Section 1399.140 - Continuing Education Required(a) Except as provided in Section 1399.144, a licensee who holds a hearing aid dispenser license pursuant to Section 2538.26 of the Code is required to complete at least twelve (12) hours of continuing education from a provider approved under Section 1399.141 during each annual renewal period.(1) A licensee who claims continuing education credit for indirect patient/client care courses, courses related to the practice of hearing aid dispensing, or both as defined in Section 1399.140.1 cannot claim more than four (4) hours of continuing education per renewal period.(2)(A) A licensee who claims continuing education credit for self-study or correspondence-type coursework, e.g., recorded courses, home study materials, or computer courses cannot claim more than six (6) hours of continuing education per renewal period.(B) Self-study does not include live courses. A self-study course does not mean a course taken at an accredited university towards a degree, nor does it include any interactive courses offered via electronic media where the course affords participants the opportunity to interact with an instructor, other course participants, or both.(3) A licensee who claims continuing education credit for courses related to equipment, devices, or other products as defined in Section 1399.140.1 cannot claim more than six (6) hours of continuing education per renewal period.(b) Records showing completion of each continuing education course shall be maintained by the dispenser for two (2) years following the renewal period in which it was earned.(c) Each dispenser renewing their license under the provisions of Section 2538.53 of the Code shall be required to submit proof satisfactory to the Board of compliance with the provisions of this article. Records shall be provided to the Board in response to a compliance audit.(d) Verification of compliance shall be documented at the time of license renewal on a form provided by the Board.(e) Any person whose hearing aid dispenser's license has been expired for two renewal cycles or more shall complete the required hours of approved continuing education for the most recent renewal cycle before such license may be restored.(f) Applicants for initial licensure who are licensed in another state and apply for licensure in this state are not required to complete the continuing education required by this section until their first renewal.(g) If a licensee teaches a course approved under Section 1399.141 and claims continuing education for the same course, the licensee shall be credited once per renewal, receiving the same number of hours as a licensee who attended the course.(h) If a licensee serves the Board as a selected participant in Board-sponsored examination development or administration related functions and claims continuing education credit, the licensee shall receive two (2) hours of continuing education credit for each day of service for a maximum of four (4) hours per renewal period. The licensee shall maintain a record of hours served for submission to the Board for the purpose of subsection (c).(i) A licensee who takes an educational course as a condition of probation resulting from disciplinary action by the Board shall not apply the course as credit towards the continuing education requirements.(j) A licensee who claims continuing education credit for completing a Board sponsored Occupational Analysis shall be credited two (2) hours.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1399.140
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.06, 2531.95 and 2538.18, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2538.18 and 2538.54, Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 2538.18, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2538.18, Business and Professions Code.
1. New Article 7 (Sections 1399.140-1399.144) filed 4-12-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 15).
2. Editorial correction of History Note 1 (Register 79, No. 18).
3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (d) and new subsection (f) filed 5-8-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 19).
4. Amendment filed 5-6-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 19).
5. Amendment of subsections (a), (c), (d) and (f) filed 3-15-96; operative 4-14-96 (Register 96, No. 11).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b) and (c) filed 6-11-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 24).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)-(c) and Note filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
8. Amendment filed 10-25-2016; operative 1/1/2017 (Register 2016, No. 44).
9. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 8-14-2024; operative 10/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 33).