# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 41 — Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists

### Chapter 11 — Speech-Language Pathology Assistants and Audiology Assistants

#### Regulation .05 Waiver of Requirements.

*COMAR 10.41.11.05*

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.