Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following
words and terms shall have the following meanings.
(1) ABA--The American Board of Audiology.
(2) Act--Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 401, relating
to Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
(3) Acts--Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 401, relating
to Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; and Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 402, relating to Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers.
(4) Advisory board--The Speech-Language Pathologists
and Audiologists Advisory Board.
(5) ASHA--The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
(6) Assistant in audiology--An individual licensed
under Texas Occupations Code §401.312 and §111.90 of this
chapter and who provides audiological support services to clinical
programs under the supervision of an audiologist licensed under the
Act.
(7) Assistant in speech-language pathology--An individual
licensed under Texas Occupations Code §401.312 and §111.60
of this chapter and who provides speech-language pathology support
services under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist licensed
under the Act.
(8) Audiologist--An individual who holds a license
under Texas Occupations Code §401.302 and §401.304 to practice
audiology.
(9) Audiology--The application of nonmedical principles,
methods, and procedures for measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction,
consultation, counseling, habilitation, rehabilitation, or instruction
related to disorders of the auditory or vestibular systems for the
purpose of providing or offering to provide services modifying communication
disorders involving speech, language, or auditory or vestibular function
or other aberrant behavior relating to hearing loss.
(10) Caseload--The number of clients served by the
licensed speech-language pathologist or licensed speech-language pathology
intern.
(11) Client--A consumer or proposed consumer of audiology
or speech-language pathology services.
(12) Commission--The Texas Commission of Licensing
and Regulation.
(13) Department--The Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation.
(14) Direct Supervision (Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology)--Real-time observation and guidance by the supervisor
while a client contact or clinical activity or service is performed
by the assistant or intern. Direct supervision may be performed in
person or via tele-supervision as authorized and prescribed by this
chapter.
(15) Ear specialist--A licensed physician who specializes
in diseases of the ear and is medically trained to identify the symptoms
of deafness in the context of the total health of the client, and
is qualified by special training to diagnose and treat hearing loss.
Such physicians are also known as otolaryngologists, otologists, neurotologists,
otorhinolaryngologists, and ear, nose, and throat specialists.
(16) Executive director--The executive director of
the department.
(17) Extended absence--More than two consecutive working
days for any single continuing education experience.
(18) Extended recheck--Starting at 40 dB and going
down by 10 dB until no response is obtained or until 20 dB is reached
and then up by 5 dB until a response is obtained. The frequencies
to be evaluated are 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 hertz (Hz).
(19) Fitting and dispensing hearing instruments--The
measurement of human hearing by the use of an audiometer or other
means to make selections, adaptations, or sales of hearing instruments.
The term includes prescribing, ordering, or authorizing the use of
hearing instruments, the making of impressions for earmolds to be
used as a part of the hearing instruments, and providing any necessary
postfitting counseling for the purpose of fitting and dispensing hearing
instruments.
(20) Hearing aid--Any wearable device designed for,
offered for the purpose of, or represented as aiding persons with
or compensating for impaired hearing. The term includes hearing instruments
and over-the-counter hearing aids.
(21) Hearing instrument--A prescription hearing aid
as that term is defined in 21 C.F.R. 800.30.
(22) Hearing screening--A test administered with pass/fail
results for the purpose of rapidly identifying those persons with
possible hearing impairment which has the potential of interfering
with communication.
(23) In-person--The licensee is physically present
with the client while a client contact or clinical activity or service
is performed. In the case of supervision, the supervisor is physically
present with the assistant or intern while a client contact or clinical
activity or service is performed.
(24) Indirect supervision (Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology)--The supervisor performs monitoring activities or provides
guidance to the assistant or intern, either of which does not occur
during actual client contact by the assistant or intern or while the
assistant or intern is providing a clinical activity or service. Tele-supervision
may be used for indirect supervision as authorized and prescribed
under this chapter.
(25) Intern in audiology--An individual licensed under
Texas Occupations Code §401.311 and §111.80 of this chapter
and who is supervised by an individual who holds an audiology license
under Texas Occupations Code §401.302 and §401.304.
(26) Intern in speech-language pathology--An individual
licensed under Texas Occupations Code §401.311 and §111.40
of this chapter and who is supervised by an individual who holds a
speech-language pathology license under Texas Occupations Code §401.302
and §401.304.
(27) Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form
(for Interns in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology)--An agreement
between a supervisor and an intern in which the parties enter into
a supervisory relationship and the supervisor agrees to assume responsibility
for all services provided by the intern.
(28) Over-the-counter hearing aid--The term has the
meaning assigned by 21 C.F.R. Section 800.30.
(29) Provisional Licensee--An individual granted a
provisional license under Texas Occupations Code §401.308.
(30) Sale--The term includes a lease, rental, or any
other purchase or exchange for value. The term does not include a
sale at wholesale by a manufacturer to a person licensed under the
Act or to a distributor for distribution and sale to a person licensed
under the Act.
(31) Speech-language pathologist--An individual who
holds a license under Texas Occupations Code §401.302 and §401.304,
to practice speech-language pathology.
(32) Speech-language pathology--The application of
nonmedical principles, methods, and procedures for measurement, testing,
evaluation, prediction, counseling, habilitation, rehabilitation,
or instruction related to the development and disorders of communication,
including speech, voice, language, oral pharyngeal function, or cognitive
processes, for the purpose of evaluating, preventing, or modifying
or offering to evaluate, prevent, or modify those disorders and conditions
in an individual or a group.
(33) Supervisor--An individual who holds a license
under Texas Occupations Code §401.302 and §401.304 and whom
the department has approved to oversee the services provided by the
assigned assistant and/or intern. The term "supervisor" and "department-approved
supervisor" have the same meaning as used throughout this chapter.
(34) Supervisory Responsibility Statement (SRS) Form
(for Assistants in Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology)--An agreement
between a supervisor and an assistant in which the parties enter into
a supervisory relationship, the supervisor agrees to assume responsibility
for the assistant's activities, and the assistant agrees to perform
only those activities assigned by the supervisor that are not prohibited
under this chapter.
(35) Telehealth--See definition(s) in Subchapter V,
Telehealth.
(36) Tele-supervision--Supervision of interns or assistants
that is provided remotely using telecommunications technology.
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