TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 29

SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES PRACTICE ACT

54-2918.   license by endorsement and educational equivalency. (1)

The board may issue a license by endorsement. An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall substantiate to the board that the applicant holds a current, active and unrestricted equivalent license in another state or United States territory. The applicant shall apply for a license by endorsement on such forms, pay such fees and satisfy such other requirements as may be provided by board rule.

(2)  For applicants who received their professional education outside of the United States, the board may deem such education acceptable, provided that the board is satisfied, and the applicant provides documentation acceptable to the board, that equivalent education requirements have been met. The board, in its discretion, may require by rule that applicants who received their professional education outside of the United States provide additional information to the board concerning such professional education. The board may also, in its discretion, require successful completion of additional coursework before proceeding with the application process.

History:

[54-2918, added 2005, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 862; am. 2011, ch. 76, sec. 1, p. 161.]