Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board Meeting

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BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY   •   GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR 
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY & AUDIOLOGY & HEARING AID DISPENSERS BOARD 
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95815 
P (916) 263-2666    | www.speechandhearing.ca.gov  
TELECONFERENCE BOARD MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA  
The Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (Board) 
will hold a Board Meeting via WebEx Events on 
Friday, November 20, 2020, beginning at 9:00 a.m.  
NOTE: Pursuant to the provisions of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020,  
neither Board member locations nor a public meeting location are provided. Public participation may be  
through teleconferencing as provided above. If you have trouble getting on the WebEx event to listen or participate, 
please call 916-263-2666. 
Important Notice to the Public:  
The Board will hold this public meeting via WebEx Events. Instructions to connect to this meeting can be  
found at the end of this agenda. To participate in the WebEx Events meeting, please log on to this website  
the day of the meeting:  
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=e890c8f870c5c8f642023d7819a558bfa. 
Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by  
November 18, 2020, to speechandhearing@dca.ca.gov for consideration. 
Board Members 
Dee Parker, Speech-Language Pathologist, Board Chair 
Marcia Raggio, Dispensing Audiologist, Vice Chair 
Tod Borges, Hearing Aid Dispenser 
Karen Chang, Public Member 
Christy Cooper, Dispensing Audiologist 
Rodney Diaz, Otolaryngologist, Public Member 
Holly Kaiser, Speech-Language Pathologist 
Amnon Shalev, Hearing Aid Dispenser 
Debbie Snow, Public Member 
Full Board Meeting Agenda 
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Establishment of Quorum  
2. Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda (The Board may not discuss or take any action on any item 
raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of 
a future meeting (Government Code Sections 11125, 11125.7(a)) 
3. Board Strategic Planning Moderated by Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) SOLID Team 
a. Strategic Planning Overview  
i. Introductions 
ii. Environmental Scan: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis 
b. Strategic Planning Action Items 
i. Review and Possible Revision of the Board’s Mission, Vision, and Values 
ii. Review and Possible Revision of the Board’s Strategic Goals 
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iii. Review and Possible Revision of Strategic Goal Objectives 
BREAK FOR LUNCH (TIME APPROXIMATE) 
4. Review and Possible Approval of the February 20-21, 2020 Board Meeting Minutes 
5. Review and Possible Approval of the June 30, 2020 Board Teleconference Meeting Minutes 
6. Executive Officer’s Report  
a. Administration Update 
b. Budget Report 
c. Regulations Report 
d. Licensing Report 
e. Practical Examination Report 
f. Enforcement Report 
7. DCA Update – DCA Board and Bureau Relations 
8. Update on Speech and Hearing Related DCA Waivers related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency 
a. Waivers Approved by DCA  
i. Modification of Continuing Education Requirements for All Licensees  
Modification of Reactivation Requirements for Speech-Language Pathologists  
ii. Modification of the Direct Monitoring Requirements for Required Professional Experience (RPE) 
Licenses and the Direct Supervision Requirements for Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 
(SLPA) Licenses  
iii. Modification of the Limitations on Renewing of Hearing Aid Dispenser (HAD) Temporary 
Licenses and HAD Trainee Licenses  
iv. Modification of Limitations and Requirements for Extension of RPE Licenses 
b. Waivers Denied by DCA 
i. Modification of the 12-Month Fulltime Professional Experience Requirement for Licensure as an 
Audiologist 
c. Waivers Pending Review by DCA 
i. Modificatio