{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-334a.183","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 334A.183","heading":"Licensure requirements for speech-language pathologist.","body":"(1) To be eligible for initial interim licensure by the board as a speech -language\npathologist, the applicant shall:\n(a) Provide a certified university transcript conferring a master's degree or\ndoctorate degree in the area of speech -language pathology or comm unication\ndisorders, or substantive equivalent. The board shall promulgate\nadministrative regulations to specify the required course work; or\n(b) Provide documentation of completion of degree requirements, including a\nsupervised direct clinical practicum w ith individuals presenting with a variety\nof disorders of communications and swallowing. The experience shall be\nobtained with a training institution or in one (1) of its cooperating programs.\n(2) To be eligible for initial licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist, the\napplicant shall:\n(a) Provide a certified university transcript conferring a master's degree or\ndoctorate degree in the area of speech -language pathology or communication\ndisorders, or substantive equivalent. The board shall pro mulgate\nadministrative regulations to specify the required course work;\n(b) Provide documentation of completion of a postgraduate professional\nexperience approved by the board pursuant to administrative regulations\npromulgated pursuant to this chapter; and\n(c) Pass a national examination approved by the board at the time of the\napplication for licensure or provide documentation of national certification.","path":["KRS Chapter 334A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31912","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:24Z","sha256":"0529cbc7bc1e2d7c335313d1718ca26b3704f65ad5aefda637c7030bfc32c648","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-334a.181","next":"us-ky/krs-334a.185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}