South Carolina Code 40-67-220. Period of licensure; qualifications for licensure; submittal of documented evidence; inactive licensure
(B) To be licensed by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist an individual must have:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-67-220
- ASHA: means the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Audiologist: means an individual who practices audiology. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Board: means the South Carolina State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- 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.
- Intern: means an individual who has met the requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathology or audiology intern under this chapter and has been issued this license by the board. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- License: means an authorization to practice speech-language pathology or audiology issued by the board pursuant to this chapter and includes an authorization to practice as a speech-language pathology intern, an audiology intern, and a speech-language pathology assistant. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Person: means an individual, organization, or corporation, except that only individuals can be licensed under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Regionally accredited institution: means a school, college, or university which is a candidate for accreditation or is accredited by any accreditation body established to serve six defined geographic areas in the United States. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Speech-language pathologist: means an individual who practices speech-language pathology. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
- Speech-language pathology assistant: means an individual who provides speech-language pathology services as prescribed, directed, and supervised by a speech-language pathologist licensed under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 40-67-20
(1)(a) earned a post-graduate degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from a school or program with regional accreditation determined by the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) or other board-approved authority;
(b) achieved a passing score on a national examination as approved by the board; and
(c) completed Supervised Professional Employment (SPE) as defined by the board in regulation; or
(2) met ASHA‘s Standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence, or its equivalent as approved by the board, in speech-language pathology or audiology in effect at the time of application; or
(3) a current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
(C) An applicant for active licensure in audiology with a master’s in audiology degree awarded before January 1, 2007, must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of the following:
(1)(a) holding at least a master’s degree in audiology or its equivalent from a school or program determined by the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA);
(b) successful completion of a supervised clinical practicum approved by the board; and
(c) successful completion of postgraduate professional experience approved by the board; or
(2) meeting ASHA’s standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
(D) An applicant for active licensure in audiology with a doctorate in audiology degree awarded after January 1, 2007, must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of:
(1) holding a doctoral degree in audiology from a school or educational institution with regional accreditation determined by the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA); or
(2) meeting ASHA’s standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.
(E)(1) A speech-language pathology or audiology intern license must be issued to an applicant who has satisfied the requirement of subsection (B)(1)(a) and who has not passed the examination required by subsection (B)(1)(b) or who lacks the supervised professional employment as required by subsection (B)(1)(c), or both.
(2) A person who has been issued a license as an intern who has not met the requirement of subsection (B)(1)(b) must pass an examination approved by the board within twelve months of the issuance of the intern license.
(F) To be licensed as a speech-language pathology assistant, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in speech-language pathology and must submit an application which includes a supervisory agreement and an on-the-job training plan, both of which must comply with requirements established by the board in regulation. Speech-language pathologists who use a speech-language pathology assistant in their practices must comply with guidelines promulgated by the board in regulation.
(G) A person requesting inactive licensure must demonstrate documented evidence of:
(1) holding a valid unrestricted license issued by this board at the time that inactive licensure is requested;
(2) agreeing not to practice speech-language pathology or audiology while holding an inactive license. An inactive license may be renewed for a maximum of four biennial renewal periods.