(a) For persons applying for a license in audiology prior to January 1, 2009, an applicant for licensure shall have completed not less than nine months of supervised experience of a scope and nature satisfactory to the State Board for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology after all requirements for the master's degree are completed.

1. (1) Duration. Within any two-year period following completion of an educational program that meets the requirements of section 75.4 of this Part, an applicant must accrue nine months of acceptable experience with not more than two employers.
2. (2) Credit toward the experience requirement may be given for part-time employment accumulated at the rate of not less than two days per week and consisting of not less than 15 hours per week for continuous periods of not less than six months. The department may excuse the requirement that such experience be continuous where such continuous experience cannot be completed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

3. (3) Supervision.

   1. (i) Supervision shall include meeting with and observing the applicant on a regular basis to review and evaluate the supervised experience and to foster professional development.
   2. (ii) Supervision shall be provided by the organization in which the applicant is working, and by an individual who is licensed in New York in audiology, except that supervision of experience acquired in another state or in an exempt setting as defined in section 8207 of the Education Law, may be provided by a person holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

(b) For persons applying for a license in audiology on or after January 1, 2009, an applicant who has met the professional educational requirement for licensure by satisfactorily completing master's degree program shall complete the experience requirements set forth in paragraph (1) of this subdivision and for an applicant who has met the professional education requirement for licensure by satisfactorily completing a doctoral degree program shall complete the experience requirements set forth in paragraph (2) of this subdivision.

1. (1) Master's degree path. An applicant who has met the professional educational requirement for licensure by satisfactorily completing the master's degree program requirements prescribed in section 75.4 of this Part, or its equivalent, shall complete 1,420 hours of supervised experience of a scope and nature satisfactory to the State Board for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

   1. (i) Duration. Within any four-year period following completion of a master's degree program, or its equivalent, an applicant shall complete the experience requirements prescribed in this subdivision and such experience shall be obtained with not more than two employers.
   2. (ii) Credit. Credit toward the experience requirement may be given for part-time employment, accumulated at the rate of not less than 12 hours per week for continuous periods of not less than six months. The department may excuse the requirement that such experience be continuous where such continuous experience cannot be completed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
2. (2) Doctoral degree path. No experience shall be required of an applicant who has met the professional educational requirement for licensure through satisfactory completion of a registered or accredited doctoral degree program in audiology, as prescribed in section 75.4 of this Part, or its equivalent, as determined by the department.

3. (3) Supervision.

   1. (i) Supervision shall include meeting with and observing the applicant on a regular basis to review and evaluate the supervised experience and to foster professional development.
   2. (ii) Supervision shall be provided by an individual who is licensed in New York State in audiology, except that supervision of experience acquired outside New York State or in an exempt setting as defined in section 8207 of the Education Law, may be provided by a person approved for supervision by an acceptable certifying agency as defined in section 52.37 of this Title, or by a person holding the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, or by a person holding Board Certification in Audiology from the American Board of Audiology.