Section 2532.8.

(a) The board shall deem a person who holds a valid certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology or audiology issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Council for Clinical Certification to have met the educational and experience requirements set forth for speech-language pathologists or audiologists in Section 2532.2.

(b) If an applicant qualifying for licensure under this section has obtained any equivalent qualifications in violation of the laws and regulations governing the practices of speech-language pathology or audiology or has not met the requirements for licensure, he or she shall correct the deficiency to qualify for licensure. If the deficiency is not cured within one year from the date of the deficiency notice, the application for licensure is deemed abandoned.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 485, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)