Sec. 401.305. EXAMINATION

(a) To obtain a license, an applicant must:

(1) pass a validated examination approved by the board; and

(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the board.

(b) The board shall:

(1) administer an examination at least twice each year;

(2) determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination; and

(3) maintain a record of all examination scores for at least two years after the date of examination.

(c) The board by rule may:

(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and

(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.

(d) The board may examine an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The board may examine 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.