Guidelines for ASHA Co-Sponsorship of
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Activities

Change In Time Frame For Submitting ASHA CE Events. Activities must be received from a facility or an organization (not an individual) a minimum of 60 days prior to the event for adequate time to process. This change in the deadline submission date only applies to ASHA co-sponsored events. MSHA will still accept submissions for Missouri clock hours (only) within a minimum of 30 days notice of the event.

The Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) will individually administer co-sponsorship of CEU activities that meet ASHA required guidelines. All events and topics must conform to ASHA guidelines for professional or related content. Speaker must possess professional qualifications. The focus of the activity must not be for the sale of a specific product.

Requests for sponsored hours should be directed to the MSHA Central Office by
calling 1-888-729-6742.

Promotional Brochure
ASHA provides set guidelines for content that must be in the promotional brochure.
These include:

• Time Ordered Agenda
• Learner Outcomes (click here for guidelines for writing Learner Outcomes) ASHA CE Paragraph
• To insure your brochure conforms with these guidelines, please submit your brochure to the MSHA Office for review during the development phase. After MSHA reviews the brochure, the ASHA CE Paragraph (with the appropriate language) will be provided for inclusion in the brochure.

1. The Continuing Education Activity Approval Worksheet must be received from a facility or an organization (not an individual) a minimum of 60 days prior to the event for adequate time to process.
   The following items are needed at the time of application submission:
• Continuing Education Activity Approval Worksheet with corresponding documentation requested.
• $250 check payable to ASHA as a processing fee (purchase orders are not accepted)
• $100 refundable deposit payable to MSHA) (purchase orders are not accepted)
2. The facility/organization must submit a processing fee of $225 made payable to ASHA at the time the paperwork is sent to MSHA.
3. The facility/organization must submit a $100 refundable deposit made payable to MSHA. This security deposit will be returned by MSHA once all documentation and payment are received from facility/organization. In the event the activity is cancelled, MSHA will return $50 of the security deposit.
4. The MSHA CE Administrator will notify the facility/organization of ASHA’s approval/rejection or changes needed to be made immediately upon receiving such information from ASHA.
5. If an activity fee is charged, MSHA members will receive a reduced registration fee of at least $10. This must be noted in the brochure.
6. At least 10 days prior to the activity, the MSHA Central Office will electronically send the following documents to the partner organization:
• CEU Participant Form
• Certificate of Attendance
• MSHA/ASHA Activity Final Checklist
It is the responsibility of the partner organization to duplicate and distribute these forms to the participants. Care should be taken in duplicating these forms so they are not altered from their original format.

7. A person (preferably activity chair or coordinator) must be available at the activity to present the required CEU forms, collect them and compile completed forms according to the guidelines.
8. Participants requesting sponsored hours must sign in and sign out of the conference, complete the CEU Participant Form in its entirety and complete a learning assessment/evaluation form.

9. Upon completion of the activity, the following must be returned to the MSHA office by the facility or organization within two (2) weeks of the event or a late fee of $25.00 will be charged.
   • MSHA/ASHA Activity Checklist
   • CEU Participant Forms (alphabetized by last name)
   • Alphabetical listing of participant names and addresses
   • Sign-In Sheet
   • Learning Assessment/Evaluation Forms
   • Final brochures, announcements, program, etc. that were not included when activity was initially submitted
10. The above information must be accompanied by a check for a processing fee of $5.00 per attendee made payable to MSHA (purchase orders are not accepted). (The hosting facility/organization may want to consider incorporating this fee into registration fees.) CEU forms will not be processed without payment of this fee.
11. Failure to include ALL attachments required on either the CEU Approval Worksheet or ASHA Activity Checklist or to meet the required deadlines can jeopardize the ability of the co-sponsoring organization to receive CEU approval for the activity. In addition, failure to return the participant forms by the required deadline may result in an ASHA instituted fine of up to $150, forfeiture of future co-sponsorship approval and forfeiture of the MSHA security deposit.
12. This policy will be reviewed and revised as needed.

