§468E-5  Eligibility for licensure.  (a)  To be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech pathologist or audiologist, a person shall:

     (1)  Possess at least a master's degree or its equivalent in the area of speech pathology or audiology, as the case may be, from an educational institution recognized by the board;

     (2)  Submit to the board evidence of eligibility for meeting the requirements of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for the certificate of clinical competence in speech pathology or audiology, or both; and

     (3)  Pass a written examination approved by the board.

     (b)  To be eligible for licensure by the board as an audiologist, a person shall not be required to also be licensed as a hearing aid dealer and fitter under chapter 451A. [L 1974, c 48, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 21, §1; am L 1988, c 320, §4; am L 1996, c 13, §14; am L 2018, c 173, §4]