Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) An Inactive
License or Certificate may be obtained by those otherwise qualified individuals
who meet the conditions for exemption from licensure under ORS
681.230, or do not require a
license under 681.250 or a certificate under
681.360.
(2) A Conditional License is a license
certificate issued by the Board to applicants who have completed degree
requirements in OAR 335-060-0006, and are engaged in post-graduate supervised
clinical experience until they obtain regular licensure. The examination is not
required for a conditional license.
(3) Equivalent credentials for licensure are
defined as follows:
(a) For regular licenses
in speech-language pathology, if completing a doctoral program in which a
master's degree has not been conferred, an applicant must submit a transcript
showing completion of course work equivalent to, or exceeding, a master's
degree that meets the requirements in OAR 335-060-0006. In addition to the
transcript, the Board may require a letter from the academic department chair
or program director documenting that the applicant has completed coursework
equivalent to or exceeding a master's degree.
(b) For applicants for conditional licenses
in speech-language pathology or initial licenses in audiology, when the
applicant has completed all degree requirements, but the university is not
scheduled to confer the degree before employment begins, the Board will accept
a letter from the university registrar, documenting that the applicant has
completed all degree requirements, and has been approved to receive the degree,
and issue a temporary license for up to 90 days. An official transcript showing
the conferral of the degree must be submitted within 60 days of issuance of the
temporary license.
(c) For
applicants who completed their professional training in speech pathology or
audiology outside of the United States, the Board requires a determination
letter from a credential evaluation service approved by the American
Speech-Language Hearing Association to determine equivalency to a master's
degree or doctoral degree issued by an accredited program.
(d) Applicants for licensure or certification
educated in foreign countries must submit documentation that course work was
completed in an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited
or recognized by the appropriate regulatory authority for that country.
(4) For the purposes of
licensing speech-language pathologists under ORS
681.260 or audiologists under
681.264, and for purposes of
student placement in supervised field work under
681.230:
(a) The "accrediting organization" that
approves graduate programs is the Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
(b) All graduate or undergraduate coursework
must be completed at an institution of higher education that is regionally
accredited by one of the following:
(A)
Commission of Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools;
(B) Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and
Colleges;
(C) Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education, North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools;
(D) Commission on
Colleges, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges;
(E) Commission on Colleges, Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools;
(F) Accrediting Commission for Senior
Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
681.340,
681.360,
681.420 &
681.460
Stats. Implemented: ORS
681.460
