Examinations

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for obtaining a speech-language pathology or audiology license, or both, by examination. (1) The examination given pursuant to section 345.050.1(4), RSMo shall be the National Examination for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. (2) The candidate shall submit the applicable nonrefundable licensing application fee to the commission and shall meet the requirements of section 345.050.1(1)–345.050.1(3), RSMo prior to taking the examination. If the commission finds that the applicant has met these qualifications, it then shall be the responsibility of the candidate to contact the National Teachers Examination Program Policy Council, Praxis Series at Post Office Box 6051 in Princeton, NJ 08541-6051; or its successor, to sit for the examination. (3) The candidate shall have the Praxis Series of the National Teachers Examination Program Policy Council; or its successor, notify the commission of the candidate’s test result(s), in writing. (4) The passing score required for licensure must meet the minimum score required for the certificate of clinical competence as set by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (5) A candidate approved by the commission for an examination shall take that examination within one (1) year from the date of the initial commission approval. If the candidate has not taken the examination by the end of the one (1)-year period the candidate must resubmit an application form and the application fee for commission consideration. (6) Following the commission’s review, the applicant will be informed by letter either that the application has been approved or that it has been rejected. Any rejection letter will outline, with as much specificity as practicable, the reasons for rejection. AUTHORITY: sections 345.030 and 345.050, RSMo Supp. 1998.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 150-4.020. Original rule filed July 1, 1988, effective Oct. 27, 1988. Amended: Filed Nov. 16, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2150-4.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 345.030, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 1998 and 345.050, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1998.