ARM 24.119.1235. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND AUDIOLOGIST LICENSURE – INITIAL APPLICANTS

(1) Applicants for a Montana single-state speech-language pathologist license must: (a) have a minimum of a master's degree in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from a program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or its equivalent; (b) during the graduate degree program, have completed a supervised clinical practicum experience; (c) following graduation from the post-graduate degree program, have completed a 36-week speech-language pathology supervised professional experience; and (d) have passed the national Praxis examination in speech-language pathology or its equivalent. (2) Applicants for a Montana single-state audiologist license must: (a) have a minimum of a Doctor of Audiology degree (Au.D.) or a Ph.D. in audiology from a program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE), or equivalent; and (b) have passed the national Praxis examination in audiology or its equivalent. (3) An audiologist licensed prior to January 1, 2007, who maintains that license in good standing is not required to obtain a doctorate.