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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Many thanks to Lynn Flahive for this urgent and critical information from the CFCC!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are facing an unprecedented situation that is affecting the ability for clinical services to be provided on site and in person with clients
and patients as required by the 2020 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Certification Standards. This situation extends to the ability for graduate student clinicians and Clinical Fellows to be physically present with clients/patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) understands these concerns and, therefore, is providing an allowance for the use
of telepractice and telesupervision for graduate student clinicians in CAA-accredited programs and for Clinical Fellows between March 16, 2020, and April 30, 2020, as described below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Graduate student clinicians enrolled in CAA-accredited programs can engage in service delivery through telepractice when the clinical educator provides 100% direct
supervision of the sessions in real time, either side-by-side with the student or with the student, the clinical educator, and the client/patient in different locations. This allowance is for both audiology and speech-language pathology programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a name="_Hlk34908190"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Clinical Fellows may utilize telepractice provided an appropriately credentialed speech-language pathologist is available to assist in a similar manner to the
supervision/assistance that is provided when services are delivered face-to-face. In addition, (1) the Clinical Fellow, the supervisor/Clinical Fellowship (CF) mentor, and the client/patient/student must all currently reside in the United States, and (2) the
Clinical Fellow, the supervisor, and the CF mentor must be appropriately credentialed to provide services both in the state they reside and in the state(s) that they provide services.
<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Telesupervision may be used for direct, on-site, and in-person observations of Clinical Fellows by the CF mentor(s) for a segment of the CF experience that occurs
between March 16, 2020, and April 30, 2020. As a reminder, a minimum of six hours of direct observations are required per segment (one-third of the CF experience) and up to six hours may be completed in one day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In all cases, clinical educators and CF mentors must meet the requirements as outlined in the 2020 Certification Standards. Additionally, all clinical educators, graduate
students, Clinical Fellows, and CF mentors must ensure that telepractice and telesupervision are completed in accordance with HIPAA, FERPA, and prevailing local, state, and/or federal regulations. The CFCC will continue to monitor this fluid situation and
will modify this allowance, if warranted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please contact
</span><a href="mailto:certification@asha.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">certification@asha.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jo Puntil, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chair, CFCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ellen M. Nimmons, M.C.D., CCC-SLP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Teaching Faculty III; Faculty Clinical Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">School of Communication Science and Disorders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Florida State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">201 W. Bloxham St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tallahassee, FL 32306-1200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Office: 850-644-8449 FAX: 850-644-8994<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ellen.nimmons@cci.fsu.edu"><span style="color:blue">ellen.nimmons@cci.fsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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