Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 45 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
Subchapter B - LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Section 45.12 - Licensure application procedures

Universal Citation: 49 PA Code ยง 45.12

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) The applicant for licensure shall submit to the Board, along with required fees as provided by § 45.1 (relating to fees), a completed, signed and dated application and applicable documentation.

(b) Excluding applicants who fall within the exclusions in section 6(b) of the act (63 P.S. § 1706(b)), the applicant for licensure shall file, or cause to be filed, with the Board evidence that the applicant has:

(1) Speech-language pathologists.
(i) Met the educational requirements of § 45.17(a) (relating to education requirements).

(ii) Completed 9 months of supervised professional experience requirements of § 45.20 (relating to supervised professional experience required for licensure as a speech-language pathologist).

(iii) Passed an examination approved by the Board.

(iv) Demonstrated that the applicant is of good moral character.

(v) Completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 45.408(a) (relating to child abuse recognition and re-porting-mandatory training requirement).

(2) Audiologists.
(i) Met the educational requirements of § 45.17(b).

(ii) Passed an examination approved by the Board.

(iii) Demonstrated that the applicant is of good moral character.

(iv) Completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 45.408(a).

(c) An applicant who wishes to apply for more than one Board-issued license or provisional license specified in § 45.11 (relating to licenses and certifications) shall submit a separate application for each license or provisional license.

The provisions of this §45.12 amended under sections 5(2) and (7), 7(d)(1), 8(a) and 8.1 of the Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act (63 P.S. §§ 1705(2) and (7), 1707(d)(1), 1708(a) and 1708.1); and section 810(a)(3) and (7) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 279.1(a)(3) and (7)).

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 45.23 (relating to provisional licenses).

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