ASHA CE Policies and Resources

These policies reflect how Providers maintain compliance, including the administrative and operational issues and tasks that must be included in their processes and procedures. The policies are presented here in the general sequence that a Provider might follow, from applying through course planning and reporting.

Policies that support a specific Standard for CE Providers are linked to that standard. Relevant resources are hyperlinked within the policies and/or included in the Resource box on each page.

ASHA CE Providers are expected to comply with these policies by July 1, 2025. Use this checklist [PDF] to assess your organization's readiness.

Becoming an ASHA CE Provider

• Organizations Qualified to Apply
• Application Portal
• Provider Approval

Provider Roles and Responsibilities

• Continuing Education Administrator (CEA)
• Continuing Education Content Consultant
• Alternate Contact
• Administrative Assistant
• Records Contact
• Changing CE Personnel
• Continuing Education Administrator (CEA) Transition
• Organizational Changes
• Organizational Change Fees

Provider Requirements

• Your ASHA CE Team
• Compliance
• Responsiveness
• Contacting ASHA CE Staff
• Process Documentation
• Annual and Other ASHA CE Fees
• Records Retention
• Provider Policies
• Course Personnel Feedback
• Provider Reapproval
• 5-Year Reapproval Fees
• Application Programming Interface (API) Terms for ASHA CE Providers

Required Course Information

• Prerequisites
• Purchasing Materials
• Costs and Processing Fees
• Satisfactory Completion
• Intent to Earn
• Questions About ASHA CEUs
• Certificate of Completion
• Refunds
• Complaints
• Accommodations
• Learning Outcomes

Provider Statuses

• List of Statuses
• Reconsideration of Provider Status

Course Planning

• Course Content and Review
• Creating Learning Outcomes
• ASHA Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Transparency and Disclosure

• Content Disclosure
• Course Planner and Instructor Disclosure
• Financial and In-Kind Support Disclosure
• Transparency in Exhibits and Advertising

Course Registration

• Course Submission Expectations
• Course Submission Deadlines
• Course and Offering Changes

Course Promotion

• Advertising Courses Offered for ASHA CEUs and ASHA Approved CE Provider Status
• Primary Promotional Materials

Cooperative Course Offerings

• Cooperative Fees
• Cooperative Deadline (30 days)
• Joint Providership

Independent Studies

• Independent Study Process

Course Reporting

• Verifying Satisfactory Completion
• What Must Be Reported
• Reporting Deadlines
• Roster Changes
• Inaccurate Reporting
• Processing Fees
• Participant Appeal
• Reconsideration of Participant Appeal Decisions

Policies for Participants

• ASHA CE Registry
• Eligibility
• Award for Continuing Education (ACE)
• Transcripts
• Participant Fees
• Complaints About ASHA CE Providers

Policies for ASHA CE and CE Board

• Public CE Information
• Participant Information
• ASHA CE Staff Policies
• ASHA CE and CE Board Conflicts of Interest
• ASHA CE Record Retention