NAC391.223. Endorsement to provide audiological services; exception.

     1. To receive an endorsement to provide audiological services in kindergarten through grade 12, a person must hold a:

     (a) Certificate of Clinical Competence as an audiologist issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;

     (b) Master’s degree in audiology from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association; or

     (c) Master’s degree in any subject from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association and have:

          (1) Successfully completed at least 300 hours of supervised clinical experience in audiology or speech pathology, or both; and

          (2) Earned at least 60 credits in courses related to the normal development, function and use of speech and language or hearing, including, but not limited to, the management of disorders of speech or hearing and the legal, professional and ethical practices of audiology or speech pathology. At least 24 credits, not including credits earned for a thesis or dissertation, must have been earned in courses directly relating to audiology or speech pathology.

     2. An endorsement issued pursuant to subsection 1 is not required to provide audiological services in kindergarten through grade 12.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, eff. 1-24-96)