1. (a) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant must submit all required information and documentation in a form and manner prescribed by the department. Original or certified copies of documentation must be submitted to the department upon request.

2. (b) An applicant for an assistant in speech-language pathology license must submit the following required documentation:

   1. (1) a completed application on a department-approved form;
   2. (2) an assistant supervision plan as prescribed under §111.51;
   3. (3) a copy of the transcript(s), which shows the 24 semester credit hours of required course work and which shows the applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree with an emphasis in communicative sciences or disorders or a baccalaureate degree that qualifies under §111.50(c);
   4. (4) if the applicant's transcript is in a language other than English or the degree was earned at a foreign university, the applicant must submit an evaluation form from an ASHA-approved transcript evaluation service. The transcript evaluation service must determine that the applicant's degree is a bachelor's degree or higher. The applicant must bear all expenses incurred for the evaluation. If the degree is not in communicative sciences, the applicant must also meet the requirements of §111.50(b)(5);
   5. (5) verification of 25 hours of clinical observation and 25 hours of clinical assisting experience from the university program director or designee of the college or university training program showing the applicant completed the requirements set out in §111.50(d), if any hours were earned;
   6. (6) for an applicant who did not obtain the hours referenced in paragraph (5), the missing hours must be completed under direct supervision by the approved supervisor upon license issuance;
   7. (7) proof of successfully completing the jurisprudence examination under §111.23; and
   8. (8) the initial application fee required under §111.160.
3. (c) An applicant for an assistant in speech-language pathology license must submit a completed legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the department, to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information. An applicant must successfully pass a criminal history background check pursuant to Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 53, and the department's criminal conviction guidelines.
4. (d) An applicant must complete all licensing requirements within one year from the date the application was submitted. After that year an applicant will be required to submit a new application and all required materials in addition to paying a new application fee.

Source Note:The provisions of this §111.55 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4441; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2544; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5172; amended to be effective December 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 7552.