Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
ON APRIL 22, 2019, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 339, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to authorize persons who possess certain qualifications to obtain a provision license as a speech language pathologist.<br /> <br /> To be eligible for licensure by the board of communications disorders and sciences as a speech language pathologist under present law, an applicant must:<br /> <br /> (1) Be of good moral character, be 18 years of age or older and possess at least a master's degree in the area of speech language pathology;<br /> (2) Pass an examination; and<br /> (3) Submit evidence of the completion of the educational, clinical experience, and employment requirements prescribed by rule. Under current rules, an applicant for registration as a clinical fellow must have successfully completed a minimum of 400 hours of supervised clinical experience, through an accredited institution, with individuals having a variety of communications disorders.<br /> <br /> This amendment authorizes any person who has completed the educational requirements for licensure as a speech language pathologist and has received at least a master's degree from an approved educational institution to obtain a provisional license to practice as a clinical fellow during the person's period of supervised clinical experience.<br /> <br /> This amendment authorizes the board of communications disorders and sciences to adopt rules to establish standards and procedures to govern provisional licenses and the provisional license fee. The current rules for registration of clinical fellows will continue to apply until the board adopts new rules and standards. Any person who is registered as a clinical fellow on the date that this bill becomes a law will be deemed to have a provisional license during the person's period of registration.<br /> <br /> This amendment also clarifies that its provisions will not increase above the present limit of three the number of unlicensed speech language pathologists who are obtaining paid professional experience that a licensed or certified speech pathologist may supervise.<br /> <br />
ON APRIL 22, 2019, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 339, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to authorize persons who possess certain qualifications to obtain a provision license as a speech language pathologist.<br /> <br /> To be eligible for licensure by the board of communications disorders and sciences as a speech language pathologist under present law, an applicant must:<br /> <br /> (1) Be of good moral character, be 18 years of age or older and possess at least a master's degree in the area of speech language pathology;<br /> (2) Pass an examination; and<br /> (3) Submit evidence of the completion of the educational, clinical experience, and employment requirements prescribed by rule. Under current rules, an applicant for registration as a clinical fellow must have successfully completed a minimum of 400 hours of supervised clinical experience, through an accredited institution, with individuals having a variety of communications disorders.<br /> <br /> This amendment authorizes any person who has completed the educational requirements for licensure as a speech language pathologist and has received at least a master's degree from an approved educational institution to obtain a provisional license to practice as a clinical fellow during the person's period of supervised clinical experience.<br /> <br /> This amendment authorizes the board of communications disorders and sciences to adopt rules to establish standards and procedures to govern provisional licenses and the provisional license fee. The current rules for registration of clinical fellows will continue to apply until the board adopts new rules and standards. Any person who is registered as a clinical fellow on the date that this bill becomes a law will be deemed to have a provisional license during the person's period of registration.<br /> <br /> This amendment also clarifies that its provisions will not increase above the present limit of three the number of unlicensed speech language pathologists who are obtaining paid professional experience that a licensed or certified speech pathologist may supervise.<br /> <br />
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