645—300.2(147) Requirements for licensure. The following criteria will apply to licensure:
	300.2(1) Applicants will submit a completed online licensure application and pay the required fee.
	300.2(2) The application will include:
	a. 	An official copy of a current ASHA certificate of clinical competence; or
	b. 	Verification of current ABA certification; or
	c. 	Submission of the following:
	(1)	Official copies of academic transcripts sent directly from the school to the board showing proof of completion of not less than 400 hours of supervised clinical training;
	(2)	Verification of nine months of full-time clinical experience, or equivalent, completed after the master’s degree, under the supervision of a licensed speech pathologist or audiologist or as a part of the doctoral degree; and
	(3)	Results of the Praxis Examination.
	300.2(3) An applicant who has relocated to Iowa from a state that did not require licensure to practice the profession may submit proof of work experience in lieu of educational and training requirements, if eligible, in accordance with rule 645—19.2(272C).
	300.2(4) An applicant who has been licensed in another state will provide verification of license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been licensed, and additional verifications if necessary to verify at least five years of an independent license as described in subrule 240.10(4), sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification direct from the jurisdiction’s board office if the verification provides:
	a. 	Licensee’s name;
	b. 	Date of initial licensure;
	c. 	Current licensure status; and
	d. 	Any disciplinary action taken against the license.
[ARC 7825C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]