2006 Alabama Code - Section 34-28A-22 — Applications for examination; application fee; applications for reexamination; performance of speech-language pathology and audiology services prior to action by board on application.

(a) A person eligible for licensure under Section 34-28A-21 and desirous of licensure shall make application for examination to the board at least 30 days prior to the date of examination, upon a form and in a manner as the board prescribes, and shall mail or deliver the application to a permanent address set and made known to the general public by publication by the board.

(b) Any application shall be accompanied by the non-refundable fee prescribed in Section 34-28A-27.

(c) A person who fails an examination may make application for reexamination if he or she again meets the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).

(d) A person certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) or licensed under the law of another state, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who has applied for licensure under this section may perform speech-language pathology and audiology services in this state during the interim period of time prior to board action on that application.

(Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 90, p. 2756, §10; Acts 1997, No. 97-160, §3.)