(a) The board shall issue a license in speech-language pathology or audiology to any applicant who:

1. (1) presents proof of:

   1. (A) current licensure in speech-language pathology or audiology in another state, including the District of Columbia or a territory of the United States, under professional standards that the board considers to be at least equivalent to those set forth in this article at the time that the license was issued in the other state or territory; or
   2. (B) practice as a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist under the authority and supervision of an agency of the federal government; and
2. (2) meets any other requirements that the board establishes by rule.

(b) The board may waive the examination and grant licensure to any person certified as clinically competent by a nationally recognized association for speech-language and hearing in the area for which such person is applying for licensure.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.123; P.L.250-1985, SEC.7; P.L.149-1987, SEC.113; P.L.212-2005, SEC.72.