Oregon Bulletin
March 1, 2011
Rule
Caption: Clarifies equivalent licensing
requirements, delinquency fees, SLPA supervisor qualifications; changes renewal
deadline; addresses written exceptions.
Adm.
Order No.: SPA 1-2011
Filed with Sec. of
State: 1-28-2011
Certified to be
Effective: 2-1-11
Notice Publication
Date: 1-1-2011
Rules Amended: 335-001-0009, 335-060-0005, 335-060-0010,
335-060-0030, 335-070-0020, 335-070-0055, 335-070-0085, 335-095-0030,
335-095-0040
Rules Repealed: 335-095-0055
Subject: Defines equivalent credentials for licensure.
Clarifies under
what circumstances delinquent fees will or may be charged for rule infractions.
Makes permanent
previous temporary rules regarding elimination of “Permit to Supervise SLPAs”
and its associated fee. Makes permanent previous temporary rules regarding
qualifications and conditions for SLPA supervision.
Moves license
renewal deadline to December 31st of odd-numbered years to create one-month
period between renewal deadline and expiration date of previous license.
Changes
professional development hours required for reactivation of recently expired
licenses to conform to those of renewed licenses.
Conforms rule
regarding filing written exceptions and argument to the Administrative
Procedures Act.
Changes
miscellaneous text for clarity.
Rules Coordinator: Sandy Leybold—(971) 673-0220
335-001-0009
Filing Exceptions and Argument to
the Board
A party adversely affected by a proposed order may file
written exceptions and argument with the Board. To be considered by the Board,
any exceptions and argument submitted by a party must be received by the Board
within 21 days of the mailing date of the proposed order.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.420(5)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 183.341
Hist.: SPA 1-2001, f. & cert.
ef. 3-12-01; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-060-0005
Definitions
(1) An Inactive License or Certificate may be obtained
by those otherwise qualified individuals who are not employed in the field of
speech-language pathology or audiology, not residing in Oregon, or are retired
from the profession.
(2) A Conditional License is a license certificate
issued by the Board to applicants meeting the requirements as stated in ORS
681.260(2). The license provides for the licensee to work under supervision
while completing the required nine months of supervised post-educational
professional experience and/or until the licensee successfully passes the
required examination.
(3) Equivalent credentials for licensure are defined as
follows:
(a) For regular licenses in speech-language pathology,
if completing a doctoral program in which a master’s degree has not been
conferred, an applicant must submit a transcript showing completion of course
work equivalent to, or exceeding, a master’s degree that meets the requirement
of ORS 681.260. In addition to the transcript, the Board may require a letter
from the academic department chair or program director documenting that the
applicant has completed coursework equivalent to or exceeding a master’s
degree.
(b) For applicants for conditional licenses in
speech-language pathology or initial licenses in audiology, when the applicant
has completed all degree requirements, but the university is not scheduled to
confer the degree for up to 90 days from the date of application, the Board
will accept a letter from the university registrar, documenting that the
applicant has completed all degree requirements, and has been approved to
receive the degree. An official transcript showing the conferral of the degree
must be submitted within 60 days of license issuance.
(c) For applicants who completed their professional
training in speech pathology or audiology outside of the United States, the
Board requires a determination letter from a credential evaluation service
approved by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association to determine
equivalency to a master’s degree or doctoral degree issued by an accredited
program.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.340, 681.360,
681.420 & 681.460
Stats. Implemented: ORS 681.460
Hist.: SPA 1-2001, f. & cert.
ef. 3-12-01; SPA 1-2002(Temp), f. 11-8-02, cert. ef. 12-1-02 thru 5-1-03; SPA
1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-03; SPA 4-2006, f. & cert. ef. 11-3-06; SPA
1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-07; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-060-0010
Fees
In accordance with the provisions of ORS 681.340 and
681.360, the following fees, where applicable, are payable to the Board by
check, money order, or electronic payment if available:
(1) All Applicants:
(a) Application fee shall be $200, non-refundable.
(b) Delinquent fee shall be $200.
(c) A delinquent fee will be charged for each or all of
the following, as applicable:
(i) Renewal applications postmarked or submitted
electronically after December 31st of odd-numbered years;
(ii) Renewal applications postmarked by December 31st
of odd numbered years which are incomplete or otherwise unable to be processed;
(iii) Conditional license renewals or conditional
license upgrade applications postmarked less than 30 days prior to the expiration
date of the conditional license;
(iv) Requests for special approval of professional
development received 30 days or more after the activity is completed;
(d) A delinquent fee may be charged for each or all of
the following, as applicable:
(i) Failure to respond to audit by the prescribed
deadline;
(ii) Audit responses postmarked by the deadline which
are incomplete or otherwise unable to be processed.
(iii) Failure to complete all required hours of
professional development prior to January 1st of even-numbered years;
(e) The Board may provide for waiver of the license or
certificate fee where the license or certificate is issued less than 45 days
before the date on which it will expire.
