18VAC30-21-60. Qualifications for initial licensure

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 Professional And Occupational Licensing › Agency 30 Board of Audiology And Speech-Language Pathology › Chapter 21 › 18VAC30-21-60

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A. The board may grant an initial license to an applicant for licensure in audiology or speech-language pathology who:

1. Holds a current and unrestricted Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by ASHA; or

2. Submits evidence of the following:

a. Documentation of graduation from a program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of ASHA or an equivalent accrediting body recognized by the board;

b. Passage of the qualifying examination from an accrediting body recognized by the board; and

c. Evidence of six months of practice pursuant to a provisional license as described in 18VAC30-21-70 and submission of recommendation for licensure from the applicant's supervisor during practice as a provisional licensee.

B. The board may grant a license to an applicant as a school speech-language pathologist who holds a master's degree in speech-language-pathology.

C. The board may refuse to issue a license to any applicant who has been determined to have committed an act in violation of 18VAC30-21-160 .

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18VAC30-21-60. Qualifications for initial licensure · 18 Va. Admin. Code § 30-21-60 | Frix