459.24 Licensure.
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459.24 Licensure.
(1)License required. Except as provided under s. 459.22 , no person may do any of the following:
(a)Engage in the practice of speech-language pathology or use the title “speech-language pathologist” or any similar title unless the person holds a current speech-language pathologist license granted by the examining board under sub.
(2)or
(a)or holds a valid compact privilege.
(b)Engage in the practice of audiology or use the title “audiologist,” “clinical audiologist,” or any similar title unless the person holds a current audiologist license granted by the examining board under sub.
(3)or
(b)or holds a valid compact privilege.
(1m)Prohibited titles. No person may use the title “certified hearing aid audiologist,” “certified hearing instrument audiologist,” “licensed hearing instrument audiologist,” or “licensed hearing aid audiologist.”
(2)Speech-language pathologist license. The examining board shall grant a speech-language pathologist license to an individual who does all of the following:
(a)Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
(b)Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05
(1).
(c)Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she does not have a conviction record.
(d)Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed a supervised clinical practicum and received a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from a college or university approved by the examining board, or has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the completion of those requirements.
(e)Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has passed the examination required for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or passes an examination under s. 459.26
(a)to determine fitness as a speech-language pathologist or has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to passing one of those examinations in determining fitness as a speech-language pathologist.
(f)Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed a postgraduate clinical fellowship in speech-language pathology approved by the examining board or has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the completion of such a fellowship.
(3)Audiologist license. The examining board shall grant an audiologist license to an individual who does all of the following:
(a)Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.
(b)Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05
(1).
(c)Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she does not have a conviction record.
(d)Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed a supervised clinical practicum and satisfied one of the following:
1. Received a master’s degree in audiology from a college or university approved by the examining board, or has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the completion of those requirements. This subdivision does not apply to applications received after December 31, 2009.
2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she possesses a doctoral degree in audiology from an accredited academic institution approved by the examining board by rule. The doctoral degree program must consist of not less than 3 years of educational course work and not less than 12 months of clinical rotation or externship. This subdivision applies to applications received after December 31, 2009.
3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the requirements under subd. 2. This subdivision applies to applications received after December 31, 2009.
(e)Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has passed the examinations selected or approved by the examining board by rule under s. 459.26
(am), or has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the examinations selected or approved by the examining board under s. 459.26
(am).
(em)Passes an examination under s. 459.26
(b).
(f)Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has completed a postgraduate clinical fellowship in audiology approved by the examining board or has completed education or training that the examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the completion of such a fellowship. This paragraph applies to applications received on or before December 31, 2009.
(3c)Types of licenses.
(a)A license granted under sub.
(2)or
(3)may be either of the following:
1. A license that, subject to s. 459.70
(4), entitles the holder to obtain and exercise a compact privilege in other states that are parties to the compact.
2. A single-state license, which only entitles the holder to practice in this state. Nothing in the compact applies to the holder of a single-state license unless otherwise applicable under this subchapter.
(b)When applying for a license under sub.
(2)or
(3), an individual shall specify whether he or she is applying for a license under par.
(a)1. or 2.
(3e)Compact privilege. The examining board shall grant to any individual to whom all of the following apply an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, whichever is applicable, compact privilege:
(a)The individual holds an unencumbered home state license in another state that is a party to the compact and satisfies all other requirements under s. 459.70
(4).
(b)The individual applies for the compact privilege in the manner prescribed by the department.
(c)The individual pays any fee established by the department under s. 459.71
(2).
(4)Posting of license. Each person issued a license under this subchapter to practice speech-language pathology or audiology shall post the license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s place of business.
(5)Expiration and renewal. The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter, other than temporary licenses granted under sub.
(6), are specified in s. 440.08
(a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following: