645—300.3 (147) Requirements for licensure. The following criteria shall apply to licensure:
	 300.3(1) The applicant shall complete a board-approved application packet. Application forms may be obtained from the board’s Web site (http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure) or directly from the board office. All applications shall be sent to Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners, Professional Licensure Division, Fifth Floor, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075.
	 300.3(2) The applicant shall complete the application form according to the instructions contained in the application. If the application is not completed according to the instructions, the application will not be reviewed by the board.
	 300.3(3) Each application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees payable to the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners. The fees are nonrefundable.
	 300.3(4) The application shall include:
	  a.   	 Official copies of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) certificate of clinical competence; or
	  b.   	 Submission of the following:
	 (1) 	 Official copies of academic transcripts sent directly from the school to the board showing proof of possession of a master’s degree in speech pathology or a master’s or doctoral degree in audiology or the equivalent of one of these degrees and official verification of completion of not less than 300 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 National Teacher Examination.
	 300.3(5) Licensees who were issued their licenses within six months prior to the renewal shall not be required to renew their licenses until the renewal date two years later.
	 300.3(6) Incomplete applications that have been on file in the board office for more than two years shall be:
	  a.   	 Considered invalid and shall be destroyed; or
	  b.   	 Maintained upon written request of the applicant. The applicant is responsible for requesting that the file be maintained.