36-37-17. Provisional licenses.
The board shall issue a provisional license in speech-language pathology to an applicant who:
(1)Except for the postgraduate professional experience, meets the academic, practicum, and examination requirements of this chapter;
(2)Submits an application, upon a form prescribed by the board, including a plan for the content of the postgraduate professional experience;
(3)Pays the application fee for a provisional license; and
(4)Has not committed any act for which disciplinary action may be justified.
A person holding a provisional license may practice speech-language pathology only while working under the mentorship of a licensed speech-language pathologist who meets the qualifications of §36-37-14, 36-37-15, or 36-37-16. The term for a provisional license and the conditions for its renewal shall be determined by the board in rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26.
Source: SL 2012, ch 196, §17.