(a) The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who is in the process of obtaining postgraduate professional experience and who:
(1) Meets the academic, practicum, and examination requirements of this article;
(2) Submits an application to the board, upon a form prescribed by the board, including a plan for the content of the postgraduate professional experience; and
(3) Pays the fee.
(b) A provisional licensee may practice speech-language pathology or audiology under the general supervision of a licensed speech pathologist or audiologist only in the professional field for which the provisional license was issued.
(c) The provisional license shall be valid for a term of one year and may be renewed.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
Article 32. Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
§30-32-1. Unlawful Acts; Criminal Penalties
§30-32-5. Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
§30-32-6. Powers and Duties of the Board
§30-32-9. Qualifications for Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist
§30-32-10. Qualifications for Licensure as an Audiologist
§30-32-10a. Application for Licensure; Qualification for Licensure; Examination
§30-32-11. Provisional Licenses
§30-32-12. Waiver of Requirements; Practice Pending Disposition of Application
§30-32-13. Scope of Practice for Speech-Language Pathology
§30-32-14. Scope of Practice for Audiology
§30-32-15. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Assistants; Supervision Requirements
§30-32-16. Telepractice Services
§30-32-18. Actions to Enjoin Violations
§30-32-19. Complaints; Investigations; Due Process Procedure; Grounds for Disciplinary Action
§30-32-20. Procedures for Hearing; Right of Appeal