Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 17 - Board of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology › Section 201 KAR 17:032 - Requirements for interim licensure as an audiologist

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				334A.185(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				334A.080(3) requires the
				Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to promulgate responsible
				administrative regulations, including administrative regulations which
				delineate qualifications for licensure and renewal of licensure. This
				administrative regulation establishes requirements for interim licensure as an
				audiologist.
Section 1. Education and
			 Experience.
(1) Each applicant for interim
			 licensure in audiology in Kentucky shall provide a certified transcript
			 confirming attainment of a Doctorate degree in audiology or a related field, or
			 possess equivalent education as described in subsection (2) of this section,
			 excluding the Au.D. or substantive equivalent from a program accredited by the
			 Council for Academic Accreditation of the American Speech Language Hearing
			 Association or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education of the
			 American Academy of Audiology.
(2)
			 An applicant shall have equivalent education if the applicant holds a doctoral
			 degree in audiology, excluding the Au.D., from a program accredited by the
			 Council for Academic Accreditation of the American Speech Language Hearing
			 Association or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education of the
			 American Academy of Audiology.
(3)
			 The applicant shall submit to the board a written description verifying
			 completion of the required academic coursework and supervised clinical
			 experience on the Application for Interim License, with required supporting
			 documentation. Credit shall not be allowed for courses listed on the
			 application unless satisfactory completion is verified by an official
			 transcript. Satisfactory completion shall exist if the applicant has received
			 academic credit (semester hours, quarter hours, or other unit of credit) with a
			 passing grade as defined by the training institution. A signed letter from the
			 department chair or a director of graduate studies confirming all coursework
			 and clinical hours have been met shall be provided if an official transcript is
			 not yet available.
(4) Application
			 for approval of academic coursework and supervised clinical experience shall be
			 made as soon as possible after completion of these experiences, and either
			 before or within thirty (30) days after the postgraduate professional
			 experience is begun.
(5) A written
			 plan for postgraduate professional experience shall be submitted with the
			 application for interim licensure within thirty (30) days after initiating the
			 postgraduate professional experience. The applicant shall proceed to obtain
			 postgraduate professional experience under a supervisor who is a licensed
			 audiologist. An applicant for interim licensure shall submit a completed
			 Application for Interim Licensure to the board.
(6) Postgraduate professional experience.
(a) After completion of academic coursework
			 and clinical practicum, the applicant shall successfully complete a period of
			 postgraduate professional experience.
(b) The experience shall consist of at least
			 thirty-six (36) weeks of full-time professional experience to consist of a
			 minimum of thirty-five (35) work hours a week or its part-time equivalent as
			 follows:
1. At least eighty (80) percent of
			 the major responsibilities during the postgraduate professional experience
			 shall be in direct client contact consultations, recordkeeping, and
			 administrative duties;
2.
			 Postgraduate professional experience shall not total less than 1,260
			 hours;
3. Once initiated,
			 postgraduate professional experience shall be accumulated within twenty-four
			 (24) months. This may be extended in the event of:
a. Illness;
b. Change in employment status;
c. Family care issue; or
d. Other extraordinary occurrence impacting
			 one's ability to complete the postgraduate professional experience;
4. Professional experience of less
			 than five hours per week shall not meet the requirement and shall not be
			 counted toward postgraduate professional experience;
5. Experience of more than thirty-five (35)
			 hours per week shall not be used to shorten the postgraduate professional
			 experience to less than thirty-six (36) weeks; and
6. Extension of the postgraduate professional
			 experience may be granted in the event of:
a.
			 Illness;
b. Change in employment
			 status;
c. Family care issue;
			 or
d.  Other extraordinary
			 occurrence impacting one's ability to complete the postgraduate professional
			 experience.
(7) Supervision shall be completed under the
			 supervision of an individual who holds a valid license in audiology issued by
			 Kentucky or a state that borders Kentucky.
(a) The postgraduate professional experience
			 supervisor shall not engage in fewer than thirty-six (36) supervisory
			 activities during the postgraduate professional experience.
(b) This supervision shall include eighteen
			 (18) on-site observations of direct client contact at the interim licensee's
			 work site.
1. One (1) hour shall equal one
			 (1) on-site supervision.
2. A
			 maximum of six (6) on-site observations may be accrued in one (1)
			 day.
3. At least six (6) on-site
			 observations shall be accrued during each third of the experience.
4. These on-site observations shall be of the
			 interim licensee providing screening, evaluation, assessment, habilitation, or
			 rehabilitation.
(c) The
			 supervision shall include eighteen (18) other monitoring activities.
1. At least six (6) other monitoring
			 activities shall be completed during each of the three (3) segments of the
			 postgraduate professional experience.
2. These other monitoring activities may be
			 executed by correspondence, review of videotapes or audiotapes, evaluation of
			 written reports, phone conferences with the interim licensee, or evaluations by
			 professional colleagues.
(d) The supervisor periodically shall conduct
			 a formal evaluation of the applicant's progress in the development of
			 professional skills.
(8)
			 A person with an interim license shall take and pass a national PRAXIS
			 examination in audiology. Official documentation of scores shall be sent to the
			 board directly from Educational Testing Services. A person with an interim
			 license shall continue to practice under supervision if a successful score is
			 not achieved. If the applicant is unable to obtain a passing score within
			 twenty-four (24) months, the applicant shall seek board approval to continue to
			 practice.