(a)

1. (1) Persons desiring licensure or provisional licensure may obtain the necessary application form from the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
2. (2) The application must be accompanied by the nonrefundable application fee.

(b)

1. (1)

   1. (A) Persons entering the practice of speech-language pathology and/or audiology are required to submit the application for licensure within the first thirty (30) days of beginning practice.
   2. (B) The board shall then review and act upon the application at the next regular board meeting.
2. (2) Any applicant who has submitted the completed application form, the application fee, and a copy of the current American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified member card or a letter from ASHA specifying the date of certification and expiration date may legally practice until action is taken on the application at the next scheduled board meeting.
3. (3) Any applicant for provisional licensure who has submitted the completed application form, the application fee, and the plan for completion of the clinical fellowship experience signed by a supervisor who holds a valid Arkansas license in speech-language pathology or audiology may legally practice until action is taken on the application at the next scheduled board meeting.

4. (4)

   1. (A) Any applicant for a license in audiology who has submitted the completed application form, the application fee, and either a copy of the current certified member card or a letter from ASHA specifying the date of certification and expiration date may legally practice until action is taken on the application at the next scheduled board meeting.
   2. (B) In addition, any applicant for a license in audiology who has submitted the completed application form, the application fee, and either a letter from or the American Board of Audiology specifying the date of acceptance for certification and expiration may legally practice until action is taken on the application at the next scheduled board meeting.
5. (5) Any applicant for a license in audiology who has submitted the completed application form, the application fee, and letter from the university verifying completion of the AuD may legally practice until action is taken on the application at the next scheduled board meeting.