N.H. Admin. Code § Spe 603.02

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Spe 603.02 - Application Procedures for Initial Certification as a Speech-Language Assistant

An applicant for initial certification as a speech-language assistant shall:

(a) Complete and submit the board-provided application form described in Spe 303.02; and

(b) Submit the following documents or arrange for the board's office to receive them, as applicable:

(1) A recent passport size, 2" x 2", original head-shot photograph;

(2) On a separate sheet, a detailed report of the relevant circumstances if any of the answers to the "yes-no" questions on part one of the application form is in the affirmative;

(3) On a separate sheet, a detailed report of the relevant circumstances if any of the answers to the "yes-no" questions on part 2 of the application form is in the affirmative;

(4) Proof of having met the required educational degree in the form of one of the following documents sent directly to the board's office by the issuing educational institution:

a.An authenticated official transcript showing the issuance of the required degree;

b.An official letter verifying that the applicant has graduated, combined with an authenticated official transcript showing the issuance of the degree as soon as the transcript is available; or

c.An official letter verifying that the applicant successfully completed the requirements for the degree, combined with an authenticated official transcript showing the issuance of the degree as soon as the transcript is available;

(5) A resume including a chronologically organized account of any paid or volunteer activities engaged in by the applicant during the immediately preceding 18 months;

(6) Unless the information is available only on a website, an official letter of verification sent directly to the board from every jurisdiction which has issued a certification or other authorization to practice as a speech-language assistant stating whether:

a.The applicant is or was, during his or her period of validity, in good standing, and

b.Whether any disciplinary action was taken against the applicant; and

(7) An original, not a photocopy, of a criminal offender record report:

a.Issued by each state where the applicant has resided and/or been licensed within the past 6 years, providing that such state has sent the report:

1.To the board and the board has received the report; or

2.To the applicant for forwarding to the board, and the board has received the report;

b.Covering the applicant under his or her name and any aliases; and

c.Dated within the 6 months preceding the application for licensure.

N.H. Admin. Code § Spe 603.02

#9711, eff 5-8-10

Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10684, Effective 10/4/2014, Expires10/4/2024.

Amended by Volume XXXV Number 32, Filed August 13, 2015 , Proposed by #10878, Effective 7/9/2015, Expires7/9/2025.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 32, eff.7/9/2016 is not yet available.