(1) Any person desiring to obtain licensure by endorsement as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall apply to the Department of Health and pay the fee required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B20-3.002 The application shall be made on Form SPA-1, as set forth in subsection 64B20-2.001(1), F.A.C. The Department shall notify the applicant by letter of any deficiencies in the application within 30 days after the application is filed. The applicant shall rectify all deficiencies in the application within one year from the date of such letter or the application will be processed as an incomplete application and the application file will be closed.

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    (2) The Board shall certify as qualified for licensure by endorsement those applicants who have completed the application form, remitted the nonrefundable application fee required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B20-3.002, the endorsement fee required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 64B20-3.006, and who have demonstrated that they:
    (a) Hold a valid license or certificate in another state to practice the profession for which the application is made, if the criteria for issuance of such license was substantially equivalent to, or more stringent than, the licensure criteria which existed in Florida at the time the license was issued, or
    (b) Hold a valid certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or current Board certification in audiology from the American Board of Audiology.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 468.1135(4). Law Implemented 468.1145(2), 468.1185(3) FS. History-New 3-14-91, Amended 12-4-91, Formerly 21LL-2.006, Amended 11-30-93, Formerly 61F14-2.006, Amended 9-26-95, Formerly 59BB-2.006, Amended 2-14-07.