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Enhancing Your Skills with Licensure Portability: A Must for Occupational Audiologists

Enhancing Your Skills with Licensure Portability: A Must for Occupational Audiologists

As a dedicated professional in the field of speech-language pathology, you understand the critical role of continuous professional development and staying abreast of regulatory changes. One of the pressing issues facing occupational audiologists today is licensure portability, as highlighted in the research article titled "Letter to the Editor: Licensure Portability for Occupational Audiologists is Essential" by George R. Cook. This blog aims to elucidate the importance of licensure portability and how you can implement these findings to enhance your professional practice.

Occupational audiologists are responsible for overseeing industrial hearing conservation programs and ensuring compliance with various regulatory bodies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The multifaceted nature of these programs often requires audiologists to obtain licensure in multiple states, a process that is both time-consuming and costly.

According to Cook (2017), the principal audiologist at Workplace Integra, Inc., is licensed in 25 states, with other staff audiologists holding multiple state licenses as well. This redundancy in licensure requirements poses several challenges:

Given these challenges, it is imperative for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to advocate for multistate licensure for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Such a move would streamline the licensure process, reduce administrative burdens, and allow professionals to focus more on delivering quality care.

As a practitioner, here are some actionable steps you can take to address the issue of licensure portability:

By implementing these strategies, you can mitigate the challenges posed by licensure redundancy and contribute to the advancement of the profession. To read the original research paper, please follow this Letter to the Editor: Licensure Portability for Occupational Audiologists is Essential.


Citation: Cook, G. R. (2017). Letter to the Editor: Licensure Portability for Occupational Audiologists is Essential. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 9(2), 81-82. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2017.6234
Marnee Brick, President, TinyEYE Therapy Services

Author's Note: Marnee Brick, TinyEYE President, and her team collaborate to create our blogs. They share their insights and expertise in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, Online Therapy Services and Academic Research.

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