(2) Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists:
(a) Biennial license fee and renewal thereof shall be
$275.
(b) Biennial inactive license fee and renewal thereof
shall be $50.
(c) Conditional license fee and renewal thereof shall
be $125.
(3) Speech-Language Pathology Assistants:
(a) Biennial certificate fee and renewal thereof shall
be $150.
(b) Biennial inactive certificate fee and renewal
thereof shall be $20.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.340, 681.360,
681.420 & 681.460
Stats. Implemented: ORS
681.340(1), 681.360(2)(b) & 681.360(3)(b)
Hist.: SPA 2-1993(Temp), f.
12-8-93, cert. ef. 12-10-93; SPA 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-94; SPA
1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-01; SPA 1-2002(Temp), f. 11-8-02, cert. ef.
12-1-02 thru 5-1-03; SPA 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-03; SPA 1-2005, f.
& cert. ef. 9-13-05; SPA 3-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-10-08; SPA 1-2009, f.
6-9-09, cert. ef. 7-1-09; SPA 1-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-11-10 thru
2-4-11; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-060-0030
Biennial Licensure and Renewal
(1) All regular and inactive status speech-language
pathologists, audiologists and speech-language pathology assistants shall renew
their licenses on a biennial basis, by December 31st of each odd-numbered year.
(2) The Board shall provide the licensee a license
renewal notice sent to the address on file with the Board, which will include
the following:
(a) The expiration date of the license;
(b) The amount of the renewal fee due; and
(c) The number of professional development hours
required for renewal.
(d) For Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, the
license renewal notice will include the requirement for the Assistant to report
their current supervising Speech-Language Pathologist.
(3) All applications for license renewal must be
postmarked or submitted electronically by December 31st of each odd-numbered
year, and each licensee must submit:
(a) The renewal application completed in full; and
(b) Payment of the non-refundable fee for license
renewal.
(4) Licensees whose renewal forms are postmarked or
submitted electronically after December 31st of each odd-numbered year will be
charged a delinquency fee. The board may renew each expired regular or inactive
status license upon payment of the biennial renewal fee and the delinquency
fee.
(5) A license is not considered renewed until the
licensee has complied in full with items 3 and 4 above and a new license
certificate with a current expiration date has been issued by the Board.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.340, 681.420
& 681.460
Stats. Implemented: ORS 681.320(1)
Hist.: SPA 2-1993(Temp), f.
12-8-93, cert. ef. 12-10-93; SPA 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-94; SPA
1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-01; SPA 1-2002(Temp), f. 11-8-02, cert. ef.
12-1-02 thru 5-1-03; SPA 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-03; SPA 1-2011, f.
1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-070-0020
Professional Development Hours
Defined
(1) Professional development is defined as
participation in courses, classes, workshops and other activities for the
purpose of developing and updating professional skills directly related to the
performance and practice of speech-language pathology and audiology:
(a) Activities accepted for professional development
include but are not limited to:
(A) Activities on the clinical practice of
speech-language pathology and audiology;
(B) Teacher-oriented content that is not related to the
profession but enhances ability to serve students;
(C) Business and management activities to enhance
practice management;
(D) Courses involving professional ethics, diversity
issues, reimbursement issues;
(E) Foreign language study when the language is needed
for direct clinical practice;
(F) Supervising clinical fellows, practicum students,
publishing articles, making presentations and teaching classes when they are
not part of the licensee’s regular job responsibilities.
(b) Activities not accepted include but are not limited
to:
(A) Attending meetings, including association,
business, committee, board meetings;
(B) Serving on committees and volunteer activities;
(C) Work experiences when they are part of the
licensee’s regular job description including supervising clinical fellows,
publishing articles, making presentations and teaching classes.
(2) Credit for professional development shall be
calculated on an hourly basis. One professional development hour (PDH) is
defined as sixty (60) minutes or one (1) clock hour of attendance/participation
in an approved professional development activity unless otherwise stated. For
example, one hour may be considered equivalent to .1 CEU; therefore 1.0 ASHA
CEU = 10 PDHs.
(3) Licensees shall complete the required professional
development hours within the period since the preceding license renewal. For
licenses expiring on January 30, 2012, hours must be completed between January
31, 2010 and December 31, 2011. For licenses expiring after January 30, 2012,
hours must be completed during the twenty-four months prior to December 31st of
each odd-numbered year. Approved professional development hours completed in
excess of the requirement shall not be carried over to the subsequent renewal
period.
(4) At least fifty percent (50%) of the required
professional development hours must be directly related to the clinical
practice of speech pathology and audiology.
(5) Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the required
professional development hours may be accrued in a single course or activity.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.420(5) &
681.460
Stats. Implemented: ORS
681.320(1)(a)
Hist.: SPA 2-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 7-22-96; SPA 1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-01; SPA 1-2003, f. & cert.
ef. 5-7-03; SPA 4-2006, f. & cert. ef. 11-3-06; SPA 1-2007, f. & cert. ef.