Total Costs to Co-Sponsor CEU Activity
$250.00 - Processing fee made payable to ASHA
$100.00 - Refundable Deposit made payable to MSHA
$5.00 - Per attendee fee (i.e. 50 attendees = $250.00)
(if participation is less than 20 attendees, a minimum $100 payment is required)

Printable version of the Guidelines for ASHA Co-Sponsorship of CEU Activities

Continuing Education Activity Approval Worksheet

Guidelines for MSHA Co-Sponsorship of
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Activities

The Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) will individually consider co-sponsorship of CEU activities that meet our required guidelines in order to increase the number of sponsored contact hours to Missouri licensees.

All events and topics must conform to ASHA Guidelines for professional and related content. Speaker must possess professional qualifications. The focus of the activity must not be for the sale of a specific product.

Applicants for licensure renewal must complete 30 hours of continuing education credit every two years. A minimum of 20 of the 30 hours must be continuing education activities that have approval and/or sponsorship by ASHA, AAA, AMA, MAA, MSHA, DESE or CEC.

Requests for sponsored hours should be directed to the MSHA Central Office by calling 1-888-729-6742

Promotional Brochure
MSHA provides set guidelines for content that must be in the promotional brochure.
These include:

• Time Ordered Agenda
• Learner Outcomes (click her for guidelines for writing Learner Outcomes)
• ASHA CE Paragraph

To insure your brochure conforms with these guidelines, please submit your brochure to the MSHA Office for review during the development phase. After MSHA reviews the brochure, the MSHA CE Paragraph (with the appropriate language) will be provided for inclusion in the brochure.

Prior to Event

1. The Continuing Education Activity Approval Worksheet must be received from a facility or an organization (not an individual) a minimum of 30 days prior to the event for adequate time to process.
   The following items are needed at the time of application submission:
   • Continuing Education Activity Approval Worksheet with corresponding documentation requested
   • $100 refundable deposit (purchase orders are not accepted)
2. The activity must be a minimum of 3 contact hours per event. The CEU Coordinator will review the planned program schedule or draft brochure and determine the correct number of contact hours to be assigned to the activity.
3. The facility/organization must submit a $100 refundable deposit made payable to MSHA (purchase orders are not accepted). This security deposit will be returned by MSHA once all documentation and payment have been received from facility/organization. In the event the activity is cancelled, MSHA will return $50 of the security deposit.
4. The MSHA CE Administrator and at least one board member (CE Coordinator) will review and approve or deny the application.
5. The facility or organization will provide the individuals with a Certificate of Attendance per state guidelines at the completion of the activity. MSHA Central Office will electronically send to the partner organization the Certificate of Attendance needed for the continuing education activity at least 10 days prior to the activity. It is the responsibility of the partner organization to duplicate and distribute this form to the participants. Care should be taken in duplicating this form so it is not altered from its original format.
6. If an activity fee is charged, MSHA members will receive a reduced registration fee of at least $10. This must be noted in the brochure.

7. A person (preferably activity chair or coordinator) must be available at the activity to present the required CEU forms, collect them and compile completed forms according to the guidelines.
9. Participants requesting sponsored hours must sign in and sign out of the conference, list their addresses and complete a learning assessment.

9. Upon completion of the activity, the following must be returned to the MSHA office by the facility or organization within two (2) weeks of the event or a late fee of $25.00 will be charged.
• MSHA Activity Checklist
• List of participant names and addresses
• Sign-In Sheet
• Learning Assessment/Evaluation Forms
• Final brochures, announcements, program, etc. that were not included when activity was initially submitted
10. The above information must be accompanied by a check for a processing fee of $5.00 per attendee made payable to MSHA. (The hosting facility/organization may want to consider incorporating this fee into registration fees.) CEU forms will not be processed without payment of this fee.
11. Failure to include ALL attachments required on either the CEU Approval Worksheet or MSHA Activity Checklist or to meet the required deadlines can jeopardize the ability of the co-sponsoring organization to receive CEU approval for the activity. In addition, failure to follow these guidelines may result in forfeiture of future co-sponsorship approval and forfeiture of your security deposit.
12. This policy will be reviewed and revised as needed.

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