augmentative and alternative communication systems and providing training in their use; providing aural rehabilitation and counseling services to hearing impaired individuals and their families; enhancing speechlanguage proficiency and communication effectiveness; screening of hearing, limited to a passfail determination; screening of other skills for the purpose of speechlanguage evaluation; and identifying individuals with other communication disorders. (13) practice of speechlanguage means the ‘The pathology’ rendering of or the offering to render any speechlanguage pathology services to an individual, group, organization, or the public. (14)(15) pathology means an ‘Speechlanguage assistant’ individual who provides speechlanguage pathology services as prescribed, directed, and supervised by a speechlanguage pathologist licensed under this chapter. A person represents himself to be a speechlanguage pathology assistant when he holds himself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words support ‘speech aid’, ‘speechlanguage personnel’, ‘speech assistant’, ‘communication aid’, pathology or any ‘communication assistant’, ‘speech technician’, similar variation of these terms, to describe a function or service he performs. (16) or means a ‘Supervised Professional Employment’ ‘SPE’ minimum of thirty hours a week of professional employment in speechlanguage pathology or audiology for at least nine months whether or not for wages or other compensation under the supervision of a speechlanguage pathologist or audiologist licensed under this chapter. The supervisor must have a minimum of three years of fulltime work experience. (17) means the application of telecommunications ‘Telepractice’ technology to deliver professional services at a distance by linking licensee to patient/client or licensee to another licensee for assessment, intervention, or consultation, or any combination thereof. The practice of speechlanguage pathology and audiology must be considered to occur in the licensing jurisdiction where the patient/client is located at the time services are rendered.” SECTION 2. Section 406750(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
augmentative and alternative communication systems and providing training in their use; providing aural rehabilitation and counseling services to hearing impaired individuals and their families; enhancing speechlanguage proficiency and communication effectiveness; screening of hearing, limited to a passfail determination; screening of other skills for the purpose of speechlanguage evaluation; and identifying individuals with other communication disorders. (13) ‘The practice of speechlanguage pathology’ means the rendering of or the offering to render any speechlanguage pathology services to an individual, group, organization, or the public. (14)(15) ‘Speechlanguage pathology assistant’ means an individual who provides speechlanguage pathology services as prescribed, directed, and supervised by a speechlanguage pathologist licensed under this chapter. A person represents himself to be a speechlanguage pathology assistant when he holds himself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words ‘speech aid’, ‘speechlanguage support personnel’, ‘speech assistant’, ‘communication aid’, ‘communication assistant’, ‘speech pathology technician’, or any similar variation of these terms, to describe a function or service he performs. (16) ‘Supervised Professional Employment’ or ‘SPE’ means a minimum of thirty hours a week of professional employment in speechlanguage pathology or audiology for at least nine months whether or not for wages or other compensation under the supervision of a speechlanguage pathologist or audiologist licensed under this chapter. The supervisor must have a minimum of three years of fulltime work experience. (17) ‘Telepractice’ means the application of telecommunications technology to deliver professional services at a distance by linking licensee to patient/client or licensee to another licensee for assessment, intervention, or consultation, or any combination thereof. The practice of speechlanguage pathology and audiology must be considered to occur in the licensing jurisdiction where the patient/client is located at the time services are rendered.” SECTION 2. Section 406750(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
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