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The New Mexico legislature has passed legislation (H.B. 308) to require a doctoral degree for audiology licensure, effective January 1, 2007. Pending signature of the bill by Governor Bill Richardson, New Mexico would join Oklahoma as the second state to require a doctoral degree in audiology for state licensure. Bills to raise educational requirements for audiologists are still active in four other states: Alabama, Florida, Indiana, and Oregon. The New Mexico legislation would also re-establish licensure requirements for speech-language pathology support personnel that are scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2005. For more information, please contact Susan Pilch, ASHA's Director of State Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy, via email at spilch@asha.org or by phone at 800-498-2071, ext. 4284.
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