2-1-07; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-070-0055
Active Licensees
Required professional development for renewal of an
active license is:
(1) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Thirty
(30) clock hours of documented and approved professional development;
(2) Dual licenses: Thirty (30) clock hours of
documented and approved professional development in audiology and thirty (30)
clock hours of documented and approved professional development in
speech-language pathology. A maximum of fifteen (15) hours may be applied to
both licenses if the topic is applicable to both types of licenses. A CPR or
universal health precaution class may be only counted once;
(3) Speech-Language Pathology Assistants: Fifteen (15)
clock hours of documented and approved professional development;
(4) Licensees shall complete the required professional
development hours within the period since the preceding license renewal. For
licenses expiring on January 30, 2012, hours must be completed between January
31, 2010 and December 31, 2011. For licenses expiring after January 30, 2012,
hours must be completed during the twenty-four months prior to December 31st of
each odd-numbered year.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681
Stats. Implemented:
Hist.: SPA 4-2006, f. & cert.
ef. 11-3-06; SPA 1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-07; SPA 1-2009, f. 6-9-09,
cert. ef. 7-1-09; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-070-0085
Expired Status
Professional development requirements do not affect
those licenses with expired status. However, if the individual whose license is
in the expired status wishes to re-activate their license, the following
professional development requirements must be met:
(1) If the license has been expired for more than 24
months, the individual must:
(a) Submit proof of completion of 100% of the
professional development hours currently required for an active license of
their type within the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the
date on which the application is submitted; or
(b) Agree to submit proof of completion of one-third of
the professional development hours required for an active license of their type
within 12 months of the date they are issued the active license. These hours
may be counted towards the professional development hours required at next license
renewal.
(2) If the license has been expired for less than 24
months, the individual must submit proof of completion of 100% of the
professional development hours currently required for an active license of
their type within the twenty-four (24) month period immediately preceding the
date on which the application is submitted. Any hours completed after December
31st of an odd-numbered year may not be counted towards the professional
development requirement for the next renewal cycle.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.420(5) &
681.460
Stats. Implemented: ORS
681.320(1)(a)
Hist.: SPA 1-2001, f. & cert.
ef. 3-12-01; SPA 1-2005, f. & cert. ef. 9-13-05; SPA 1-2009, f. 6-9-09,
cert. ef. 7-1-09; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-095-0030
Certification of Speech-Language
Pathology Assistants
Applicants must submit all of the following to be
eligible for certification.
(1) Official transcripts showing 45 quarter hours or 30
semester hours of speech-language pathology technical course work; and
(2) Official transcripts showing 45 quarter hours or 30
semester hours of general education credit, and
(3) Written evidence of 100 clock contact hours of
clinical interaction.
(a) Clinical interaction must be face to face
interaction with clients and supervised 100% of the time. Activities may
include speech and hearing screenings and individual or small group and
classroom sessions over a recommended 8-12-week period.
(b) Tasks such as clerical tasks, passive observations,
materials preparation and meetings with the supervisor may not be included in
the 100 hours.
(c) Clinical interaction documentation must show the
date, clinical activity, amount of time and the supervisor’s initials and
signature. While the practicum student is in training, the supervisor for the
clinical interaction must be licensed by Board, or hold the ASHA Certificate of
Clinical Competency.
(d) The supervising speech-language pathologist and the
applicant will complete the Board’s Competency Checklist upon completion of 100
hours. If there is more than one clinical interaction supervisor, each
supervisor must complete and sign a Board Competency Checklist.
(e) Applicants presenting transcripts showing practicum
course(s) with the required number of clock contact hours of clinical
interaction are not required to submit the completed Board Competency
Checklist.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.360, 681.375,
681.420 & 681.460
Stat. Implemented: ORS 681.360
& 681.375
Hist.: SPA 1-2003, f. & cert.
ef. 5-7-03; SPA 1-2004, f. & cert. ef. 2-6-04; SPA 2-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 5-26-04; SPA 3-2006, f. & cert. ef. 5-8-06; SPA 3-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 4-10-08; SPA 1-2009, f. 6-9-09, cert. ef. 7-1-09; SPA 1-2010(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 8-11-10 thru 2-4-11; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
335-095-0040
Qualifications for Supervising
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
(1) All supervision of services provided by a
speech-language pathology assistant must be performed by a speech-language
pathologist licensed by Board under ORS Chapter 681, or exempt from licensure
under ORS 681.230(2).
(2) The supervising speech-language pathologist must
have at least two years of professional speech-language pathology experience.
The clinical post-graduate fellowship year may be counted as one year of
professional experience.
(3) The supervising speech-language pathologist must
agree to supervise according to Board requirements, as outlined in OAR
335-095-0050.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681.360, 681.375,
681.420 & 681.460
Stat. Implemented: ORS 681.360
& 681.375
Hist.: SPA 1-2003, f. & cert.
ef. 5-7-03; SPA 3-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-10-08; SPA 1-2010(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 8-11-10 thru 2-4-11; SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
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