Kentucky Statutes 334A.185 – Licensure requirements for audiologist
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(1) To be eligible for initial licensure by the board as an audiologist, the applicant shall: (a) Provide either a certified university transcript conferring a master’s degree in
audiology prior to January 1, 2007, and show evidence of completion of a
postgraduate professional experience as set forth in administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter if the applicant has not held an interim license in audiology; or provide a certified university transcript conferring a doctorate degree in audiology from an accredited program, as determined by the board; and
(b) Pass a national examination approved by the board at the time of the application for licensure or provide documentation of national certification.
(2) The board shall issue, on a case-by-case basis, an interim license to practice audiology to an applicant who has a doctorate degree other than an Au.D., who has completed all licensure requirements other than the supervised professional experience requirements. Application for an interim license shall be made within thirty (30) days of securing a supervisor. The supervised postgraduate professional experience shall be completed under the supervision of an appropriately qualified supervisor.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). A manifest clerical or typographical error has been corrected in this statute during codification under the authority of KRS § 7.136(1)(h).
audiology prior to January 1, 2007, and show evidence of completion of a
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 334A.185
- Audiologist: means one who is licensed to practice audiology. See Kentucky Statutes 334A.020
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. See Kentucky Statutes 334A.020
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Interim license: means a license issued by the board pursuant to KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 334A.020
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Supervisor: means a person who holds a Kentucky license as a speech-language pathologist or who holds Education Professional Standards Board master's level certification as a teacher of exceptional children in the areas of speech and communication disorders as established by administrative regulation. See Kentucky Statutes 334A.020
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
postgraduate professional experience as set forth in administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter if the applicant has not held an interim license in audiology; or provide a certified university transcript conferring a doctorate degree in audiology from an accredited program, as determined by the board; and
(b) Pass a national examination approved by the board at the time of the application for licensure or provide documentation of national certification.
(2) The board shall issue, on a case-by-case basis, an interim license to practice audiology to an applicant who has a doctorate degree other than an Au.D., who has completed all licensure requirements other than the supervised professional experience requirements. Application for an interim license shall be made within thirty (30) days of securing a supervisor. The supervised postgraduate professional experience shall be completed under the supervision of an appropriately qualified supervisor.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). A manifest clerical or typographical error has been corrected in this statute during codification under the authority of KRS § 7.136(1)(h).