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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.41.11.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="41" chapter_num="11" heading="Waiver of Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is of good moral character;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pays the application fee required by the Board under COMAR 10.41.01;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has been working as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A speech-language pathology assistant prior to October 1, 2007; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An audiology assistant prior to October 1, 2022;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Has completed the educational requirements in Regulations .02C and .04C of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Completes a delegation agreement for each supervising speech-language pathologist.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Holds a valid certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or an audiology assistant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Qualifies under the waiver of requirements provided in §A of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>