KRS § 334A.183 Licensure requirements for speech-language pathologist.

334A.183 Licensure requirements for speech-language pathologist. (1) To be eligible for initial interim licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist, the applicant shall: (a) Provide a certified university transcript conferring a master's degree or doctorate degree in the area of speech-language pathology or communication disorders, or substantive equivalent. The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to specify the required course work; or (b) Provide documentation of completion of degree requirements, including a supervised direct clinical practicum with individuals presenting with a variety of disorders of communications and swallowing. The experience shall be obtained with a training institution or in one (1) of its cooperating programs. (2) To be eligible for initial licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist, the applicant shall: (a) Provide a certified university transcript conferring a master's degree or doctorate degree in the area of speech-language pathology or communication disorders, or substantive equivalent. The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to specify the required course work; (b) Provide documentation of completion of a postgraduate professional experience approved by the board pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter; and (c) Pass a national examination approved by the board at the time of the application for licensure or provide documentation of national certification. Effective: July 15, 2008 History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2008. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). Subsection (3) of this statute as it appeared in 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 4 has been renumbered as subsection (2)(c) as it appears here following codification under the authority of KRS 7.136(1)(a).