Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXV - Speech Pathology and Audiology › Chapter 1 - General Rules › Section LXXV-109 - Licensure Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application for a license to practice
				audiology and/or speech-language pathology shall be made on board-approved
				forms.
B. Criminal history record
				information must be submitted with the application form.
C. Official transcripts shall be sent to this
				board directly from the college or university from which the academic
				requirements were earned.
D.
				Documentation of supervised clinical practicum hours shall be submitted on
				university forms signed by a clinical supervisor or director, and must be
				submitted along with the application form. The hours submitted must reflect the
				depth and breadth of clinical experiences across the lifespan.
E. The initial license fee submitted to this
				board with the application form shall be paid by credit card.
F. Audiologists, speech-language
				pathologists, and/or assistants who have held a license in another state, shall
				provide official verification of their licensure status in each state,
				including any formal disciplinary action resulting in sanction and/or
				disciplinary proceedings which are pending. Verification of licensure status
				must be submitted along with the application form.
G. Documentation of thirty-six weeks of
				postgraduate professional employment/experience shall be submitted directly to
				the board in writing on official agency letterhead.
H. Documentation of 36 weeks of postgraduate
				professional employment/experience, a passing score on the educational testing
				service's specialty area examination, and verification of supervised clinical
				practicum hours may be waived for individuals who submit verification that they
				hold the certificate of clinical competence from the American
				Speech-Language-Hearing Association or proof of certification from the American
				Board of Audiology (ABA) with proof of passing the national exam. Documentation
				must be submitted with the application form.
I. Postgraduate professional
				employment/experience which counts toward upgrading the license status, will
				only be accepted from the date that a licensee's application is received by the
				board.
J. While an initial
				application for licensure is being considered by the board, the applicant may
				be employed as an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or speech-language
				pathology assistant for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days from the date
				that their completed application is received by the board. In no event may the
				applicant be employed as an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or
				speech-language pathology assistant after the application has been
				denied.
K. An applicant, with the
				exception of military applicants and military spouses, may be granted only one
				60-day period to work while his/her initial application is being processed. No
				additional grace period may be granted to an applicant, regardless of whether
				the application is a new license or a request to reinstate or upgrade a
				license.
L. The board may refuse to
				consider any application which is not complete in every detail, including
				submission of every document required by the application form and instructions.
				The board may, at its discretion, require a more detailed or complete response
				to any request for information set forth in the application form as a condition
				for consideration of an application.
M. Applicants who have not obtained licensure
				within one year of the board's receipt of the application shall be deemed to
				have abandoned the application, resulting in mandatory reporting to the
				appropriate federal data bank. An applicant may request a withdrawal of the
				application subject to review and approval by the board.
N. Individuals holding an unrestricted
				audiology or speech-language pathology license from another state shall be
				allowed to practice in Louisiana for five consecutive days within each renewal
				period upon proof of current licensure submitted to the board office 10 days
				prior to the scheduled activity.
O.
				When there is probable cause to believe that an applicant practiced illegally
				in Louisiana as an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, and/or
				speech-language pathology assistant, the board may offer a consent agreement
				and order which will grant the individual a license, subject to the following
				specified terms and conditions.
1. Within 90
				days of the date of the consent agreement and order, the applicant shall take
				and pass an open book examination regarding
				R.S.
				37:2650-2666, the board's rules and regulations,
				and ethical questions.
a. Open book test fee
				shall be $30. The retest fee shall be $10 per section.
b. Applicants have 4 1/2 hours to complete
				all sections of the test.
c. The
				open book examination or any section may be re-taken anytime within the 90
				days.
d. Notice of the consent
				agreement and order shall be published and reported.
e. If the applicant fails to successfully
				complete all requirements set forth in the above paragraphs, the applicant's
				license shall be suspended without further notice until the board receives and
				accepts documentation of the applicant's completion of the consent agreement
				and order requirements.