1. (1) The applicant must pass an examination promulgated by or approved by the Board that shows the applicant has mastered knowledge of:

   1. (a) Anatomical, physiological, physical, perceptual, and linguistic aspects of normal speech, language, and hearing;
   2. (b) The current principles, procedures, techniques, and instrumentation used in evaluating speech, voice, language and hearing;
   3. (c) The disorders of voice, speech, language and hearing and their classifications, causes and manifestations;
   4. (d) The principles and remedial procedures used in the habilitation and rehabilitation for disorders of communication; and
   5. (e) The relationships between voice, speech, language, and hearing problems.
2. (2) The Educational Testing Service (ETS) national examination Praxis II Audiology exam or the Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology exam may serve as the approved examination for audiology or speech-1anguage pathology respectively. Any equivalent examination approved by the Board may also serve as the approved examination. Passage will constitute achievement of a score at or above the cutoff score determined by the Board. Official notice of the applicant’s score must be sent to the Board by ETS or other approved equivalent examination body.

Author: David Savage, Martha W. Paxton, Florence Cuneo, Richard Talbott

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-28A-1, et seq.

History: Filed September 20, 1982. Amended: Filed December 12, 1988. Amended: Filed August 29, 1997; effective October 3, 1997. Amended: Filed September 24, 2002; effective October 29, 2002. Amended: Filed September 22, 2014; effective October 27, 2014.