Section 401.308 - Provisional License; Certificate of Clinical Competence Waiver(a) The department may grant a provisional license to an applicant who: (1) is licensed in good standing as a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist in another state that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the department relating to speech-language pathology or audiology; and(3) is sponsored by a license holder with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section.(b) An applicant for a provisional license may be excused from the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) if the department determines that compliance with that requirement is a hardship to the applicant.(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license.(d) The department shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder: (1) who passes the examination required by Section 401.305;(2) for whom the department verifies satisfaction of the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and(3) who satisfies any other license requirements under this chapter.(e) The department shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.(f) The department may waive the examination requirement and issue a license to an applicant who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 838,Sec. 1.069, eff. 9/1/2015. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.