South Carolina Code 40-67-260. License renewal; conditions; continuing education; records
(B) As a condition of an intern license renewal, a speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall satisfactorily complete eight hours of approved continuing education or 0.8 CEUs during each license period.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-67-260
- Audiologist: means an individual who practices audiology. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Board: means the South Carolina State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Intern: means an individual who has met the requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathology or audiology intern under this chapter and has been issued this license by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- License: means an authorization to practice speech-language pathology or audiology issued by the board pursuant to this chapter and includes an authorization to practice as a speech-language pathology intern, an audiology intern, and a speech-language pathology assistant. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Licensee: means an individual who has met the requirements for licensure under this chapter and has been issued a license for speech language pathology or audiology or for speech language pathology or audiology intern or speech-language pathology assistant. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Speech-language pathologist: means an individual who practices speech-language pathology. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Speech-language pathology assistant: means an individual who provides speech-language pathology services as prescribed, directed, and supervised by a speech-language pathologist licensed under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
(C) As a condition of an assistant license renewal, a speech-language pathology assistant shall satisfactorily complete eight hours of approved continuing education or 0.8 CEUs during each license period.
(D) Continuing education must be reported on forms and in the time and manner specified by the board in regulation.
(E) A licensee shall maintain records of continuing education hours or CEUs earned for a period of four years, and these records must be made available to the director or his designee upon request for an audit that the board biennially may conduct.