(a) Upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms provided by the Board, the Board shall grant a license to an applicant who:

(1) Shall present proof of current licensure in “good standing” in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory of the United States whose standards for licensure are substantially similar to those of this State. A license in “good standing” is defined in § 3708(b)(1), (2) and (3) of this title; and

(2) Shall present proof of current licensure of clinical competence from the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association, or its successors, in the area in which the applicant is applying for licensure and who, if licensed in another state or states, meets the requirements of § 3708(b)(1), (2) and (3) of this title.

(3) Audiologists licensed prior to July 10, 2009, shall be exempted from the educational requirement set forth in § 3708(a)(2)a. of this title.

(b) An applicant who is licensed or registered in a state whose standards are not substantially similar to those of this State shall have practiced for a minimum of 5 years after licensure, provided, however, that the applicant meets all other qualifications for reciprocity in this section.

(c) An applicant for licensure as a speech/language pathologist who has received a degree from a foreign school, college or university, shall have received a master’s degree, or its equivalent, or a doctoral degree, or its equivalent, and shall submit a certified copy of that applicant’s school, college or university record for evaluation. An applicant for licensure as an audiologist, who has received a degree from a foreign school, college or university, shall have received a doctoral degree or its equivalent, and shall submit a certified copy of that applicant’s school, college or university record for evaluation. Where an applicant for licensure as an audiologist has submitted an application prior to July 10, 2009, the applicant shall have received at least a master’s degree, or its equivalent.

(d) In the event that a disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint is pending, the applicant shall not be licensed in this State until the proceeding or complaint has been resolved. Applicants for licensure in this State shall be deemed to have given consent to the release of such information and to waive all objections to the admissibility of such information as evidence at any hearing or other proceeding to which the applicant may be subject.

(e) [Repealed.]

72 Del. Laws, c. 266, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 154, §§ 13-15.