continuing education clock-hours, a summary of which shall be submitted to the secretary on the approved form as part of the license renewal application.

(d) For the purpose of measuring continuing education credit, "one clock-hour" shall mean at least 50 minutes of direct instruction, exclusive of registration, breaks, and meals.

(e) The content and objective of the continuing education activity shall be primarily related to the practice of speech-language pathology as defined by K.S.A. 65-6501, and amendments thereto, or the practice of audiology as defined by K.S.A. 65-6501, and amendments thereto.

(1) The educational activity shall be for the purpose of furthering the applicant's education in one of the following three content areas:

(A) Basic communication processes, including information applicable to the normal development and use of speech, language, and hearing. Issues related to this content area may include any of the following:

(i) Anatomic and physiologic bases of the normal development and use of speech, language, and hearing;

(ii) physical bases and processes of the production and perception of speech, language, and hearing;

(iii) linguistic and psycholinguistic variables related to normal development and use of speech, language, and hearing; or

(iv) technological, biomedical, engineering, and instrumentation information;

(B) professional areas, including information pertaining to disorders of speech, language, and hearing. Issues related to this content area may include any of the following:

(i) Various types of communication disorders, their manifestations, classifications, and causes;

(ii) evaluation skills, including procedures, techniques, and instrumentation for assessment; or

(iii) management procedures and principles in habili-tation and rehabilitation of communication disorders; or

(C) related areas, including study pertaining to the understanding of human behavior, both normal and abnormal, as well as services available from related professions that apply to the contemporary practice of speech-language pathology, audiology, or both. Issues related to this content area may include any of the following:

(i) Theories of learning and behavior;

(ii) services available from related professions that also deal with persons who have disorders of communications;

(iii) information from these professions about the sensory, physical, emotional, social, or intellectual states of child or adult; or

(iv) other areas, including general principles of program management, professional ethics, clinical supervision, counseling, and interviewing.

(2) Unacceptable content areas shall include marketing, personal development, time management, human relations, collective bargaining, and tours.

(3) The educational activity shall not be a part of the applicant's job responsibilities. In-service shall be considered part of the applicant's job responsibilities.

(f) Continuing education may be accrued by any of the following methods:

(1) Academic coursework related to the contemporary practice of speech-language pathology or audiology, offered by a regionally accredited college or university and documented by transcript or grade sheet:

(A) One academic-semester credit hour shall be equivalent to 15 clock-hours of continuing education. One academic-trimester credit hour shall be equivalent to 14 clock-hours of continuing education. One academic-quarter credit hour shall be equivalent to 10 clock-hours of continuing education; and

(B) one audited academic-semester credit hour shall be equivalent to eight clock-hours of continuing education. One audited academic-trimester credit hour shall be equivalent to seven clock-hours of continuing education. One audited academic-quarter credit hour shall be equivalent to five clock-hours of continuing education;

(2) workshops, seminars, poster sessions, and educational sessions sponsored by an organization, agency, or other entity that has been approved by the secretary:

(A) One clock-hour of contact between either a presenter or instructor and the applicant shall be equivalent to one clock-hour of continuing education for the applicant;

(B) contact time shall be rounded down to the nearest one-half hour interval; and

(C) one-half clock-hour of continuing education credit shall be awarded for attendance at two poster displays, with a maximum of two clock-hours of continuing education awarded for attendance at poster displays per li-censure period;

(3) preparation and presentation of a new seminar, lecture, or workshop according to the following criteria:

(A) "New" shall mean that the applicant is preparing and making the presentation for the first time in any setting;

(B) credit shall be awarded only for the first presentation at the rate of two clock-hours of continuing education for every one clock-hour of contact between the instructor and attendees; and

(C) if the presentation was given by more than one instructor, the continuing education clock-hours shall be prorated among the instructors;

(4) preparation and presentation of a new undergraduate or graduate course in speech-language pathology or audiology at an accredited college or university:

(A) "New" shall mean that the applicant is teaching the course for the first time in any setting;

(B) six clock-hours of credit shall be awarded per new course, up to a maximum of 12 clock-hours per licensure period; and

(C) if the course was prepared and presented by more than one instructor, the continuing education clock-hours shall be prorated among the instructors;

(5) the successfully completed supervision of a postgraduate professional experience as specified in K.A.R. 28-61-2 and K.A.R. 28-61-4 :

(A) The licensee's name and signature shall appear as the supervisor on the temporary license application submitted by the supervisee as specified in K.A.R. 28-61-4(d)(1);

