Montana Code 37-15-303. Qualifications
37-15-303. Qualifications. (1) To be eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, the applicant:
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-15-303
- Audiologist: means a person who practices audiology and who meets the qualifications set forth in this chapter. See Montana Code 37-15-102
- Audiology assistant: means any person meeting the minimum requirements established by the board of speech-language pathologists and audiologists who works directly under the supervision of a licensed audiologist. See Montana Code 37-15-102
- Board: means the board of speech-language pathologists and audiologists provided for in 2-15-1739. See Montana Code 37-15-102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Speech-language pathologist: means a person who practices speech-language pathology and who meets the qualifications set forth in this chapter. See Montana Code 37-15-102
- Speech-language pathology assistant: means a person meeting the minimum requirements established by the board who works directly under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist. See Montana Code 37-15-102
(a)must meet the current academic, supervised clinical practicum, and supervised professional experience requirements as defined by board rule; and
(b)shall pass an examination approved by the board.
(2)(a) To be eligible for licensing by the board as a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant, the applicant:
(i)must have completed the academic requirements as defined by board rule; or
(ii)shall provide evidence to the board that the applicant served as an unlicensed speech-language pathology assistant or an unlicensed audiology assistant sufficient to meet the requirements in subsection (2)(a)(i) for a period prior to January 1, 2024.
(b)The board shall provide by rule the type of evidence and conditions to meet equivalency for current academic experience.
(3)The standards defined by the board must be equal to or greater than the standards generally accepted as the national norm.