2014 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXX - OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 326-F - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PRACTICE
Section 326-F:3 - Eligibility for Initial Licensure.

    326-F:3 Eligibility for Initial Licensure. –
    I. To be eligible for initial licensure as a speech-language pathologist an applicant shall:
       (a) Demonstrate sufficient evidence of good professional character and reliability to satisfy the board that the applicant shall faithfully and conscientiously avoid professional misconduct and adhere to this chapter, RSA 328-F and the board's rules.
       (b) Meet any continuing competency requirements established by the board in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.
       (c) Either hold a currently valid certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, or its successor organization, or meet the requirements of paragraph II.
    II. To be eligible for initial licensure as a speech-language pathologist an applicant not holding a currently valid certificate of clinical competence shall:
       (a) Possess a master's degree or higher academic degree in speech-language pathology, communications sciences and disorders, or communications disorders.
       (b) Have completed a supervised clinical practicum experience complying with the requirements set forth in rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.
       (c) Have completed a postgraduate professional experience under the direction and supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist and meeting the requirements of rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.
       (d) Pass an examination approved by the board in rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.

Source. 2003, 310:3, eff. July 1, 2003.