Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4457
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4457
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- 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.
- Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Speech-language pathology: means the application of principles, methods, and procedures related to the development and disorders of human communication, which include any and all conditions that impede the normal process of human communication. See
§ 4457. Licensure; applications; eligibility
An applicant for licensure under this chapter shall submit an application to the Office on a form furnished by the Office, along with payment of the specified fee and evidence of the eligibility qualifications established by the Director that shall include, at a minimum:
(1) a master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an educational institution approved by the Director with course work completed in areas specified by rule;
(2) completion of a supervised clinical practicum, the length and content of which shall be established by rule;
(3) completion of a period, as determined by rule, of postgraduate professional training as approved by the Director; and
(4) passing an examination in speech-language pathology approved by the Director. (Added 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 45, eff. July 1, 2003; amended 2005, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2007; 2015, No. 38, § 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.)