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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64B20. Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology |
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64B20-2. Requirements For Licensure |
1(1) Any person desiring to obtain licensure by endorsement as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall apply to the Department of Health and pay the fee required by Rule 3064B20-3.002, 31F.A.C. The application shall be made on Form SPA-1, as set forth in subsection 4564B20-2.001(1), 46F.A.C. The Department shall notify the applicant by letter of any deficiencies in the application within 30 days after the application is filed. The applicant shall rectify all deficiencies in the application within one year from the date of such letter or the application will be processed as an incomplete application and the application file will be closed.
104(2) The Board shall certify as qualified for licensure by endorsement those applicants who have completed the application form, remitted the nonrefundable application fee required by Rule 13164B20-3.002, 132F.A.C., the endorsement fee required by Rule 13964B20-3.006, 140F.A.C., and who have demonstrated that they:
147(a) Hold a valid license or certificate in another state to practice the profession for which the application is made, if the criteria for issuance of such license was substantially equivalent to, or more stringent than, the licensure criteria which existed in Florida at the time the license was issued; or
198(b) 199Hold a valid 202certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 211or current Board certification in audiology from the American Board of Audiology223.
224Specific Authority 226468.1135(4) FS. 228Law Implemented 230468.1145(2), 231468.1185(3) FS. 233History–New 2343-14-91, 235Amended 23612-4-91, 237Formerly 21LL-2.006, Amended 24011-30-93, 241Formerly 61F14-2.006, Amended 2449-26-95, 245Formerly 59BB-2.006, Amended 2482-14-07249.
