For Initial Licensure

Applicants are required to submit proof of completion of the following continuing education (CE) upon initial licensure:

• Two (2) hours relating to prevention of medical errors
• One (1) hour of HIV/AIDS

Licensees initially licensed six months or less before the end of the biennium are exempt from CE requirements.

Licensees initially licensed during the second year of the biennium must complete the following CE requirements:

• Two (2) hour course relating to prevention of medical errors
• Eighteen (18) clinical hours

Licensees initially licensed in the first half of the biennium must complete the 30 or 50 hours of approved CE outlined below.

For Licensure Renewal Following Initial Renewal

Speech Pathologists or Audiologists must complete 30 hours (50 hours for dual licensure as a Speech Pathologist and Audiologist) of approved CE within the biennium for which they are claimed. The requirements are:

• Two (2) hour course relating to prevention of medical errors
• Eighteen (18) clinical hours (or 38  hours for dual licensure - 20 in each specialty)
• Ten (10) non-clinical hours (note- all of the hours can be clinically related if you choose)

Speech Pathology or Audiology Assistants must complete 20 hours of approved CE within the biennium for which they are claimed. The requirements are:

• Two (2) hour course relating to prevention of medical errors
• Eighteen (18) clinical hours

Provisional Speech Pathologists or Audiologists are not required to obtain continuing education. However, approved CE taken while provisionally licensed may be used to satisfy the CE requirements for full licensure.

All Continuing Education must be Board or ASHA approved and earned within the biennium for which they are claimed.

See Rule 64B20-6, F.A.C. for more information about continuing education requirements.