Regulation .05 Waiver of Requirements.
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A.
The Board may waive the qualifications required for a license to practice as a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology 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)
A speech-language pathology assistant prior to October 1, 2007; or
(b)
An audiology assistant prior to October 1, 2022;
(4)
Has completed the educational requirements in Regulations .02C and .04C 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 or an audiology assistant under this chapter for an individual who:
(1)
Holds a valid certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;
(2)
Holds a valid license, certification, or registration as a speech language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant in another state whose qualifications for a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant are equivalent to the qualifications for a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant in this State; or
(3)
Qualifies under the waiver of requirements provided in §A of this regulation.