SECTION 690:10-3-6. Clinical fellowship requirement

(a)   Clinical fellowship form.

(1)   Each speech-language pathology applicant shall submit evidence (Clinical Fellowship Form) of no less than thirty-six (36) weeks of successful, full time, paid, clinical fellowship obtained under the supervision of one or more practitioners who meet the requirements for supervision of clinical fellows set forth in subchapter five of this chapter. This supervision must entail the personal and direct involvement of the supervisor in any and all ways that will permit the supervisor to evaluate the applicant's performance in professional clinical employment and must include direct observation. The applicant and the supervisor must list and describe the methods of supervision employed. Specific information should be given regarding the professional activity supervised, the number of supervisory contacts per month, and the length of each supervisory contact. The supervisor shall base the total evaluation on no less than thirty-six (36) supervisory visits. This fellowship must follow completion of the requirements of 690:10-3-3 and 690:10-3-6. "Full-time" is defined as at least thirty (30) hours per week; the thirty-six (36) weeks of full time paid fellowship must be obtained within a period of twenty-four consecutive months. This requirement may also be fulfilled by eighteen (18) months of half time paid fellowship of at least fifteen (15) hours per week, which must be completed within a period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months.

(2)   With the exception of audiology applicants with a post-masters distance education professional degree (Au.D.) or applicants with a Ph.D. with a major emphasis in audiology, each audiology applicant will be required to present to the Board a copy of an Au.D. degree diploma, or its equivalent, from an accredited academic institution in order to demonstrate completion of the clinical rotation or externship requirement.

(b)   Waiver of clinical fellowship requirement. The Board shall waive the clinical fellowship requirement and grant a license to any applicant who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or its current equivalent in the area for which he is applying for licensure, provided that the current requirements for such certification are equivalent to or greater than those for licensure under the Speech-Language-Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act, 59 O.S. 1601 et. Seq., as amended. The current requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association are deemed the equivalent of those for licensure under the Act. Evidence of such certification shall be received by the Board directly from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. All fees associated with obtaining such evidence shall be borne by the applicant.

[Source: Amended at 15 Ok Reg 4234, eff 7-31-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1247, eff 5-13-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1786, eff 5-25-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 3116, eff 7-6-04 (emergency); Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1508, eff 6-11-05; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1961, eff 6-25-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2112, eff 7-11-11; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1326, eff 8-27-15; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 2031, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1064, eff 7-25-19]