(225 ILCS 110/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7908)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 8. Qualifications for licenses to practice speech-language pathology or audiology. The Department shall require that each applicant for a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology shall:
(a) (Blank);
(b) be at least 21 years of age;
(c) not have violated any provisions of Section 16 of
this Act;
(d) for a license as a speech-language pathologist,
present satisfactory evidence of receiving a master's or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology from a program approved by the Department. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any program from establishing higher standards than specified in this Act;
(d-5) for a license as an audiologist, present
satisfactory evidence of having received a master's or doctoral degree in audiology from a program approved by the Department; however, an applicant for licensure as an audiologist whose degree was conferred on or after January 1, 2008, must present satisfactory evidence of having received a doctoral degree in audiology from a program approved by the Department;
(e) pass a national examination recognized by the
Department in the theory and practice of the profession;
(f) for a license as a speech-language pathologist,
have completed the equivalent of 9 months of supervised experience; and
(g) for a license as an audiologist, have completed a
minimum of 1,500 clock hours of supervised experience or present evidence of a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree.
Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to complete the application process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(Source: P.A. 94-528, eff. 8-10-05; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)
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