7806 LICENSE BY EXAMINATION

7806 LICENSE BY EXAMINATION

7806.1 To qualify for a license by examination, an applicant for a license to practice audiology shall submit proof of having obtained a passing score on the National Examination in Audiology (PRAXIS II: Subject Assessment in Audiology) as determined by the Education Testing Service (ETS), and shall meet one (1) of the following requirements:

(a) The score was obtained within the five (5) years before the date of the application for licensure; or

(b) Each of the following:

(1) The score was obtained more than five (5) years before the date of the application for licensure;

(2) The applicant submits proof that he or she has practiced audiology for at least three (3) years of the five (5) years before the date of the application for licensure; and

(3) The applicant submits proof that he or she is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the American Board of Audiology or proof that the applicant obtained a passing score on the National Examination in Audiology.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4336, 4342 (May 20, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8530 (July 20, 2012).