36-37-18. Speech-language pathology assistants--Requirements for licensure.The board shall issue a speech-language pathology assistant license to a person who:(1)Submits an application on a form prescribed by the board;(2)Pays the application fee established by the board, in accordance with §36-37-12;(3)Holds an associate's degree in speech-language pathology assisting or a bachelor's degree with a major in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders from an accredited educational institution;(4)Verifies required academic preparation and clinical experiences;(5)Completes a minimum of one hundred hours of supervised clinical experience as a speech-language pathology assistant while either on the job or during academic preparation; and(6)Has committed no act for which disciplinary action is justified.While completing the supervised clinical experience required in subdivision (5), neither the applicant nor the supervising speech-language pathologist may represent the applicant as a licensed speech-language pathology assistant. The supervising speech-language pathologist must be available at all times when the applicant is competing on-the-job clinical fieldwork. applicant as a licensed speech-language pathology assistant. The supervising speech-language pathologist must be available at all times when the applicant is competing on-the-job clinical fieldwork. Source: SL 2012, ch 196, §18; SL 2023, ch 141, §12.
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