Sec. 10.41.11.05. Waiver of Requirements — Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

A. The Board may waive the qualifications required for a license to practice as a speech-language pathology assistant under this chapter for an individual who:

(1) Is of good moral character;

(2) Pays the application fee required by the Board under COMAR 10.41.01;

(3) Has been working as a speech-language pathology assistant for at least 2 years;

(4) Has completed the educational requirements in Regulation .03A of this chapter;

(5) Possesses sufficient qualifications which have been documented by a supervising speech-language pathologist, through completion of the speech-language pathology assistant competency skills checklist; and

(6) Completes a delegation agreement for each supervising speech-language pathologist.

B. The Board may waive any of the qualifications required for a license to practice as a speech-language pathology assistant under this chapter for an individual who:

(1) Holds a valid registration as a speech-language pathology assistant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;

(2) Holds a valid license, certification, or registration as a speech language pathology assistant in another state whose qualifications for a speech-language pathology assistant are equivalent to the qualifications for a speech-language pathology assistant in this State; or

(3) Qualifies under the waiver of requirements provided in §A of this regulation.