N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44C-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:44C-3.5 - Requirements for clinical internship

(a) An applicant who completed a doctoral degree shall have completed a clinical internship that met the requirements of (b) through (f) below during or after the doctoral degree program. An applicant who completed a master's degree shall have completed a clinical internship that met the requirements of (b) through (f) below after he or she completed the master's degree program.

(b) An applicant who seeks to complete a clinical internship in New Jersey after he or she has completed his or her doctoral or master's degree program, including an applicant completing a clinical internship in an exempt setting, shall not begin the clinical internship until he or she obtains a temporary license pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:44C-5.2.

(c) A clinical internship shall consist of at least 1,200 hours completed in no less than nine months and no more than 18 months.

(d) Clinical internship shall be under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, as appropriate, by this State or another state which has standards substantially equivalent to those of this State. If the clinical internship takes place in an exempt setting or in a state without licensure or comparable requirements, the supervisor shall be a person who holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (C.C.C.) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), or its equivalent.

(e) The supervisor shall be responsible for the professional practices of the temporary licensee.

(f) The supervisor shall provide a minimum of one hour of on-site direct supervision for each 20 hours of direct, face-to-face evaluation or therapeutic services rendered by the supervisee. Supervision shall take place not less than once a month.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44C-3.5

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 2068(a), effective 10/1/2018