2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 637B - Audiologists and Speech Pathologists
NRS 637B.160 - Qualifications of applicants.

1. An applicant for a license to engage in the practice of audiology or speech pathology must be issued a license by the Board if the applicant:

(a) Is over the age of 21 years;

(b) Is a citizen of the United States, or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;

(c) Is of good moral character;

(d) Meets the requirements for education or training and experience provided by subsection 2;

(e) Has completed at least 300 clock hours of supervised clinical experience in audiology or speech pathology, or both;

(f) Applies for the license in the manner provided by the Board;

(g) Passes any examination required by this chapter;

(h) Pays the fees provided for in this chapter; and

(i) Submits all information required to complete an application for a license.

2. An applicant must possess a master s degree in audiology or in speech pathology from an accredited educational institution or possess equivalent training and experience. If an applicant seeks to qualify on the basis of equivalent training and experience, the applicant must submit to the Board satisfactory evidence that he or she has obtained at least 60 semester credits, or equivalent quarter credits, in courses related to the normal development, function and use of speech and language or hearing, including, but not limited to, the management of disorders of speech or hearing and the legal, professional and ethical practices of audiology or speech pathology. At least 24 of the 60 credits, excluding any credits obtained for a thesis or dissertation, must have been obtained for courses directly relating to audiology or speech pathology.

(Added to NRS by 1979, 1255; A 1983, 1045; 1997, 2143; 2005, 2741, 2807)