(225 ILCS 110/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 7908)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
    Sec. 8. Qualifications for licenses to practice speech-language pathology or audiology. The Department shall require that each applicant for a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology shall:
        (a) (Blank);
        (b) be at least 21 years of age;
        (c) not have violated any provisions of Section 16 of
    
this Act;
        (d) for a license as a speech-language pathologist,
    
present satisfactory evidence of receiving a master's or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology from a program approved by the Department. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any program from establishing higher standards than specified in this Act;
        (d-5) for a license as an audiologist, present
    
satisfactory evidence of having received a master's or doctoral degree in audiology from a program approved by the Department; however, an applicant for licensure as an audiologist whose degree was conferred on or after January 1, 2008, must present satisfactory evidence of having received a doctoral degree in audiology from a program approved by the Department;
        (e) pass a national examination recognized by the
    
Department in the theory and practice of the profession;
        (f) for a license as a speech-language pathologist,
    
have completed the equivalent of 9 months of supervised experience; and
        (g) for a license as an audiologist, have completed a
    
minimum of 1,500 clock hours of supervised experience or present evidence of a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree.
    Applicants have 3 years from the date of application to complete the application process. If the process has not been completed within 3 years, the application shall be denied, the fee shall be forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the requirements in effect at the time of reapplication.
(Source: P.A. 94-528, eff. 8-10-05; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)