# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 38 — Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

### Chapter 09 — Speech-Impaired Applicants

#### Regulation .02 Other Requirements.

*COMAR 10.38.09.02*

A. A foreign-trained speech-impaired applicant shall notify the Board before taking a Board-approved standardized test of oral competency.

B. The Board shall attempt to locate a speech-language pathologist fluent in the applicant's native language to assess the impairment.

C. A foreign-trained applicant who is in need of foreign accent reduction, but has competency in his or her native language, may obtain assistance from a bilingual speech-language pathologist before attempting to pass the test of spoken English.