Section 17-7806. LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION

 

7806LICENSE BY EXAMINATION

 

7806.1To qualify for a license by examination, an applicant for a license to practice audiology shall submit proof of having obtained a passing score on the National Examination in Audiology (PRAXIS II: Subject Assessment in Audiology) as determined by the Education Testing Service (ETS), and shall meet one (1) of the following requirements:

 

(a)The score was obtained within the five (5) years before the date of the application for licensure; or

 

(b)Each of the following:

 

(1)The score was obtained more than five (5) years before the date of the application for licensure;

 

(2)The applicant submits proof that he or she has practiced audiology for at least three (3) years of the five (5) years before the date of the application for licensure; and

 

(3)The applicant submits proof that he or she is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the American Board of Audiology or proof that the applicant obtained a passing score on the National Examination in Audiology.

 

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, 4342 (May 20, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8530 (July 20, 2012).