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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58139</law_id><section_number>54.1-2604</section_number><catch_line>Provisional license in audiology or speech-language pathology</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="26">Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> a provisional license to an applicant for licensure in audiology or speech-language pathology who has met the educational and examination requirements for licensure, to allow for the applicant to obtain clinical experience as specified in the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x2019;s regulations. However, a person practicing with a provisional license in audiology shall practice only under the supervision of a licensed <span class="dictionary">audiologist</span> and a person practicing with a provisional license in speech-language pathology shall practice only under the supervision of a licensed <span class="dictionary">speech-language pathologist</span> in accordance with regulations established by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>.</p></section></text><history>2006, c. 97; 2013, c. 436.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
