Sec. 401.305.  EXAMINATION.  (a)  To obtain a license, an applicant must:
(1)  pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and
(2)  pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.
(b)  The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.
(b-1)  The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.
(c)  The commission by rule may:
(1)  establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and
(2)  require a written or oral examination, or both.
(d)  The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate.  The commission by rule may require the examination of 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.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.067, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 2.002, eff. September 1, 2017.