You are required to track all direct client/patient care hours whether they are provided virtually or in person. This refers to any direct care you provide to the client/patient or to their caregiver or family. For example, assessments, treatments, care via a support personnel would be counted. Similarly, advice you provide to significant others such as the caregivers, family, teachers or other professionals regarding your client/patient would also be counted.

Note: client/patient care hours do not include the SLP or AUD discussing their client/patient with other professionals for general advice regarding intervention with that client/patient.

You must not exceed 200 hours in total of direct care provided to the client/patient and/or to the caregiver or family when you add all the time spent with all your patients. Use the “Client/Patient Care Tracking Form: Cross Provincial Practice”. You must always be prepared to provide this completed form if requested from either the secondary or primary province.

What activities are counted as ‘direct client/patient care’ services?

Direct client/patient contact services means screening, assessment, treatment, counselling or consultation provided to a client/patient or anyone related to a cross provincial license holder’s client/patient in a secondary province. Anyone related refers to any caregivers or other professionals that you provide suggestions to as part of your care for your client/patient.

How to I capture group intervention?

Enter the initials of all participants in the first column of the Tracking Form and then record the total time that session was conducted on that date.

Should I count by minutes to tally my direct client/patient care hours?

When you enter the time spent providing service, use 15-minute increments. There is no need to break your time down further into minutes unless you prefer to do so. The total hours cannot exceed the 200 hours of direct client/patient care.