Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 17 - Board of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology
Section 201 KAR 17:032 - Requirements for interim licensure as an audiologist
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 17:032
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 334A.185(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 334A.080(3) requires the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to promulgate responsible administrative regulations, including administrative regulations which delineate qualifications for licensure and renewal of licensure. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for interim licensure as an audiologist.
Section 1. Education and Experience.
(1) Each applicant for interim
licensure in audiology in Kentucky shall provide a certified transcript
confirming attainment of a Doctorate degree in audiology or a related field, or
possess equivalent education as described in subsection (2) of this section,
excluding the Au.D. or substantive equivalent from a program accredited by the
Council for Academic Accreditation of the American Speech Language Hearing
Association or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education of the
American Academy of Audiology.
(2)
An applicant shall have equivalent education if the applicant holds a doctoral
degree in audiology, excluding the Au.D., from a program accredited by the
Council for Academic Accreditation of the American Speech Language Hearing
Association or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education of the
American Academy of Audiology.
(3)
The applicant shall submit to the board a written description verifying
completion of the required academic coursework and supervised clinical
experience on the Application for Interim License, with required supporting
documentation. Credit shall not be allowed for courses listed on the
application unless satisfactory completion is verified by an official
transcript. Satisfactory completion shall exist if the applicant has received
academic credit (semester hours, quarter hours, or other unit of credit) with a
passing grade as defined by the training institution. A signed letter from the
department chair or a director of graduate studies confirming all coursework
and clinical hours have been met shall be provided if an official transcript is
not yet available.
(4) Application
for approval of academic coursework and supervised clinical experience shall be
made as soon as possible after completion of these experiences, and either
before or within thirty (30) days after the postgraduate professional
experience is begun.
(5) A written
plan for postgraduate professional experience shall be submitted with the
application for interim licensure within thirty (30) days after initiating the
postgraduate professional experience. The applicant shall proceed to obtain
postgraduate professional experience under a supervisor who is a licensed
audiologist. An applicant for interim licensure shall submit a completed
Application for Interim Licensure to the board.
(6) Postgraduate professional experience.
(a) After completion of academic coursework
and clinical practicum, the applicant shall successfully complete a period of
postgraduate professional experience.
(b) The experience shall consist of at least
thirty-six (36) weeks of full-time professional experience to consist of a
minimum of thirty-five (35) work hours a week or its part-time equivalent as
follows:
1. At least eighty (80) percent of
the major responsibilities during the postgraduate professional experience
shall be in direct client contact consultations, recordkeeping, and
administrative duties;
2.
Postgraduate professional experience shall not total less than 1,260
hours;
3. Once initiated,
postgraduate professional experience shall be accumulated within twenty-four
(24) months. This may be extended in the event of:
a. Illness;
b. Change in employment status;
c. Family care issue; or
d. Other extraordinary occurrence impacting
one's ability to complete the postgraduate professional experience;
4. Professional experience of less
than five hours per week shall not meet the requirement and shall not be
counted toward postgraduate professional experience;
5. Experience of more than thirty-five (35)
hours per week shall not be used to shorten the postgraduate professional
experience to less than thirty-six (36) weeks; and
6. Extension of the postgraduate professional
experience may be granted in the event of:
a.
Illness;
b. Change in employment
status;
c. Family care issue;
or
d. Other extraordinary
occurrence impacting one's ability to complete the postgraduate professional
experience.
(7) Supervision shall be completed under the
supervision of an individual who holds a valid license in audiology issued by
Kentucky or a state that borders Kentucky.
(a) The postgraduate professional experience
supervisor shall not engage in fewer than thirty-six (36) supervisory
activities during the postgraduate professional experience.
(b) This supervision shall include eighteen
(18) on-site observations of direct client contact at the interim licensee's
work site.
1. One (1) hour shall equal one
(1) on-site supervision.
2. A
maximum of six (6) on-site observations may be accrued in one (1)
day.
3. At least six (6) on-site
observations shall be accrued during each third of the experience.
4. These on-site observations shall be of the
interim licensee providing screening, evaluation, assessment, habilitation, or
rehabilitation.
(c) The
supervision shall include eighteen (18) other monitoring activities.
1. At least six (6) other monitoring
activities shall be completed during each of the three (3) segments of the
postgraduate professional experience.
2. These other monitoring activities may be
executed by correspondence, review of videotapes or audiotapes, evaluation of
written reports, phone conferences with the interim licensee, or evaluations by
professional colleagues.
(d) The supervisor periodically shall conduct
a formal evaluation of the applicant's progress in the development of
professional skills.
(8)
A person with an interim license shall take and pass a national PRAXIS
examination in audiology. Official documentation of scores shall be sent to the
board directly from Educational Testing Services. A person with an interim
license shall continue to practice under supervision if a successful score is
not achieved. If the applicant is unable to obtain a passing score within
twenty-four (24) months, the applicant shall seek board approval to continue to
practice.
Section 2. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Application
for Interim Licensure", January 2012, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Department of Professional Licensing,
500 Mero Street, 2SC32, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 334A.080(3), 334A.185(2)
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