| (a) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant must submit
all required information and documentation of credentials on department-approved
forms.
(b) An applicant for an audiology license must submit
the following required documentation:
(1) a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) if not previously submitted when applying for an
intern's license, an original or certified copy of the transcript(s),
which shows the conferred doctoral degree in audiology or a related
hearing science;
(3) if the degree was not earned at an institution
as described in §111.70(b), official documentation from the ASHA
Council for Clinical Certification that the conferred doctoral degree
is adequate for ASHA Certification or from the ABA that the conferred
doctoral degree is adequate for ABA Certification;
(4) if the applicant's transcript is in a language
other than English or the degree was earned at a foreign university,
an original evaluation form from an approved transcript evaluation
service stating that the applicant's degree is a doctoral degree in
audiology or a related hearing science;
(5) if the applicant currently holds a Texas intern
in audiology license, a Report of Completed Audiology Internship Form
completed by the applicant's supervisor and signed by both the applicant
and the supervisor;
(6) if the internship was completed out-of-state, one
of the following documents regarding the supervisor must be submitted:
(A) if that state requires licensure, a copy of the
supervisor's valid license to practice in that state; or
(B) if that state does not require licensure, an original
letter from ASHA stating the supervisor held the Certificate of Clinical
Competence or ABA Certification when the applicant completed the internship;
(7) a Praxis Exam Score Report showing the applicant
passed the examination described in §111.21;
(8) proof of successfully completing the jurisprudence
examination under §111.23; and
(9) the initial application fee required under §111.160.
(c) If not previously submitted when applying for an
assistant or intern license, an applicant for an audiology license
must submit a completed legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed
by the department, to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose
of obtaining criminal history record information. An applicant must
successfully pass a criminal history background check pursuant to
Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 53, and the department's criminal
conviction guidelines.
(d) Waiver of Clinical Experience and Examination Requirements.
An applicant who currently holds either the ASHA Certificate of Clinical
Competence or the ABA Certification may submit official documentation
from ASHA or ABA as evidence that the applicant meets the clinical
experience and examination requirements as set out in the Act and
this subchapter for an audiology license. Such an applicant must submit:
(1) an original or certified copy of a signed letter
from ASHA or ABA which verifies the applicant currently holds the
ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence or ABA Certification in the
area of audiology;
(2) an original or certified copy of the transcript(s)
showing the conferred degree of all relevant course work which also
verifies that the applicant possesses a minimum of a doctoral degree
in audiology or a related hearing science;
(3) the required documents under subsection (b)(1)
and (8) and subsection (c); and
(4) the initial application fee required under §111.160.
(e) Upgrade from Intern License to Full License. An
applicant, who holds a current Texas intern in audiology license,
may upgrade to an audiology license by submitting:
(1) a completed upgrade application on a department-approved
form;
(2) the required documents under subsection (b)(2),
(5), and (7) and subsection (c); and
(3) the initial application fee required under §111.160.
(f) An applicant must complete all licensing requirements
within one year from the date the application was submitted. After
that year an applicant will be required to submit a new application
and all required materials in addition to paying a new application
fee.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §111.75 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4441; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2544; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5172 |
