Section 1465.40  Application for Licensure

a)         Each applicant for a speech-language pathology or audiology license shall file an application with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division), on forms provided by the Division.  The application shall include:

1)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, of a master's or doctoral degree from a program approved by the Division in accordance with Section 1465.20(a).  An applicant for licensure as a speech-language pathologist who received education and training at a speech-language pathology program located outside of the United States must meet the requirements of Section 8 of the Act, including, but not limited to, substantially complying with the minimum requirements of an approved program as set forth in Section 1465.20(a)(4)(B)(i); [225 ILCS 110/8]

2)         Passage of the PRAXIS examination or a national examination recognized by the Department set forth in Section 1465.50 or certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or pursuant to Section 8(e) of the Act.  Exam scores shall be submitted directly to the Division from the testing service;

3)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, of completion of the equivalent of 9 months of full-time supervised professional experience as set forth in Section 1465.30;

4)         The required fee as set forth in Section 1465.75.

b)         The Division, upon recommendation of the Board, will accept a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Clinical Certification Board in lieu of the documents required in subsections (a)(2) and (3).

c)         Each applicant for a speech-language pathology assistant license shall file an application with the Division on forms provided by the Division.  The application shall include:

1)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, of completion of either an associate's degree from a speech-language pathology assistant program approved by the Division or a bachelor's degree with proof that the applicant has completed course work from an accredited college or university that meets the minimum requirements in accordance with Section 1465.20(b);

2)         The required fee as set forth in Section 1465.75.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 13072, effective August 7, 2020)