459.26 Examination.

(1) The examining board shall conduct examinations for speech-language pathologist and audiologist licensure at least semiannually and at times and places determined by the examining board. The examining board shall provide public notice of each examination at least 60 days before the date of the examination.

(2)

(a) Examinations for speech-language pathologists shall consist of the examinations required for certification as a speech-language pathologist by the American speech-language-hearing association or may consist of other written tests that require applicants to demonstrate minimum competency in services and subjects substantially related to the practice of speech-language pathology and that are substantially equivalent to the examinations required for such certification.

(am) The examining board shall by rule select and approve examinations for audiology.

(b) An applicant for an audiologist license shall also complete an examination administered by the examining board that consists of practical tests of proficiency in techniques that pertain to the fitting of hearing aids, including the following:

1. Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction testing.

2. Live voice or recorded voice speech audiometry including speech reception threshold testing and most comfortable loudness measurements and measurements of tolerance thresholds.

3. Masking when indicated.

4. Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and adaptation of a hearing aid.

5. Taking ear mold impressions.

(c) The examining board may waive the requirement to complete the examination specified in par. (b) if it determines that an applicant for an audiologist license has completed education or training that is substantially equivalent to completing the examination.

(3) An individual is not eligible for examination unless he or she, at least 30 days before the date of examination, submits an application for examination to the department on a form provided by the department and pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).

History: 1989 a. 316; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 49; 2009 a. 356; 2013 a. 114.