1. (1) All regular and inactive status speech-language pathologists, audiologists and speech-language pathology assistants shall renew their licenses on a biennial basis, by December 31st of each odd-numbered year.

2. (2) The Board shall provide the licensee a license renewal notice sent to the address on file with the Board, which will include the following:

   1. (a) The expiration date of the license;
   2. (b) The amount of the renewal fee due; and
   3. (c) The number of professional development hours required for renewal.
   4. (d) For Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, the license renewal notice will include the requirement for the Assistant to report their current supervising Speech-Language Pathologist.

3. (3) All applications for license renewal must be postmarked or submitted electronically by December 31st of each odd-numbered year, and each licensee must submit:

   1. (a) The renewal application completed in full; and
   2. (b) Payment of the non-refundable fee for license renewal.
4. (4) Licensees whose renewal forms are postmarked or submitted electronically after December 31st of each odd-numbered year will be charged a delinquency fee. The board may renew each expired regular or inactive status license upon payment of the biennial renewal fee and the delinquency fee.
5. (5) A license is not considered renewed until the licensee has complied in full with items 3 and 4 above and a new license certificate with a current expiration date has been issued by the Board.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 681.340, 681.420 & 681.460

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 681.320(1)

History

SPA 1-2011, f. 1-28-11, cert. ef. 2-1-11
SPA 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-7-03
Reverted to SPA 1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-01
SPA 1-2002(Temp), f. 11-8-02, cert. ef. 12-1-02 thru 5-1-03
SPA 1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-01
SPA 1-1994, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-94
SPA 2-1993(Temp), f. 12-8-93, cert. ef. 12-10-93