D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-7899
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Approved continuing education - A continuing education program or activity that meets the requirements of § 7809.
Au.D. - Doctor of Audiology.
Board - the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, established by Section 841 of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 6, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-219; D.C. Official Code § 3-1208.41 (2012 Repl.)).
Direct supervision - supervision in which the supervisor is immediately available on the premises to the supervisee and within vocal communication of the supervisee either directly or by a communication device.
Director - the Director of the Department of Health, or the Director's designee.
Dual licensure renewal - renewal of both an audiology and a speech-language pathology license in the District of Columbia, within the same renewal period.
General supervision - supervision in which the supervisor is available to the person supervised, either in person or by a communication device.
Good cause - serious illness of the applicant, the death or serious illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family, or other cause sufficient to the Board.
LGBTQ continuing education - continuing education on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients or clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression ("LGBTQ") meeting the requirements of D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.10(b)(5).
Licensure cycle - a two-year period between the January 1 of each odd-numbered year and December 31 of each even-numbered year during which a license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid in accordance with § 7801.1.
Ph. D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Audiology.
Practice of audiology - means the planning, directing, supervising, and conducting of habilitative or rehabilitative counseling programs for individuals or groups of individuals who have, or are suspected of having, disorders of hearing; any service in audiology, including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation or rehabilitation, instruction, or research; participating in hearing conservation or hearing aid and assistive listening device evaluation, selection, preparation, dispensing, and orientation; fabricating ear molds; providing auditory training and speech reading; or administering tests of vestibular function and tests for tinnitus. The practice of audiology includes speech and language screening limited to a pass-or-fail determination for the purpose of identification of individuals with disorders of communication. The practice of audiology does not include the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or the performance of a task in the normal practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine by a person to whom the task is delegated by a licensed physician.
Reinstatement - The reinstatement of a license in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.12.
Requestor - a person seeking continuing education credits.
Supervised experience - the clinical fellowship year required for applicants for licensure with a Master's degree or Ph.D. degree, or the period of supervised practice during an Au.D. program.
Supervisor - an audiologist who is qualified under § 7803.7 and who is providing general supervision to an individual completing the supervised experience requirements in § 7803, or an audiologist qualified under § 7812.9 who is providing direct supervision to a graduate student under § 7812.
Supervisee - an individual who is completing the supervised experience requirements.
Valid continuing education - continuing education approved and granted continuing education credit by the Board in accordance with §§ 7909 and 7910.
The definitions in § 4099 of chapter 40 of this title are incorporated by reference into and are applicable to this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-7899