Licensure requirement for practice of speech-language pathology and audiology; supervision of interns and assistants.

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No person may practice speech-language pathology or audiology without a license issued in accordance with this chapter. A speech-language pathology intern and a speech-language pathology assistant only may practice under the direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist, and an audiology intern only may practice under the direct supervision of an audiologist as specified by the board.

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 96, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 34 (S.277), Section 2, eff May 13, 2019.

Editor's Note

Prior Laws:1962 Code Section 56-1549.3; 1973 (58) 773; 1976 Code Section 40-67-40.

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 34, Section 2, in the second sentence, substituted "and a speech-language pathology assistant only may practice" for "or assistant may only practice" and "audiology intern only may practice" for "audiology intern may only practice".


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