(a) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology may waive the examination and grant a license to any applicant who shall present proof of current licensure in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States which maintains professional standards considered by the board to be equivalent to those set forth in this chapter.
(b) The board may waive the examination and grant a license to any person certified as clinically competent by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Academy of Audiology, or the American Board of Audiology in the area for which the person is applying for licensure.
(c) A person certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Academy of Audiology, or the American Board of Audiology or licensed under the law of another state, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia and that has requirements at least equal to those of Arkansas as a speech language pathologist or audiologist who has applied for a license and paid the appropriate fees may perform speech language pathology and audiology services in this state.