Authority: IC 25-35.6-1-8; IC 25-35.6-2-2

Affected: IC 25-35.6-1-3; IC 25-35.6-1-5; IC 25-35.6-3-3

Sec. 2.5. (a) An application for a license as an audiologist shall be submitted to the board on a form provided by the licensing agency. An application shall be typed or printed in ink, signed under penalty of perjury, and accompanied by the following:

1. (1) The fee required by section 5 of this rule.

2. (2) An official transcript from an educational institution recognized by the board, certifying that the applicant possesses a doctoral degree or its equivalent as approved by the board from an accredited institution listed under section 1.5 of this rule in the area for which the applicant is applying for licensure. As used in this section, "equivalent" means having completed a minimum of seventy-five (75) semester hours of graduate or professional study that includes academic course work in the following areas:

   1. (A) Fundamentals of communication.
   2. (B) Normal aspects and development of hearing and balance.
   3. (C) Clinical evaluation of hearing and balance disorders.
   4. (D) Habilitative/rehabilitative procedures for hearing and balance disorders.
3. The course work must be sufficient in depth and breadth to reflect achievement of appropriate knowledge and skills outcomes.
4. (3) Certification from the educational institution specified in subdivision (2) that the applicant has completed a minimum of one thousand eight hundred twenty (1,820) clock hours of supervised clinical practicum, including a clinical experience that is equivalent to a minimum of twelve (12) months of full-time supervised experience obtained during completion of his or her audiology doctoral degree program. Supervised clinical practicum hours must be supervised by an individual meeting the requirements for Indiana licensure in audiology.
5. (4) The official score report from the Professional Examination Service certifying that the applicant has passed the examination in the area in which the applicant is applying for licensure, with a score of at least six hundred (600).

6. (5) A statement from the appropriate agency in each state where the applicant has been licensed, certifying whether or not disciplinary proceedings:

   1. (A) have ever been initiated; or
   2. (B) are presently pending;
7. against the applicant.

(b) Instead of the documents required in subsection (a)(2) through (a)(5), the board may accept a certificate of clinical competence issued by either of the following:

1. (1) ASHA.
2. (2) Another board approved nationally recognized association for audiology in the area that meets the minimum requirements in subsection (a)(2) through (a)(5) in the area in which the applicant is applying for licensure.

Evidence of such certification shall be received by the board directly from the certifying agency with all fees borne by the applicant.

(c) An applicant who applies for licensure under IC 25-35.6-3-3(a) bears the burden of proving that the requirements of the state or territory in which the applicant currently is licensed are equivalent to those requirements set forth in IC 25-35.6. The applicant shall submit the following:

1. (1) The documentation required by subsection (a).
2. (2) Any other information required by the board to make a determination as to whether the requirements of the other state or territory are equivalent to those set forth in IC 25-35.6.

(d) An applicant shall be notified in writing of the results of the evaluation of the applicant's application for license.

(e) An applicant who seeks licensure in both speech-language pathology and audiology must file an application in both areas as provided by IC 25-35.6-1-3.

(f) An application shall be considered abandoned if the applicant does not complete the requirements for licensure within one (1) year from the date on which application was filed. An application submitted subsequent to an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.

(g) In addition to the requirements set forth in this section, an applicant for licensure shall pass a written examination on the Indiana audiology statutes and rules. A score of at least seventy-five (75) is passing.

(Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board; 880 IAC 1-1-2.5; filed Aug 25, 2008, 3:07 p.m.: 20080924-IR-880070671FRA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2014, 8:41 a.m.: 20141231-IR-880140397RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2020, 1:59 p.m.: 20201125-IR-880200444RFA)