Good afternoon,

I am submitting a formal comment to remove the CCC requirement to provide speech therapy services in Virginia. As many of my colleagues have stated in their other comments, the CCC is a financial burden for many of us and is not necessary to prove our competence in the field. We must pass an extensive test, pass our clinical placements, and commit and pass a fellowship year until we can be fully licensed to practice. I believe those accomplishments are enough to demonstrate our skill set. We also must participate in continuing education courses throughout our career to stay current on evidence based practices. 
Please consider the alternative and let us drop our CCCs.