N.D. Admin. Code 67-11-20-04

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 67-11-20-04 - Certificate of completion standards

To obtain a certificate of completion for speech-language pathology, an individual must submit a completed application form and qualify under one of the following levels:

1. Speech-language pathology paraprofessionals receiving a level 1 certificate must have one of the following:

a. An associate's degree which incorporates:

(1) Thirty hours of general college education including oral and written communication skills, mathematics, psychology, and the biological and health sciences;

(2) Thirty hours of college education in the area of speech-language pathology, including classes in anatomy, physiology of speech, language, swallowing and hearing mechanisms, communication development, introduction of clinical processes, and fundamentals of human behavior management; and

(3) A minimum of one hundred clock-hours of fieldwork experience which is supervised by a qualified speech-language pathologist;

b. Currently hold a certification or licensure:

(1) As a speech-language pathology assistant issued by the American speech-language-hearing association; or

(2) Equivalent to the requirements in subdivision a issued by another state.

2. Speech-language pathology paraprofessionals receiving a level 2 certificate must have one of the following:

a. A bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders or its equivalency. In addition, a transcribable practicum minimum of one hundred clock-hours of fieldwork experience that is supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist; or

b. Currently hold a license from the North Dakota state board of examiners on audiology and speech-language pathology as a speech-language pathology licensed assistant or equivalent certification or licensure that meets the requirements of subdivision a issued by another state.

All speech-language pathology paraprofessional certificates that are valid on October 1, 2023, will be converted to a level 1 certificate. Individuals wishing to upgrade to a level 2 certificate must complete an application form as described in this section.

N.D. Admin Code 67-11-20-04

Effective December 1, 2003.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2023-390, October 2023, effective 10/1/2023.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-02-11, 15.1-02-16, 15.1-32-02, 15.1-32-09

Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-02-11, 15.1-32-02, 15.1-32-09; 20 USC 1412(a)(15); 20 USC 6319(c)-(f); 34 CFR 200.58