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BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

 


DIVISION 85
TEMPORARY LICENSES
335-085-0010
Qualifications and Procedures for
Temporary Licenses
(1) A Limited Term License is a temporary
license issued to a speech-language pathologist or audiologist applicant and a Limited
Term Certificate is a certificate issued to a speech-language pathology assistant
applicant whose application for regular licensure is submitted after May 1st of
each odd-numbered year. Applicants for a Conditional License in speech-language
pathology are not eligible to obtain limited term licenses.
(a) Limited Term Licenses
and Certificates expire at the same time as regular licenses, January 30th of even-numbered
years.
(b) Limited Term License
or Certificate holders must comply with all Board rules and policies related to
applications for license renewal, which must be submitted electronically no later
than 11:59 p.m. on December 31st of odd-numbered years. Upon meeting all requirements
for license renewal, holder of Limited Term Licenses and Certificates may be issued
regular licenses of the same type.
(2) A Temporary Conditional
License or a Temporary License may be issued for up to 90 days to a speech-language
pathologist or audiologist applicant who meets all other requirements for licensure
but whose graduate degree will not be conferred before employment begins, as provided
in OAR 335-060-0005(3)(b).
(a) A temporary license issued
under this rule is not renewable.
(b) The official transcript
must be submitted to the Board office as soon as possible after the degree is conferred,
but in no case later than 60 days following issuance of the temporary license. When
all licensure requirements are met, the temporary license holder may be issued a
regular license of the same type.
(3) A Provisional Speech-Language
Pathology Assistant Certificate is a temporary license certificate issued by the
Board to speech-language pathology assistant applicants who have completed academic
requirements in OAR 335-095-0030(1) and (2), while they are actively engaged in
completing the clinical fieldwork hours required in 335-095-0030(3) outside of an
academic program.
(a) A Provisional Speech-Language
Pathology Assistant Certificate may be issued for up to 180 days. It may not be
renewed. A Provisional Certificate may be upgraded to a regular Speech-Language
Pathology Assistant Certificate.
(b) A holder of a Provisional
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate must be directly supervised 100%
of the time they are engaged in clinical fieldwork. The supervisor must be qualified
and the clinical fieldwork documented according to OAR 335-095-0030.
(c) A holder of a Provisional
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Certificate must clearly identify themselves
as a “provisional speech-language pathology assistant”, and may not
hold a job title of or be employed as a “speech-language pathology assistant”.
The provisional certificate holder may be employed in a unlicensed position such
as educational assistant, may be paid a stipend, or may be uncompensated.
(d) The provisional certificate
holder may apply for an upgrade to a speech-language pathology assistant certificate
upon completion of all requirements in OAR 335-095-0030. Application to upgrade
the provisional certificate must be postmarked no later than 15 days prior to its
expiration. The provisional certificate holder may not practice as a speech-language
pathology assistant without direct supervision until receiving a regular speech-language
pathology assistant certificate.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 681
Stats. Implemented: ORS 681.285
& 681.340
Hist.: SPA 3-2013(Temp),
f. 6-28-13, cert. ef. 7-1-13 thru 12-28-13; SPA 4-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
9-13-13 thru 12-28-13; SPA 5-2013, f. & cert. ef. 11-13-13

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