Section 17-7805. APPLICANTS EDUCATED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

 

7805.1The Board may grant a license to practice audiology to an applicant who completed an educational program in a college or university in a foreign country which was not accredited in accordance with section 7802 if the applicant:

 

(a)Meets all requirements of this chapter except for § 7802.1(a); and

 

(b)Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant’s education and training are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter and the Act by submitting the documentation required by § 7805.2 of this section and, if applicable, by submitting to an interview pursuant to § 7805.3.

 

7805.2An applicant under this section shall, in lieu of meeting the requirements of subsection 7802.1(a), submit one (1) of the following:

 

(a)Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has received a Master’s degree or higher from a foreign institution which was accredited, at the time the degree was conferred, by an accrediting body recognized by the national government of the country in which the institution is located; or

 

(b) A certification from a private education evaluation service approved by the Board that the applicant’s foreign education is substantially equivalent to the education provided in an audiology program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology or an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Board.

 

7805.3The Board may interview an applicant under this section to determine whether the applicant’s education or training meets the requirements of the Act and this chapter.

 

7805.4If a document required by this chapter is in a language other than English, an applicant shall arrange for its translation into English by a translation service acceptable to the Board and shall submit a translation signed by the translator attesting to its accuracy.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 15, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4336, 4341 (May 20, 2011).