§ 58-41-5. Licensure requirements.

(1) To obtain and maintain a license as an audiologist beginning July 1, 2010, an applicant must:

(a) submit a completed application in the form and content prescribed by the division and pay a fee to the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;

(b) be of good moral character;

(c) provide the committee with verification that the applicant is the legal holder of a clinical doctor's degree or AuD, in audiology, from an accredited university or college, based on a program of studies primarily in the field of audiology;

(d) be in compliance with the regulations of conduct and codes of ethics for the profession of audiology;

(e) submit to the board certified evidence of having completed at least one year of professional experience, at least 30 hours per week for an academic year, of direct clinical experience in treatment and management of patients, supervised and attested to by one holding an audiologist license under this chapter, the CCC, or their full equivalent; and

(f) pass a nationally standardized examination in audiology which is the same as or equivalent to the examination required for the CCC and with pass-fail criteria equivalent to current ASHA standards, and the board may require the applicant to pass an acceptable practical demonstration of clinical skills to an examining committee of licensed audiologists appointed by the board.

(2) To obtain and maintain a license as an audiologist prior to July 1, 2010, an applicant shall:

(a) comply with Subsections (1)(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f); and

(b) provide the committee with verification that the applicant has received at least a master's degree in the area of audiology from an accredited university or college, based on a program of studies primarily in the field of audiology, and holds the CCC or its full equivalent.

(3) An individual who, prior to July 1, 2010, is licensed as an audiologist under this chapter is, on or after July 1, 2010, considered to hold a current license under this chapter as an audiologist and is subject to this chapter.

(4) To obtain and maintain a license as a speech-language pathologist, an applicant must:

(a) comply with Subsections (1)(a) and (b);

(b) provide the committee with verification that the applicant has received at least a master's degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited university or college, based on a program of studies primarily in the field of speech-language pathology;

(c) be in compliance with the regulations of conduct and code of ethics for the profession of speech-language pathology;

(d) comply with Subsection (1)(e), except that the supervision and attestation requirement shall be from a licensed speech-language pathologist rather than a licensed audiologist; and

(e) pass a nationally standardized examination in speech-language pathology which is the same as or equivalent to the examination required for the CCC and with pass-fail criteria equivalent to current ASHA standards, and the board may require the applicant to pass an acceptable practical demonstration of clinical skills to an examining committee of licensed speech-language pathologists appointed by the board.

Amended by Chapter 397, 2010 General Session