STATE OF WISCONSIN
Hearing and Speech Examining Board
IN THE MATTER OF RULE-MAKING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE
HEARING AND SPEECH EXAMINING BOARD
PROPOSED ORDER OF THE HEARING AND SPEECH EXAMINING BOARD
ADOPTING RULES
(CLEARINGHOUSE RULE )
PROPOSED ORDER
An order of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board to repeal HAS 6.04 (b) 2, 6.04 (7), 6.05, 6.09 (3), 6.11 and 7.05; to consolidate, renumber and amend HAS 6.04 (6) (b) (intro) and 1; to amend HAS 6.03 (6) (intro) and (a), 6.04 (5), 6.04 (6) (intro) and (a) and 7.04; to repeal and recreate HAS 6.07, 6.08, 6.10 and 7.03; and to create HAS 7.06 relating to licensure of speech-language pathologists, audiologists and temporary licenses and requirements for renewal and reinstatement of credentials granted by the hearing and speech examining board.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted: ss. 459.09, 459.24 (2), (3), (5), and (6), 459.28, 459.32 and 459.34 (b), Stats.
Statutory authority: ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 459.12 (1), and 459.24 (6) (c), Stats.
Explanation of agency authority:
Each examining board shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains, and define and enforce professional conduct and unethical practices not inconsistent with the law relating to the particular trade or profession. s. 15.08 (5) (b), Stats.
The examining board may make rules not inconsistent with the laws of the this state which are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. s. 459.12 (1), Stats.
A temporary license granted under this subsection is valid for a period designated in rules promulgated by the examining board. The rules may designate a period that terminates if an applicant fails to take the next available examination under s. 459.26 (2) (a) or (b), Stats., for reasons other than inaction by the examining board or hardship. s. 459.24 (6) (c), Stats.
Related statute or rule:
Plain language analysis:
Section 1 repeals definitions no longer used in the rule.
Section 2 amends the definition of “postgraduate clinical fellowship” to not include audiology.
Section 3 clarifies the sentence and references the updated degree requirements.
Section 4 amends the examination required for speech-language pathologist applicants from the National Examination for Speech-language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) to the Praxis Speech Language Pathology examination.
Section 5 amends the supervised clinical practicum and doctoral degree to align with the statutory change resulting from 2009 Act 356.
Section 6 amends the examination required for audiologist applicants from the National Examination for Speech-language Pathology and Audiology (NESPA) to the Praxis Audiology examination.
Section 7 and 8 changes the examination to the Praxis Audiology examination and eliminates the doctoral options as being equivalent education to the exam. 2009 Act 356 changed the educational requirement from a master’s degree to a doctoral degree, therefore, the higher degree is no longer a replacement for the examination.
Section 9 eliminates the postgraduate clinical fellowship in audiology as that requirement was removed in 2009 Act 356.
Section 10 repeals s. HAS 6.05 due to redundancy. The previous sections address the required examinations as part of the application process.
Section 11 repeals and recreates the reciprocal license section. A speech-language pathologist holding an active license in good standing in another state is granted a Wisconsin license if the requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to the Wisconsin requirements. An audiologist holding an active license in good standing in another state is granted a Wisconsin license if the requirements are substantially equivalent to the Wisconsin requirements or the applicant holds a master’s degree and completed a supervised clinical practicum.
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