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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="2-310.2" title_number="2" title_name="Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–language Pathologists, and Music Therapists" subtitle_number="3">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a limited license to practice speech–language pathology to an applicant who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except for the examination and supervised postgraduate professional practice in speech–language pathology, meets the license requirements under § 2–302.2 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board that for the term of the limited license the applicant will practice only under the supervision of an individual described under subsection (b)(2) of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Submits an application to the Board on the form that the Board requires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Pays to the Board the application fee set by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The purpose of a limited license to practice speech–language pathology is to permit an individual to practice speech–language pathology while completing the licensing requirements of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>While it is effective, a limited license to practice speech–language pathology authorizes the licensee to practice speech–language pathology under the supervision of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A fully licensed speech–language pathologist; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the individual is employed in a setting in which licensure is not required as provided under § 2–301(b)(1)(i) of this subtitle, an individual who holds national certification in speech–language pathology from a professional organization acceptable to the Board as provided for in the regulations adopted by the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A limited license to practice speech–language pathology expires on the first anniversary of its effective date.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board may renew the limited license to practice speech–language pathology once for an additional 1–year term, if the holder:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Otherwise meets the requirements of this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Submits a renewal application to the Board on the form that the Board requires; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Pays to the Board a limited license renewal fee set by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If a limited licensee fails to receive a full license within 2 years after the date the initial limited license was issued, the individual shall wait a minimum of 1 year before the individual may apply for another license.</text>
  </level>
</section>
