PURPOSE: This rule details the registration process for speech-language pathology assistants.

1. (1) Applications for registration must be made on forms prepared by the Advisory Commission for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Application forms may be obtained by writing the executive director for the Advisory Commission for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 3605 Missouri Boulevard, PO Box 4, Jefferson City, MO 65102, (573) 751-0098.

2. (2) An application will not be considered as officially submitted unless completely filled out, properly attested and the application fee has been received by the board. The application fee must be drawn on a United States bank. The following documents are necessary to be filed with the board in order to deem the application complete:

   1. (A) Applicants must furnish official transcripts from one or more accredited colleges or universities, confirming a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology. Such transcripts shall evidence completion of the coursework and clinical practicum requirements equivalent to that required by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Transcripts shall detail all coursework and clinical practicum hours and document the degree(s) awarded and area(s) of emphasis;
   2. (B) Internationally trained applicants graduating from a college or university which is not approved and accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association shall be required to obtain a credential evaluation verifying that the applicant’s professional degree is equivalent to a degree obtained by an institution approved and accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Association. The credentialing evaluation service must be approved by the commission;

1. (C) All applicants shall furnish a statement from a speech-language pathologist holding current unrestricted licensure to practice in the state of Missouri pursuant to section 345.015(10), RSMo, acknowledging acceptance of the legal and ethical responsibilities for supervising the applicant;
2. (D) Verification of licensure, registration and/or certification to practice in other states or territories shall be submitted to the board directly from the issuing agency, documenting their record of the applicant, if applicable; and
3. (E) All applicants shall present with the application a recent, unmounted, identifiable photograph not larger than three and one-half inches by five inches (3 1/2" × 5") nor smaller than two inches by three inches (2" × 3").

1. (3) During a registration year if there is a change in supervision, a new Supervisor Responsibility Statement must be completed by the new licensed supervisor and returned to the board. Without the completed statement on file, an assistant may not practice as an assistant until a current Supervisor Responsibility Statement is received by the board.
2. (4) The completed application, including all documents, supporting material(s) and official transcripts required by the commission, must be received at least thirty (30) days before the next regularly scheduled commission meeting. Applications completed fewer than thirty (30) days before the next regularly scheduled meeting may be scheduled for the following regularly scheduled meeting.
3. (5) Following the commission and board’s review, the applicant will be informed by letter either that the application has been approved or that it has been rejected. Any rejection letter will outline, with as much specificity as practicable, the reasons for rejection.

AUTHORITY: sections 345.015 and 345.050, RSMo Supp. 2006 and 334.125 and 345.030, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-4.205. Original rule filed July 31, 2000, effective Feb. 28, 2001. Amended: Filed April 15, 2004, effective Oct. 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-4.205, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed July 11, 2007, effective Jan. 30, 2008.

*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995; 345.015, RSMo 1973, amended 1986, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2005; 345.030, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 1998; and 345.050, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2005.