20 CSR 2150-4.040 - Internationally Trained Applicants

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for internationally trained applicants applying for a speech-language pathology or audiology license, or both.

(1) All internationally trained applicants applying for a license to practice shall complete the requirements specified in rules 20 CSR 2150-4.010 and 20 CSR 2150-4.020 and submit the nonrefundable application fee.

(2) An internationally trained applicant graduating from a college or university which is not approved and accredited by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association shall be required to obtain a credential evaluation verifying that the applicant's professional degree is the equivalent of a SpeechLanguage Pathology or Audiology degree obtained from an institution accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. The credential evaluation service must be approved by the commission.

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20 CSR 2150-4.040

AUTHORITY: section 345.020, RSMo 2000 and section 345.050, RSMo Supp. 2007.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-4.040. Original rule filed July 1, 1988, effective Oct. 27, 1988. Amended: Filed Nov. 16, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed April 15, 2004, effective Oct. 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-4.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 2007, effective June 30, 2008.

AUTHORITY: section 345.020, RSMo 2000 and section 345.050, RSMo Supp. 2007.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-4.040. Original rule filed July 1, 1988, effective Oct. 27, 1988. Amended: Filed Nov. 16, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed April 15, 2004, effective Oct. 30, 2004. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-4.040, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Dec. 14, 2007, effective June 30, 2008.