Examination

Sec. 401.305. EXAMINATION. (a) To obtain a license, an applicant must: (1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and (2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule. (b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year. (b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination. (c) The commission by rule may: (1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and (2) require a written or oral examination, or both. (d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.067, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 2.002, eff. September 1, 2017.