License: Speech-Language Pathologist

Department of Health Professions Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology and Audiology

6606 West Broad Street

4th Floor

Richmond, VA 23230-1717

(804) 662-7390

Requirements for licensure. A. The board may grant a license to an applicant who: 1. Holds a current and unrestricted Certificate of Clinical Competence in the area in which he seeks licensure issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, certification issued by the American Board of Audiology or any other accrediting body recognized by the board. Verification of currency shall be in the form of a certified letter from a recognized accrediting body issued within six months prior to licensure; and 2. Has passed the qualifying examination from an accrediting body recognized by the board within three years preceding the date of applying for licensure, or has been actively engaged in the respective profession for which he seeks licensure for one of the past three consecutive years preceding the date of application; or B. The board may grant a license to an applicant for licensure as a speech-language pathologist who: 1. Holds a master's degree or its equivalent as determined by the board or a doctoral degree from a college or university whose speech-language program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or an equivalent accrediting body; and 2. Has passed a qualifying examination from an accrediting body recognized by the board within three years preceding the date of applying for licensure in Virginia or has been actively engaged as a speech-language pathologist for one of the past three consecutive years preceding the date of application. C. The board may grant a license to an applicant as a school speech-language pathologist who: 1. Holds a master's degree in speech-language-pathology; and 2. Holds an endorsement in speech-language pathology from the Virginia Department of Education. Application process. A. Prior to seeking licensure as an audiologist, a speech-language pathologist, or a school speech-language pathologist, an applicant shall submit: 1. A completed and signed application; 2. The applicable fee prescribed in 18VAC30-20-80; and 3. Additional documentation as may be required by the board to determine eligibility of the applicant. B. An incomplete application package shall be retained by the board for a period of one year. Licensure by endorsement. A. An applicant who has been licensed in another jurisdiction in the United States may apply for licensure in Virginia by submission of a completed application, payment of the application fee, and submission of documentation of 15 continuing competency hours for each year in which he has been licensed in the other jurisdiction, not to exceed 60 hours. B. An applicant shall either: 1. Meet the qualifications for licensure as prescribed by 18VAC30-20-170; or 2. Provide documentation of a current license in another jurisdiction in the United States and evidence of active practice for at least three of the past five years. C. An applicant for licensure by endorsement in audiology who does not meet one of the requirements of subsection B of this section may qualify for endorsement by practice under supervision with a provisional license for six months and a recommendation for licensure by his supervisor. The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who can provide evidence of having met the educational qualifications prescribed in 18VAC30-20-170 and passage of the qualifying examination at the time of initial licensure. Provisional licensure shall be practiced [under the supervision of a licensed audiologist and] in accordance with subsections D and E of 18VAC30-20-171. D. An applicant shall provide evidence that no disciplinary action has been taken or is pending against his license in another jurisdiction. The board reserves the right to deny a request for licensure to any applicant who has been determined to have committed an act in violation of 18VAC30-20-280