N.M. Admin. Code § 16.26.2.17

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 16.26.2.17 - QUALIFICATION FOR LICENSURE FOR CLINICAL FELLOWS

A. A clinical fellow (CF) must meet all academic course work and practicum requirements for a master's degree in speech-language pathology, speech pathology, communication disorders or audiology or both or equivalent degree(s) regardless of degree name that would enable the individual to successfully be granted certification from a nationally recognized speech-language and or hearing association after completion of the clinical fellowship if the individual chooses to apply national certification.

B. Procedure for applying for licensure as a clinical fellow.

(1) An individual will complete application including appropriate fee and clinical fellow plan and submit to the board office at the initiation of the clinical fellow period. The individual shall also submit:

(a) official transcripts verifying at least a master's degree in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech-language and hearing science, communication disorders or equivalent degree regardless of degree name; or

(b) a certification bearing an official seal and attesting to completion of degree requirements from the registrar, mailed directly to the board from the conferring institution; and

(c) certify that the individual has received no reprimands of unprofessional conduct or incompetency; and

(d) file a CFY plan that meets with board approval that designates a clinical fellow supervisor who is licensed in accordance of this act and is practicing in the same field as the clinical fellow.

(e) CFY means no less than nine months full time employment defined as a minimum of 32 clock hours of work per week. This requirement also may be fulfilled by part time employment as follows:

(i) work of 15 - 19 hours per week over 18 months;

(ii) work of 20 - 24 hours per week over 15 months; or

(iii) work of 25 - 31 hours per week over 12 months.

(iv) In the event that part time employment is used to fulfill a part of the CFY, one-hundred percent of the minimum hours of part time work per week requirements must be spent in direct professional experience as defined above. Professional employment of less than 15 hours per week will not fulfill any part of this requirement.

(f) a clinical fellow in audiology is not required to have a temporary hearing aid training permit.

(g) the clinical fellow must understand and abide by the code of ethics adopted by the board.

(2) Speech-language pathologist's supervision requirements for CFYs:

(a) Duties of clinical fellow supervisor: Clinical fellow supervision must be based on no less than 36 occasions of monitoring. These can include on site monitoring activities such as conferences with the clinical fellow, evaluation of written reports, evaluation by professional colleagues or may be executed by correspondence.

(b) Should the clinical fellow supervisor suspect at anytime during the clinical fellow plan that the clinical fellow under clinical fellow supervision will not meet regulations, the clinical fellow supervisor must counsel the clinical fellow both orally and in writing and maintain careful written records of all contacts, contracts and conferences in the ensuing months.

(c) It is the responsibility of the clinical fellow to request feedback from their supervisor when the clinical fellow requires such feedback.

C. Completion of clinical fellowship: Upon completion of CFY, the CF is required to submit application for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or both.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.26.2.17

16.26.2.17 NMAC - Rp, 16 NMAC 26.3.14, 2/3/06, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 01, January 15, 2015, eff. 1/29/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 02, January 26, 2022, eff. 2/10/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 24, December 27, 2022, eff. 2/10/2022