Section 16-100-20 - Requirements for license by examination(a) In addition to the requirements of section 16-100-16, an applicant for license by examination shall comply with the requirements of this section.(b) The applicant shall be a graduate of a college or university that is accredited by a regional or specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.(c) The applicant shall submit evidence of eligibility for meeting the requirements of ASHA for a certificate of clinical competence in speech pathology, or audiology, or both. The evidence of eligibility shall verify that the applicant has completed: (1) A minimum of three hundred seventy-five hours of supervised clinical observation and clinical practicum with individuals who present a variety of communication disorders, which experience shall have been obtained within the applicant's training institution or in one of its cooperating programs; and(2) A clinical fellowship which shall have: (A) Begun after completion of academic coursework and clinical observation and clinical practicum;(B) Consisted of at least thirty-six weeks of full-time professional experience or its part-time equivalent;(C) Been completed under the supervision of an individual who holds the certificate of clinical competence in the area of practice for which the certificate is sought, or board certification in audiology from the ABA for an audiologist applicant;(D) Consisted of primarily clinical activities; and(E) Required the supervisor to periodically conduct a formal evaluation of the applicant's progress in development of professional skills.(d) The applicant shall arrange with the college or university to send directly to the board an official transcript to verify the applicant's master's degree or its equivalent in speech pathology or audiology. The equivalent of a master's degree is defined as a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and evidence of at least seventy-five semester hours which shall consist of (1) At least twenty-seven semester hours in basic science coursework, which include:(A) At least six semester hours in the biological or physical sciences, or both, and mathematics;(B) At least six semester hours in the behavioral or social sciences, or both; and(C) At least fifteen semester hours in the basic human communication processes, to include coursework in each of the following three areas of speech, language, and hearing: (i) The anatomic and physiologic bases;(ii) The physical and psychophysical bases; and(iii) The linguistic and psycholinguistic aspects;(2) For speech pathologist applicants, at least thirty-six semester hours in professional coursework, which include: (A) At least thirty semester hours in courses for which graduate credit was received, twenty-one of which shall be in the area of speech pathology;(B) At least thirty semester hours in speech pathology, at least six of which shall be in speech disorders and at least six in language disorders;(C) At least six semester hours in audiology, at least three of which shall be in hearing disorders and hearing evaluation and at least three in habilitative or rehabilitative procedures, or both, with individuals who have hearing impairment; and(D) A maximum of six academic semester hours associated with clinical practicum may be counted toward the minimum of thirty-six semester hours of professional coursework, but those hours may not be used to satisfy the minimum of six semester hours in speech disorders, six semester hours in language disorders, or six semester hours in audiology; and(3) For audiologist applicants, at least thirty-six semester hours in professional coursework, which include; (A) At least thirty semester hours in courses for which graduate credit was received, twenty-one of which shall be in the area of audiology;(B) At least thirty semester hours in audiology, at least six of which shall be in hearing disorders and hearing evaluation and at least six in habilitative or rehabilitative procedures, or both, with individuals who have hearing impairment;(C) At least six semester hours in speech pathology, at least three of which shall be in speech disorders and at least three in language disorders. This coursework in speech pathology shall concern the nature, prevention, evaluation, and treatment of speech and language disorders not associated with hearing impairment; and(D) A maximum of six academic semester hours associated with clinical practicum may be counted toward the minimum of thirty-six semester hours of professional coursework, but those hours may not be used to satisfy the minimum of six semester hours in hearing disorders and evaluation, six hours in habilitative or rehabilitative procedures, or both, or six hours in speech pathology.(e) The applicant shall arrange to have sent directly to the board an official verification of passing the written examination.(f) The applicant shall submit three letters of recommendation from the applicant's supervisors or colleagues, or both, on the applicant's work experience or university training in speech pathology or audiology.(g) A doctor of audiology (AuD) degree or a board certification in audiology from the ABA meets the eligibility requirements of an ASHA certificate of clinical competence in audiology. [Eff 1/16/76; am and ren § 16-100-20, 6/25/81; am and comp 5/13/82; am and comp 2/16/85; comp 3/8/90; am and comp 6/1/93; am and comp 5/26/01; am and comp 5/23/13] (Auth: HRS § 468E-7) (Imp: HRS §§ 468E-5, 468E-9, 468E-10)