The standards for certification for audiology and speech-language pathology are established by audiologists and speech-language pathologists, respectively, who are members of ASHA's Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC) .
The NHS scheme provides benefits to your dependents in the event of your death following retirement. The benefits payable depend on your circumstances at the time of your death and on your service in the scheme.
Death benefits may be available to replace a portion of family income that is lost when an employee dies because of a work-related injury or occupational illness. A surviving spouse, minor children, dependent grandchildren or other dependents of the deceased employee may be eligible to receive death benefits. Death benefits may be paid to: 1  surviving spouse; 2  minor child(ren) 3  child(ren) enrolled in an accredited educational institution who is less than 25 years old; 4  dependent grandchild(ren); 5  other dependent family member(s); or. 6  non-dependent parents - only when there are no surviving eligible dependent family members.