Current through Register Vol. 43, No.
12, March 20, 2024
(a)
To determine whether or not an applicant has completed the educational
requirements in the area for which the applicant seeks licensure pursuant to
K.S.A.
65-6505 and amendments thereto, consideration
shall be given to whether or not the academic course of study and practicum
content are accredited by the American speech-language-hearing association or
are deemed equivalent to the course of study and practicum content of Kansas
universities by the secretary.
(b)
Each applicant who completed the educational requirements specified in
K.S.A.
65-6505, and amendments thereto, in a program
not accredited by the American speech-language-hearing association shall meet
both of the following requirements:
(1)
Obtain an equivalency validation of the academic course of study or practicum
content, or both, from aKan-sas college or university with a speech-language
pathology or audiology program accredited by the American
speech-language-hearing association; and
(2) provide transcripts and supervised
practicum records verifying that the applicant has successfully completed
coursework or supervised practicum experiences related to the principles and
methods of prevention, assessment, and intervention for individuals with
communication and swallowing disorders in the following subject areas:
(A) Articulation;
(B) fluency;
(C) voice and resonance, including
respiration and phonation;
(D)
receptive and expressive language in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and
manual modalities;
(E) hearing,
including the impact on speech and language;
(F) swallowing;
(G) cognitive aspects of communication;
(H) social aspects of
communication; and
(I)
communication modalities, including oral, manual, augmentative, and alternative
communication, and assis-tive technologies.
(c) To determine whether or not an applicant
has complied with the requirement that the degree be from an educational
institution with standards consistent with the standards of Kansas universities
pursuant to
K.S.A.
65-6505 and amendments thereto, consideration
shall be given to whether or not the institution is accredited by an
accrediting body recognized by either the council on pos-tsecondary
accreditation or the secretary of the U.S. department of education, or is
deemed equivalent by the secretary.
(d) Each applicant who completed the
educational requirements specified in
K.S.A.
65-6505, and amendments thereto, outside the
United States or its territories and whose transcript is not in English shall
submit an officially translated English copy of the applicant's transcript to
the secretary and, if necessary, supporting documents. The transcript shall be
translated by a source and in a manner that are acceptable to the
secretary.
(e) Each applicant who
completed the educational requirements specified in
K.S.A.
65-6505, and amendments thereto, outside the
United States or its territories shall obtain an equivalency validation from an
agency approved by the secretary that specializes in educational credential
evaluations.
(f) Each applicant
shall pay any transcription or equivalency validation fee directly to the
transcriber or the validating agency.
(g) The supervised clinical practicum as
specified in
K.S.A.
65-6505, and amendments thereto, shall be at
least 400 hours, 25 of which shall be observation and 375 of which shall be
direct client contact. At least 325 of the 400 hours of supervised clinical
practicum shall be earned at the graduate level in the area in which licensure
is sought.
(h) Each applicant,
after completing the requirements in
K.S.A.
65-6505 and amendments thereto, shall
successfully complete the supervised postgraduate professional experience
requirement in the area for which the applicant seeks licensure. The applicant
may complete the requirement on a full-time or part-time basis.
(1) "Full-time" means 35 hours per week for
nine months.
(2) "Part-time" means
15 to 19 hours per week for 18 months, 20 to 24 hours per week for 15 months,
or 25 to 34 hours per week for 12 months.
(3) Each applicant working full-time shall
spend 80 percent of the week in direct client contact and activities related to
client management.
(4) Each
applicant working part-time shall spend 100 percent of the week in direct
client contact and activities related to client management.
(5) "Direct client contact" means assessment,
diagnosis, evaluation, screening, habilitation, or rehabilitation of persons
with speech, language, or hearing handicaps.
(6) Each postgraduate professional experience
supervisor shall be currently and fully licensed in Kansas for speech-language
pathology or audiology or, if the experience was completed in another state,
either be currently and fully licensed in that state or hold the certificate of
clinical competence issued by the American speech-language-hearing association.
The supervisor's license or certificate shall be in the area for which the
applicant seeks licensure.
(7) The
supervisor shall evaluate the applicant on no less than 36 occasions of
monitoring activities with at least four hours per month. The supervisor shall
make at least 18 on-site observations with at least two hours per
month.
(8) Monitoring occasions may
include on-site observations, conferences in person or on the telephone,
evaluation of written reports, evaluations by professional colleagues, or
correspondence.
(9) The supervisor
shall maintain detailed written records of all contacts and conferences during
this period. If the supervisor determines that the applicant is not providing
satisfactory services at any time during the period, the supervisor shall
inform the applicant in writing and submit written reports to the applicant
during the period of resolution.
(10) No licensee shall be approved to serve
as a supervisor for a postgraduate professional experience once the secretary
initiates a disciplinary proceeding pursuant to
K.S.A.
65-6508, and amendments thereto. After the
disciplinary action or actions have been concluded, a licensee whose license
has been reinstated or otherwise determined to be in good standing may be
considered as a supervisor.
(i) Each applicant shall be required to pass
the specialty area test of the national teacher examination of the educational
testing service in the area for which licensure is being sought. The passing
score for the examination shall be 600.
(1)
The educational testing service shall administer the examinations at least
twice a year within Kansas.
(2)
Each applicant shall register to take the examination through the educational
testing service, pay the examination fee directly to the educational testing
service, and request that the test score be sent directly to the department
from the educational testing service.
