La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXV-119

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

Section LXXV-119 - Requirements to Upgrade License

A. The provisional speech-language pathology licensee who has not passed the examination at the time of initial licensure shall submit the following to upgrade his/her license status:

1. an official copy of a passing score on the educational testing service area examination;

2. verification of thirty six weeks of full-time postgraduate professional employment/experience or its part-time equivalent in the field the license is held;

3. proof of supervision through date of upgrade (Form 100);

4. upgrade fee of $30.

B. The provisional speech-language pathology licensee who has not completed the thirty six weeks of postgraduate professional employment/experience at the time of initial licensure shall submit the following to upgrade his/her license status:

1. verification of 36 weeks of full-time postgraduate professional employment/experience or its part-time equivalent in the field the license is held;

2. proof of supervision through date of upgrade (Form 100);

3. upgrade fee of $30.

C. The provisional speech-language pathology assistant shall submit the following to upgrade the license status:

1. proof of 225 supervised clinical practicum hours shall be on file in the board's office. Only direct supervision hours and/or university practicum hours may be counted towards the 225 hours;

2. upgrade fee of $30.

D. The restricted audiology or restricted speech-language pathology licensee who holds a master's degree or its equivalent in audiology or speech-language pathology shall submit the following documents to upgrade their license:

1. an official copy of a passing score on the educational testing service area examination;

2. verification of 36 weeks of post-graduate professional employment/experience or its part-time equivalent in the field in which the license is held;

3. proof of supervision through date of upgrade (Form 100);

4. upgrade fee of $30.

E. Only those hours that have been obtained on-the-job as paid professional experience may be counted towards an upgrade.

F. Restricted speech-language pathology licensees who hold a bachelor's degree who wish to change their status to a provisional speech-language pathology license shall submit an application for license and meet the requirements of R.S. 37:2659.

G. Speech-language pathology assistant licensees who wish to change their status to a provisional speech-language pathology license shall submit an application for license and meet the requirements of R.S. 37:2759.

H. Postgraduate professional employment/experience which counts toward upgrading the license status will only be accepted from the date that the licensee's application was received by the board.

I. It is the responsibility of the licensee to submit the documents and make a written request for upgrade of their license status. Licensees shall complete all supervision requirements consistent with the license held and immediately thereafter submit appropriate supervision forms to the board office along with a written request for license upgrade and the upgrade fee. The licensee shall remain under supervision until the upgrade has been approved by the board.

J. If a passing score of the educational testing service's specialty area examination in speech-language pathology is not submitted within one year from the date of issuance of the license, a provisional licensee must apply for a speechlanguage pathology assistant license. This individual may perform only those duties as specified in §121 and must be supervised in accordance with the requirements specified in §131

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXV-119

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 22:349 (May 1996), amended LR 27:197 (February 2001), LR 28:1971 (September 2002), LR 30:2312 (October 2004), LR 33:2194 (October 2007), 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 45433 (3/1/2019), Amended LR 482740 (11/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 492956 (12/1/2022).

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