Sec. 401.305. EXAMINATION. (a) To obtain a license, an applicant must:
(1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and
(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.
(b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.
(b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.
(c) The commission by rule may:
(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and
(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.
(d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.067, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 2.002, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Professions Related to Hearing, Speech, and Dyslexia
Chapter 401 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Subchapter G. License Requirements
Section 401.301. License Required
Section 401.302. Issuance of License
Section 401.303. License Application
Section 401.304. Applicant Eligibility
Section 401.3041. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance
Section 401.308. Provisional License; Certificate of Clinical Competence Waiver