Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A Limited Term License is a temporary
license issued to a speech-language pathologist or audiologist applicant and a
Limited Term Certificate is a certificate issued to a speech-language pathology
assistant applicant whose application for regular licensure is submitted after
May 1st of each odd-numbered year. Applicants for a Conditional License in
speech-language pathology are not eligible to obtain limited term licenses.
(a) Limited Term Licenses and Certificates
expire at the same time as regular licenses, January 30th of even-numbered
years.
(b) Limited Term License or
Certificate holders must comply with all Board rules and policies related to
applications for license renewal, which must be submitted electronically no
later than 11:59 p.m. on December 31st of odd-numbered years. Upon meeting all
requirements for license renewal, holder of Limited Term Licenses and
Certificates may be issued regular licenses of the same type.
(2) A Temporary Conditional
License or a Temporary License may be issued for up to 90 days to a
speech-language pathologist or audiologist applicant who meets all other
requirements for licensure but whose graduate degree will not be conferred
before employment begins, as provided in OAR 335-060-0005(3)(b).
(a) A temporary license issued under this
rule is not renewable.
(b) The
official transcript must be submitted to the Board office as soon as possible
after the degree is conferred, but in no case later than 60 days following
issuance of the temporary license. When all licensure requirements are met, the
temporary license holder may be issued a regular license of the same
type.
(3) A Provisional
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate is a temporary license
certificate issued by the Board to speech-language pathology assistant
applicants who have completed academic requirements in OAR 335-095-0030(1) and
(2), while they are actively engaged in completing the clinical fieldwork hours
required in 335-095-0030(3) outside of an academic program.
(a) A Provisional Speech-Language Pathology
Assistant Certificate may be issued for up to 180 days. It may be renewed once.
A Provisional Certificate may be upgraded to a regular Speech-Language
Pathology Assistant Certificate.
(b) A holder of a Provisional Speech-Language
Pathology Assistant Certificate must be directly supervised 100% of the time
they are engaged in clinical fieldwork. The supervisor must be qualified and
the clinical fieldwork documented according to OAR 335-095-0030.
(c) A holder of a Provisional Speech-Language
Pathology Assistant Certificate must clearly identify themselves as a
"provisional speech-language pathology assistant", and may not hold a job title
of or be employed as a "speech-language pathology assistant". The provisional
certificate holder may be employed in a unlicensed position such as educational
assistant, may be paid a stipend, or may be uncompensated.
(d) The provisional certificate holder may
apply for an upgrade to a speech-language pathology assistant certificate upon
completion of all requirements in OAR 335-095-0030. Application to upgrade the
provisional certificate must be postmarked no later than 15 days prior to its
expiration. The provisional certificate holder may not practice as a
speech-language pathology assistant without direct supervision until receiving
a regular speech-language pathology assistant certificate.
(4) Spouses or domestic partners of a member
of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed in Oregon may apply for temporary
authorization (license) to practice speech-language pathology or audiology by
submitting:
(a) verification that they are a
spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed in
this state;
(b) sufficient proof
that the person has an active license that is in good standing with the issuing
out-of-state professional licensing board; and
(c) Has demonstrated competency, by holding a
Certificate of Clinical Competency issued by the American Speech-Language
Pathology Association.
(d) A
temporary authorization issued under this section is valid until the earliest
of the following:
(A) Two years after the date
of issuance;
(B) The date the
spouse of the person to whom the authorization was issued completes the
spouse's term of service in this state; or
(C) The date the person's authorization
issued by another state expires.
(D) A military spouse authorization issued
under this section is not renewable. A person may not continue to provide the
occupational or professional service unless the person is issued a full
authorization under the laws of this state to provide the occupational or
professional service.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 681
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 681.285, 681.340 &
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