{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac30-21-60","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC30-21-60","heading":"Qualifications for initial licensure","body":"A. The board may grant an initial license to an applicant for licensure in audiology or speech-language pathology who:\n\n1. Holds a current and unrestricted Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by ASHA; or\n\n2. Submits evidence of the following:\n\na. Documentation of graduation from a program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of ASHA or an equivalent accrediting body recognized by the board;\n\nb. Passage of the qualifying examination from an accrediting body recognized by the board; and\n\nc. Evidence of six months of practice pursuant to a provisional license as described in 18VAC30-21-70 and submission of recommendation for licensure from the applicant's supervisor during practice as a provisional licensee.\n\nB. The board may grant a license to an applicant as a school speech-language pathologist who holds a master's degree in speech-language-pathology.\n\nC. The board may refuse to issue a license to any applicant who has been determined to have committed an act in violation of 18VAC30-21-160.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 30. Board of Audiology And Speech-Language Pathology","Chapter 21. Regulations Governing Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology","Part II. Requirements for Licensure"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency30/chapter21/section60/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:24Z","sha256":"fd63864f58ef22359e8336a8ae7cca7c26ed69b85164f9bb0547e56387c61657","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac30-21-50","next":"us-va/18vac30-21-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}