Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
643 - BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING
Chapter 3 - PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE AS A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, AUDIOLOGIST OR HEARING AID DEALER AND FITTER
Section 643-3-1 - Speech-Language Pathologist
Universal Citation: 02 ME Code Rules ยง 643-3-1
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
To qualify for licensure as a speech-language pathologist the applicant must satisfy the requirements of Pathway 1, Pathway 2 or Pathway 3 immediately below.
1. Pathway 1- Transcript Analysis, Completion of Clinical Fellowship, Examination
A. A master's degree, doctoral degree or
equivalent degree from an accredited institution:
(1) In a speech-language pathology program
that was accredited by CAA;
(2) In
a program that was accepted by ASHA for certification purposes following
evaluation by the Council for Clinical Certification at the request of the
applicant; or
(3) In a
speech-language pathology program which was substantially equivalent to the
requirements of combined undergraduate and graduate coursework and supervised
clinical experience contained in Standards III and IV of the ASHA 2005
Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical
Competency in Speech-Language Pathology (revised March 2009);
B. Completion of a clinical
fellowship which was substantially equivalent to the requirements of a 36-week
speech-language pathology clinical fellowship contained in Standard VI of the
ASHA 2005 Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of
Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology (revised March 2009);
and
C. Evidence of a passing score
on the PRAXIS Examination in Speech-Language Pathology that was obtained no
more than 5 years prior to the board's receipt of the license
application.
2. Pathway 2 - Certificate of Clinical Competency
A. A master's degree, doctoral degree or
equivalent from an accredited institution as described in Section
1(1)(A) of this
chapter; and
B. A valid Certificate
of Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology from ASHA that is current
at time of application.
3. Pathway 3 - Licensure in Another Jurisdiction
Proof of current licensure in another jurisdiction that maintains professional standards determined by the board to be substantially equivalent to those set forth in Section 1(1) or 1(2) of this chapter.
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