Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
Each applicant for a license must submit a notarized
application form to the board office. The appropriate fee must be received
before the application may be evaluated.
(A) An applicant for active licensure in
Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology must submit or cause to be submitted
documented evidence of the following:
(1) a
diploma showing a post-graduate degree in speech-language pathology or
audiology from a school or program with regional accreditation determined by
the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic
Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American
Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) or other board approved
authority;
(2) a passing score on a
national examination as approved by the board; and
(3)
(a)
completed supervised professional employment (SPE); or
(b) meets ASHA's standards for Certificate of
Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board, in
Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology in effect at the time of application;
or
(c) have a current ASHA
Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the
board.
(B) An
applicant for active licensure in Audiology with a Masters in Audiology before
January 1, 2007, must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of
the following:
(1) at least a masters degree
in audiology or its equivalent from a school or program determined by the board
to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation
(CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American
Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA);
(2) successful completion of a supervised
clinical practicum approved by the board; and
(3) successful completion of postgraduate
professional experience approved by the board; or
(4) meets ASHA's standards for Certificate of
Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
(C) An applicant for active
licensure in Audiology with a Doctorate in Audiology after January 1, 2007,
must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of the following:
(1) a doctoral degree in audiology from a
school or educational institution with regional accreditation determined by the
board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic
Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American
Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA); or
(2) meets ASHA's standards for Certificate of
Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
(D) An applicant for a
speech-language pathology or audiology intern license must submit or cause to
be submitted documented evidence of having satisfied the requirement of (A)(1).
(1) A speech-language pathology or audiology
intern license must be issued to an applicant who has satisfied the requirement
of subsection (A)(1) but who has not passed the examination required by
subsection (A)(2) or who lacks the supervised professional employment as
required by subsection (A)(3), or both.
(2) A person who has been issued a license as
an intern who has not met the requirement of subsection (A)(2) must pass an
examination approved by the board within twelve months of the issuance of the
intern license.
(E) An
applicant whose license is expired must submit a new application for licensure
along with the required fee, provide evidence of continuing education earned
within the last two years (16 hours for a speech-language pathologist or
audiologist and 8 hours for a speech-language pathologist assistant), and meet
all licensure requirements in effect at the time of said application.
