La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXV-117

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXV-117 - Additional Requirements for International Applicants/Speakers of English as a Second Language

A. Any document required to be submitted to this board with an application for a license shall be in the English language, or accompanied by a certified translation thereof into the English language.

B. As a condition of the board's consideration of the license application of a graduate of a foreign college or university, the applicant shall provide the board with an evaluation of the applicant's transcript from an approved credentials evaluation agency. A list of approved agencies, and their addresses, may be obtained from the board.

C. The essence of the practice of audiology and speechlanguage pathology is communication; therefore an applicant whose primary language is not English shall:

1. submit a passing score on a nationally recognized English proficiency examination as approved by the board. The passing score must have been obtained within the past two years;

2. an English proficiency assessment may be conducted in-person by the board or its designees as a condition for licensure.

D. The clinical observation and clinical practicum for a speech-language pathologist educated outside the United States must consist of at least 400 patient contact hours, to include:

1. at least 25 hours in supervised observation prior to the clinical practicum. Patient contact hours in excess of the required minimum may be substituted for the required 25 hours of supervised observation;

2. at least 375 patient contact hours in speechlanguage pathology. Practicum experiences must be:

a. across the scope of practice in speech-language pathology;

b. with clients across the lifespan;

c. across the range of clinical severity.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXV-117

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 14:707 (October 1988), amended LR 22:354 (May 1996), LR 27:201 (February 2001), LR 30:2311 (October 2004), LR 37:2394 (August 2011), amended by the Department of Health, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 45254 (2/1/2019), Amended LR 482740 (11/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 492956 (12/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2650 et seq.