§ 25-35.6-1-7 — Initial license; renewal license; speech-language pathologist; continuing education

Indiana § 25-35.6-1-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 35.6: SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND
• Ch. 1: General Provisions

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(a) The division of professional standards
established within the department of education by IC 20-28-2-1.5
(referred to as "the division of professional standards" in this section)
may issue the following:
(1) An initial license as a speech-language pathologist only to an
individual who is licensed as a speech-language pathologist under
this article.
(2) A nonrenewable initial license as a speech-language
pathologist to an individual who is completing a clinical
fellowship in speech-language pathology and who has registered
the clinical fellowship with the board. The nonrenewable initial
license expires on the earlier of:
(A) the date the individual is licensed by the board as a
speech-language pathologist; or
(B) eighteen (18) months after the individual begins the clinical
fellowship in speech-language pathology.
(3) A renewal license as a speech-language pathologist to an
individual who was licensed by the professional standards board
before July 1, 2005, and who is not licensed as a speech-language
pathologist under this article.
(b) The division of professional standards shall issue a license as a
speech-language pathologist to an individual who:
(1) is licensed as a speech-language pathologist under this article;
and
(2) requests licensure.
(c) A speech-language pathologist licensed by the division of
professional standards shall register with the Indiana professional
licensing agency all speech-language pathology support personnel that
the speech-language pathologist supervises.
(d) The division of professional standards may not impose different
or additional supervision requirements upon speech-language
pathology support personnel than the supervision requirements that are
imposed under this article.
(e) The division of professional standards may not impose
continuing education requirements upon an individual who receives a
license under this section that are different from or in addition to the
continuing education requirements imposed under this article.
(f) An individual:
(1) who:
(A) if the individual is a speech-language pathologist, receives
a license under this section or received a license as a
speech-language pathologist issued by the professional
standards board before July 1, 2005; or
(B) if the individual is an audiologist, works in an educational
setting;
(2) who has been the holder of a certificate of clinical competence
in speech-language pathology or audiology or its equivalent
issued by a nationally recognized association for speech-language
pathology and audiology for at least three (3) consecutive years;
and
(3) who has professional experience as a licensed
speech-language pathologist or audiologist in a school setting that
is equivalent to the experience required for a teacher seeking
national certification by the National Board of Professional
Teaching Standards;
is considered to have the equivalent of and is entitled to the same
benefits that accrue to a holder of a national certification issued by the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.480; P.L.157-2006, SEC.75; P.L.1-2007, SEC.181; P.L.59-2007, SEC.1; P.L.197-2007, SEC.90.