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Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 110/8.5. Qualifications for licenses as a speech-language pathology assistant

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 8.5. Qualifications for licenses as a speech-language pathology assistant. A person is qualified to be licensed as a speech-language pathology assistant if that person has applied in writing or electronically on forms prescribed by the Department, has paid the required fees, and meets both of the following criteria:

(1) Is of good moral character. In determining moral character, the Department may take into consideration any felony conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere of the applicant, but such a conviction or plea shall not operate automatically as a complete bar to licensure.

(2) Has either:

(A) received an associate degree from a speech-language pathology assistant program that has been approved by the Department and that meets the minimum requirements set forth in Section 8.6; or

(B)(i) received a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology, communication sciences and disorders, or other content area from an accredited college or university that has been approved by the Department and meets the minimum requirements set forth in Section 8.6, and (ii) completed the requirements for certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or completed an equivalent program as determined by the Department by rule.

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