645—300.6 (147) Temporary clinical license. A temporary clinical license for the purpose of obtaining clinical experience as a prerequisite for licensure is valid for one year and may be renewed at the discretion of the board.
	   300.6(1) A speech pathology applicant must submit the following to the board:
	      a.    	 Evidence of supervision by a speech pathologist with an active, current Iowa license in good standing;
	      b.    	 An official application form provided by the board and completed by the applicant;
	      c.    	 An official copy of the transcript, sent directly from the school to the board, showing proof of possession of a master’s degree in speech pathology;
	      d.    	 Official verification of completion of not less than 400 hours of supervised clinical training in an accredited college or university;
	      e.    	 The temporary clinical license fee; and
	      f.    	 Results of the Praxis Examination.
	   300.6(2) An audiology applicant or an applicant completing a doctoral externship must submit the following to the board:
	      a.    	 Evidence of supervision by an audiologist with an active, current Iowa license in good standing. The applicant completing an audiology doctoral externship must show evidence of on-site supervision;
	      b.    	 An official application form provided by the board and completed by the applicant;
	      c.    	 An official copy of the transcript, sent directly from the school to the board, showing proof of possession of a master’s degree in audiology;
	      d.    	 Official verification of completion of not less than 400 hours of supervised clinical training in an accredited college or university;
	      e.    	 The temporary clinical license fee; and
	      f.    	 Results of the Praxis Examination.
	   300.6(3) The plan for supervised clinical experience must be approved by the board before the applicant starts practice and shall:
	      a.    	 Include at least nine months of full-time clinical experience, or equivalent;
	      b.    	 Include supervision by an Iowa-licensed speech pathologist or audiologist, as appropriate. If the applicant is being supervised by more than one individual, each supervisor must submit a supervised clinical experience plan for approval. If there is a change in the supervised clinical experience plan at any time during the supervised clinical experience, the licensee must contact the board for approval within 30 days of the change;
	      c.    	 Be kept by the supervisor for two years from the last date of the clinical experience; and
	      d.    	 Include a completed supervised clinical experience report form that shall be submitted to the board of speech pathology and audiology upon the applicant’s successful completion of the nine months of full-time clinical experience. If the applicant was supervised by more than one individual, each supervisor must submit a supervised clinical experience report. The applicant may then apply for licensure.
[ARC 8872B, IAB 6/30/10, effective 8/4/10; ARC 1397C, IAB 4/2/14, effective 5/7/14]