36-37-1. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter mean:(1)'Board,' the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology;(2)'Provisional license,' the license issued to an applicant who is practicing speech-language pathology while completing the supervised postgraduate professional experience following completion of master's degree in speech-language pathology;(3)'Speech-language pathologist,' any person who engages in the practice of speech-language pathology and who is licensed in accordance with this chapter;(4)'Speech-language pathology assistant,' any person who assists in the practice of speech-language pathology and who meets the qualifications set forth in this chapter; and(5)'Supervision,' the direct, on-site monitoring by a speech-language pathologist of a speech-language pathology assistant or a speech-language pathologist with a provisional license. Source: SL 2012, ch 196, §1; SL 2023, ch 141, §1.
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