Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.23.01 - RULES OF THE SPEECH, HEARING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD
Section 24.23.01.100 - LICENSURE
Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 24.23.01.100
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Audiologist Licensure. (3-28-23)
a. Approved Examination. Pass the
audiology examination given by PRAXIS. (3-28-23)
b. Approved Experience. Successfully complete
a supervised academic clinical practicum as part of a doctoral program that
satisfies Section
54-2912(b), Idaho
Code, or supervised postgraduate experience that is substantially equivalent to
such a practicum. An applicant who has insufficient supervised experience as
part of the doctoral program may obtain the necessary experience under a
provisional permit as provided in these rules. (3-28-23)
02. Speech Language Pathologist Licensure. (3-28-23)
a. Approved
Examination. Pass an examination in speech-language pathology given by PRAXIS.
(3-28-23)
b. Approved Supervised
Experience. Satisfactorily complete the supervised postgraduate experience
approved by the Board as follows: (3-28-23)
i.
Complete a minimum of three hundred fifty (350) hours of clinical practicum
under the supervision of a licensed speech language pathologist.
(3-28-23)
ii. Complete thirty-six
(36) weeks of supervised clinical fellowship.
(3-28-23)
03. Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Licensure. All applicants for licensure as a speech language pathologist assistant must comply with the following education and examination requirements: (3-28-23)
a. Approved Education. An associate degree
from a nationally accredited school of speech-language pathology with a
curriculum approved by the Board. (3-28-23)
b. Approved Examination. Pass an examination
in speech-language pathology assistant offered by the American Speech-Language
Hearing Association. (3-28-23)
c.
Supervision. A speech-language pathologist assistant must work under the
supervision of a speechlanguage pathologist. (3-28-23)
04. Hearing Instrument Specialist Licensure. (3-28-23)
a. Approved
Education. A high school diploma or GED. (3-28-23)
b. Approved Examination. Pass the national
International Hearing Instrument Studies examination and the practical
examination approved by the Board. (3-28-23)
05. Sign Language Interpreter Licensure. (3-28-23)
a. Education.
Possess a high school diploma or the equivalent. (3-28-23)
b. Examination or certification. Pass written
and practical or performance competency examination approved by the Board or
hold a current certification approved by the Board. (3-28-23)
i. Written examinations approved by the Board
include but are not limited to: The Educational Interpreter Performance
Assessment (EIPA), any interpreting generalist written examination developed by
the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), the Center for Assessment of
Sign Language Interpreters (CASLI), or any state government.
(3-28-23)
ii. Practical or
performance examinations approved by the Board include but are not limited to:
any practical or performance general interpreting examination recognized by the
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or the Educational Interpreter
Performance Assessment (EIPA) at score 4.0 or above. The practical or
performance examination must have been passed within ten (10) years before the
date of original application for licensure. (3-28-23)
iii. Certifications approved by the Board
include, but are not limited to, those administered by: Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf (RID); National Association of the Deaf (NAD); Center
for Assessment of Sign Language Interpreters (CASLI); Board for Evaluation of
Interpreters (BEI) at basic level or above, or if certified before 2014, at
intermediate level or above; Utah Interpreter Program (UIP) at professional or
master level, or a Utah Certified: Deaf Interpreter (UC:DI).
(3-28-23)
06. Deaf Interpreters. (3-28-23)
a.
Letter of Endorsement. Persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and are not sign
language interpreters may perform sign language interpreting services in the
role of a deaf interpreter if they file the approved application with the Board
and include one (1) written endorsement letters from sign language interpreters
licensed by the Board. Deaf Interpreters must complete this process on a yearly
basis. (3-28-23)
b. Withdrawal of
Endorsement. A sign language interpreter who has endorsed a deaf interpreter
may withdraw their endorsement at any time upon delivery of written notice to
the deaf interpreter and the Board. (3-28-23)
07. Temporary Registration for Out-Of-State Applicants. (3-28-23)
a.
Registration. A person licensed or certified in good standing as a sign
language interpreter in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia
may practice sign language interpreting in this state without a license issued
by the Board for a period of thirty (30) days within a twelve (12) month
period, provided they pay the required fee and meet the requirements of this
section. The Board may grant an extension or additional registrations for good
cause. (3-28-23)
b. Statement of
Registration. Before commencing such work, the person will file with the Board
on a form approved by the board a statement of registration providing the
person's name, residence, sign language interpreter license or certificate of
registration number, and the name, address, and phone number of the issuing
authority. (3-28-23)
08. Continuing Education. (3-28-23)
a. Requirement. Each licensee will
successfully complete, in the twelve (12) months preceding each renewal of
their license, a minimum of ten (10) contact hours of continuing education
directly related to the scope of their practice and sponsored by a national,
state, or regional professional association or an institution of higher
education. (3-28-23)
i. For college or
university courses that are approved by the Board for continuing education
credit, one (1) semester credit hour equals fifteen (15) contact hours; one (1)
quarter credit hour equals ten (10) contact hours. (3-28-23)
ii. For proctoring the hearing aid dealing
and fitting examination administered by the Board, a licensee may claim three
(3) contact hours per exam up to a total of six (6) contact hours during each
year, provided that a licensee may not claim more than nine (9) contact hours
during any three (3) year period. (3-28-23)
b. Documentation. Each licensee must maintain
documentation verifying hours of attendance. This documentation is subject to
audit and must be provided upon request. (3-28-23)
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