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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-44-9. Reciprocity; holders of Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-44-9. Reciprocity; holders of Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

(a) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of fees, grant a license without examination to applicants who present proof of current licensure in a state or country whose requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to those of this article.

(b) The board may, in its discretion, upon payment of fees, grant a license without examination to those who hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association in the area for which they are applying for licensure, or to those who hold certification of the American Board of Audiology, provided the applicant otherwise meets the eligibility requirements as defined in Code Section 43-44-8.

## History

Ga. L. 1974, p. 1009, § 9; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1650, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112; Ga. L. 2021, p. 690, § 4/HB 34.

The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted ‘‘this article’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’ at the end of subsection (a).

## Cross References

Cooperation between Georgia and other states generally, T. 28, C. 6.