EXAMINATION.

(a) To obtain a license, an applicant must:

(1) pass an examination approved by the commission by rule; and

(2) pay fees in a manner prescribed by the commission by rule.

(b) The department shall administer or provide for the administration of an examination at least twice each year.

(b-1) The commission by rule shall determine standards for acceptable performance on the examination.

(c) The commission by rule may:

(1) establish procedures for the administration of the examination; and

(2) require a written or oral examination, or both.

(d) The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant in any theoretical or applied field of speech-language pathology or audiology it considers appropriate. The commission by rule may require the examination of an applicant on professional skills and judgment in the use of speech-language pathology or audiology techniques or methods.