CSHBC has received a number of questions regarding the Practice Hours module required under the College’s Quality Assurance & Professional Practice program. CSHBC provides answers to common questions about practice hours.

Under the amended CSHBC Bylaws coming into force June 29, 2020, the Practice Hours requirement of CSHBC’s Quality Assurance & Professional Practice program is launching July 1, 2020.

CSHBC requests feedback on a draft document, titled Inter-Professional Collaborative Practice, that will be useful to education and health care professionals providing clinical services to deaf/Deaf or hard of hearing students in an educational setting.

CSHBC has issued a statement about hearing aids dispensed directly from manufacturers to clients, and provided a reminder about precautions for registrants to follow when dispensing hearing aids.

CSHBC does not regulate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), but the College has compiled information about PPE and routine precautions.

Registrants may consider offering “virtual care,” when and where appropriate and according to client ability, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Registrants offering virtual care must adhere to CSHBC standards of practice and other guidelines, and keep in mind privacy concerns.

CSHBC registrants are reminded that they must comply with their professional obligations and meet the College’s standards of practice as a condition of licensure, regardless of their employment role.

CSHBC registrants are reminded that good infection control procedures are imperative to good client care. In the absence of a public health directive ordering private clinics to close, there are some enhanced procedures that will help limit spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).