2005 Minnesota Statutes - 148.515 — Qualifications for licensure.

     148.515 Qualifications for licensure. 


    Subdivision 1.    Applicability.  Except as provided in 
 section 148.516 or 148.517, an applicant must meet the 
 requirements in this section.  


    Subd. 2.    Master's or doctoral degree required.  (a) 
 An applicant must possess a master's or doctoral degree that 
 meets the requirements of paragraph (b).  If completing a 
 doctoral program in which a master's degree has not been 
 conferred, an applicant must submit a transcript showing 
 completion of course work equivalent to, or exceeding, a 
 master's degree that meets the requirement of paragraph (b). 


    (b) All of the applicant's graduate coursework and clinical 
 practicum required in the professional area for which licensure 
 is sought must have been initiated and completed at an 
 institution whose program was accredited by the Educational 
 Standards Board of the Council on Academic Accreditation in 
 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, a body recognized by 
 the United States Department of Education, or an equivalent as 
 determined by the commissioner, in the area for which licensure 
 is sought.  


    Subd. 3. Repealed, 2003 c 87 s 53 


    Subd. 4.    Supervised graduate or doctoral clinical 
 experience required.  An applicant must complete the graduate 
 or doctoral clinical experience required by the American 
 Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Board of 
 Audiology, or an equivalent, as determined by the commissioner, 
 and must achieve a qualifying examination score on the National 
 Examination in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.  


    Subd. 5. Repealed, 2003 c 87 s 53 


    Subd. 6.    Dispensing audiologist examination 
 requirements.  (a) Audiologists are exempt from the written 
 examination requirement in section 153A.14, subdivision 2h, 
 paragraph (a), clause (1). 


    (b) After July 31, 2005, all applicants for audiologist 
 licensure under sections 148.512 to 148.5198 must achieve a 
 passing score on the practical tests of proficiency described in 
 section 153A.14, subdivision 2h, paragraph (a), clause (2), 
 within the time period described in section 153A.14, subdivision 
 2h, paragraph (c). 


    (c) In order to dispense hearing aids as a sole proprietor, 
 member of a partnership, or for a limited liability company, 
 corporation, or any other entity organized for profit, a 
 licensee who obtained audiologist licensure under sections 
 148.512 to 148.5198, before August 1, 2005, and who is not 
 certified to dispense hearing aids under chapter 153A, must 
 achieve a passing score on the practical tests of proficiency 
 described in section 153A.14, subdivision 2h, paragraph (a), 
 clause (2), within the time period described in section 153A.14, 
 subdivision 2h, paragraph (c).  All other audiologist licensees 
 who obtained licensure before August 1, 2005, are exempt from 
 the practical tests. 


    HIST: 1996 c 363 s 5; 1998 c 317 s 2; 2000 c 460 s 23; 2003 c 
 87 s 23,24; 2005 c 147 art 7 s 5