WSR 97-04-042
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed January 31, 1997, 9:40 a.m., effective January 31, 1997]
Date of Adoption: January 17, 1997.
Purpose: This rule defines the commonly accepted standards for the profession of speech-language pathology, required for certification without examination.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 246-828 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.35.080(2).
Other Authority: RCW 18.35.161.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 96-23-066 on November 20, 1996.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: Action is required by state statute RCW 18.35.080 to allow for certification of audiologists and speech-language pathologists within the required time frame.
Effective Date of Rule: January 31, 1997.
January 23, 1997
Diane Young
Program Manager
Board of Hearing and Speech
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-828-015 Temporary credentialing standards. Applicants engaged in the profession of speech-language pathology in this state on or before June 6, 1996, applying for certification before July 1, 1997, must meet at least one of the following requirements of commonly accepted standards:
(1) Master's or doctoral degree or their equivalents in speech-language pathology, communication disorders or communication sciences.
Equivalency to be determined on an individual case basis by the board.
(2) American Speech and Hearing Association's Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).
(3) Washington state educational staff associate certification of
the initial or continuing type. (ESA.)
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