Ala. Admin. Code r. 870-X-2-.04 - Disposition Of Applications For Licensure

(1) Board Action.

(a) Applications, which are deemed to be in order, will be reviewed by the Board. If approved, the applicant will be notified and will be licensed upon receipt of the $200.00 application fee and appropriate license fee. Failure of the applicant to respond to the Board's notification (within 30 days) will necessitate investigation by the chair of the Board's Committee on Credentials Review and Enforcement.

(b) A majority vote by a quorum (four members) or more shall be required to determine disposition of an application for licensure. The applicant will be notified by letter of the Board's decision.

(2) Restrictions on Member Voting. Board members must abstain from voting in the licensing process if there is a conflict of interest.

(3) Issuance of License Certificate.

(a) Each person approved for licensure by the Board shall be issued a license. Licenses will be issued at least quarterly. Applications should be received five (5) days prior to the meeting for review.

(b) A license certificate will identify the licensee as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.

(c) License certificates shall bear the full name of the licensee, the date of Board approval, and a serial number. They shall be signed by the chair and executive secretary under the seal of the Board.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 870-X-2-.04

Filed September 20, 1982. Amended: Filed December 12, 1988; January 14, 1994. Amended: Filed February 11, 1994; effective March 18, 1994. Amended: Filed August 29, 1997; effective October 3, 1997. Amended: Filed September 24, 1999; effective October 29, 1999. Amended: Filed September 14, 2006; effective October 19, 2006. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2016, eff. 10/3/2016.

Authors: David Savage, Denise P. Gibbs, Kay Wilson, Ken Earley, Robert L. Rane, Richard Talbott

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-28 A-1, et seq.