(B) five clock-hours of credit per supervisee shall be awarded to the licensee; and

(C) the maximum amount of credit awarded for the supervision of a postgraduate professional experience shall be five clock-hours per licensee per licensure period; or

(6) self-directed study courses that are directly oriented to improving the applicant's professional competence and that are approved by the secretary:

(A) Self-directed study courses shall receive prior approval from the secretary;

(B) courses shall be sponsored by a nationally recognized professional organization in audiology or speech-language pathology and shall be accompanied by an examination or measurement tool to determine successful completion of the course;

(C) self-study materials may include audiotapes, videotapes, study kits, digital video discs (DVDs), and courses offered through the internet or other electronic medium; and

(D) one clock-hour of time required to complete the self-directed study material, as specified by the sponsor of the material, shall be equivalent to one clock-hour of continuing education.

(g) Continuing education sponsors seeking prior approval for a single offering of a continuing education activity shall apply to the secretary. Approval may be granted by the secretary by one of the following methods.

(1) An organization, institution, agency, or individual shall be qualified for approval as a sponsor of a continuing education activity if, after review of the application, the secretary determines that the applicant meets all of the following conditions:

(A) The sponsor presents organized programs of learning.

(B) The sponsor presents subject matters that integrally relate to the practice of speech-language pathology or au-diology, or both, as specified in subsection (e).

(C) The sponsor's program activities contribute to the professional competency of the licensee.

(D) The sponsor's program presenters are individuals who have education, training, or experience that qualifies them to present the subject matter of the program.

(2) An organization, institution, agency, or individual shall be qualified for approval as a sponsor of continuing education if the American speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of audiology has approved the organization, institution, agency, or individual as a continuing education sponsor and the sponsor presents subject matter as specified in subsection (e).

(h) Continuing education sponsors seeking long-term sponsorship for continuing education activities shall apply to the secretary. Approval may be granted by the secretary if the organization, institution, agency, or individual agrees to perform all of the following:

(1) Present organized programs of learning;

(2) present subject matter that integrally relates to the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology, or both, and subsection (e);

(3) approve and present program activities that contribute to the professional competency of the licensee; and

(4) sponsor program presenters who are individuals with education, training, or experience that qualifies them to present the subject matter of the programs.

(i) All approved continuing education sponsors that received approval by the method specified in subsection (g) shall provide the following:

(1) A certificate of attendance to each licensee who attends a continuing education activity. The certificate shall state the following:

(A) The sponsor's name and approval number;

(B) the date of the program;

(C) the name of the participant;

(D) the total number of clock-hours of the program, excluding introductions, registration, breaks, and meals;

(E) the program's title and its presenter;

(F) the program site; and

(G) a designation of whether the program is approved for speech-language pathology or audiology, or both; and

(2) a list of attendees, license numbers, and the number of continuing education clock-hours completed by each licensee upon request and in a format approved by the secretary.

(j)

(1) Each licensee who attends any activities of continuing education sponsored by the American speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of audiology shall retain either of the following:

(A) The letter of confirmation received from the continuing education registry of the American speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of audiology that includes the following:

(i) The licensee's name, address, and social security number;

(ii) the course title;

(iii) the sponsor's name; and

(iv) the number of continuing education units awarded; or

(B) the licensee's transcript from the continuing education registry of the American speech-language-hearing association or the American academy of audiology.

(2) One continuing education unit shall be equivalent to 10 clock-hours of continuing education.

(k) All continuing education sponsors that received approval by the method outlined in subsection (g) shall report to the secretary annually to maintain the designation as an approved sponsor. The application shall require a list of all continuing education programs provided by the approved sponsor during the previous calendar year and any additional documentation deemed necessary by the secretary to ensure that the approved sponsor is meeting or exceeding the standards set forth in this article.

(l) Each licensee who completes a continuing education activity that was not sponsored by an approved continuing education sponsor shall retain course documentation for review by the secretary at the time of license renewal.

(m) Each licensee whose initial licensure period is less than 24 months shall be required to obtain at least one clock-hour of continuing education for each month in the initial licensure period if the licensee holds a single license and at least one and one-quarter clock-hours of continuing education for each month in the initial licensure period if the licensee holds a dual license.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-61-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-6503; implementing K.S.A. 65-6506; effective Dec. 28, 1992; amended March 16, 2001; amended April 16, 2010.