345.022. Provisional license, fee, renewal.
Provisional license, fee, renewal.
345.022. 1. Any person in the person's clinical fellowship as definedin sections 345.010 to 345.080 shall hold a provisional license to practicespeech-language pathology or audiology. The board may issue a provisionallicense to an applicant who:
(1) Has met the requirements for practicum and academic requirementsfrom an accredited training program as defined in sections 345.010 to 345.080;
(2) Submits an application to the board on a form prescribed by theboard. Such form shall include a plan for the content and supervision of theclinical fellowship, as well as evidence of good moral and ethical character;and
(3) Submits to the board an application fee, as set by the board, forthe provisional license.
2. A provisional license is effective for one year and may be extendedfor an additional twelve months only for purposes of completing thepostgraduate clinical experience portion of the clinical fellowship; providedthat, the applicant has passed the national examination and shall hold amaster's degree from an approved training program in his or her area ofapplication.
3. Within twelve months of issuance of the provisional license, theapplicant shall pass an examination promulgated or approved by the board.
4. Within twelve months of issuance of a provisional license, theapplicant shall complete the master's or doctoral degree from a programaccredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the AmericanSpeech-Language-Hearing Association or other accrediting agency approved bythe board in the area in which licensure is sought.
(L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 100)