| (a) A licensed intern in speech-language pathology
(intern) must be supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist
who has been approved by the department to serve as the intern's supervisor
(supervisor).
(b) A supervisor must agree to assume responsibility
for all services provided by the intern. The supervisor must comply
with the requirements set out in the Act and §111.154.
(c) Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form.
A Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision
Form shall be submitted in a manner prescribed by the department and
completed by both the applicant and the proposed supervisor. The proposed
supervisor must meet the requirements set out in the Act and §111.154.
(1) Approval from the department shall be required
prior to practice by the intern. The Speech-Language Pathology Intern
Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form shall be submitted upon:
(A) application for an intern license;
(B) any changes in supervision; and
(C) the addition of other supervisors.
(2) If more than one speech-language pathologist agrees
to supervise the intern, each proposed supervisor must submit a Speech-Language
Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form.
(3) The intern may not practice without an approved
Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision
Form. The supervisor may not allow an intern to practice before a
Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision
Form is approved.
(4) If the supervisor ceases supervision of the intern,
the supervisor shall notify the department, in a manner prescribed
by the department, and shall inform the intern to stop practicing
immediately. The supervisor is responsible for the practice of the
intern until notification has been received by the department.
(5) If the intern's supervisor ceases supervision,
the intern shall stop practicing immediately. The intern may not practice
until a new Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of
Supervision Form has been submitted to and approved by the department.
(d) Internship Requirements. The internship shall:
(1) be completed within a maximum period of forty-eight
(48) months once initiated;
(2) be successfully completed after no more than two
attempts;
(3) consist of thirty-six (36) weeks of full-time supervised
professional experience (thirty-five (35) hours per week) totaling
a minimum of 1,260 hours, or its part-time equivalent, of supervised
professional experience in which clinical work has been accomplished
in speech-language pathology. Professional experience of less than
five hours per week cannot be used to meet the minimum 1,260 hours,
but the professional experience still must be supervised by a licensed
speech-language pathologist.
(4) involve primarily clinical activities such as assessment,
diagnosis, evaluation, screening, treatment, report writing, family/client
consultation, and/or counseling related to the management process
of individuals who exhibit communication disabilities;
(5) be divided into three (3) segments with no fewer
than thirty-six (36) clock hours of supervisory activities to include:
(A) six (6) hours of direct supervision per segment
by the supervisor(s) of the intern's client contact in which the intern
provides screening, evaluation, assessment, habilitation, and rehabilitation;
and
(B) six (6) hours of indirect supervision per segment
with the supervisor(s) which may include correspondence, review of
videos, evaluation of written reports, phone conferences with the
intern, evaluations by professional colleagues; or
(C) an alternative plan as approved by the department.
(e) Extension Request. An applicant who does not meet
the time frames defined in subsection (d)(1), shall request an extension,
in writing, explaining the reason for the request. The request must
be signed by both the intern and the supervisor in a manner prescribed
by the department. Evaluation of the intern's progress of performance
from all supervisors must accompany the request. Intern plans and
supervisory evaluations for any completed segments must be submitted
in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall determine
if the internship:
(1) should be revised or extended; and
(2) whether additional course work, continuing professional
education hours, or passing the examination referenced in §111.21
is required.
(f) Evaluations. During each segment of the internship,
each supervisor shall conduct a formal evaluation of the intern's
progress in the development of professional skills. Documentation
of this evaluation shall be maintained by both parties for three years
or until the speech-language pathology license is granted. A copy
of this documentation shall be submitted to the department upon request.
(g) Changes in Internship. Prior to implementing changes
in the internship, approval from the department is required.
(1) If the intern changes the intern's supervisor or
adds additional supervisors, a current Speech-Language Pathology Intern
Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form shall be submitted by the new
proposed supervisor and approved by the department before the intern
may resume practice as prescribed under subsection (c).
(2) If the intern changes the intern's supervisor,
the Speech-Language Pathology Report of Completed Internship Form
shall be completed by the former supervisor and the intern and submitted
to the department upon completion of that portion of the internship.
It is the decision of the former supervisor to determine whether the
internship is acceptable. The department shall review the form and
inform the intern of the results.
(3) Each supervisor who ceases supervising an intern
shall submit a Speech-Language Pathology Report of Completed Internship
Form for the portion of the internship completed under the supervisor's
supervision. This must be submitted within thirty (30) days of the
date the supervision ended.
(4) If no hours were earned under an approved supervisor,
the licensed intern or the approved supervisor must submit a signed,
written statement that no hours were earned and provide the reason.
(5) If the intern changes the intern's employer but
the supervisor and the number of hours employed per week remain the
same, the supervisor shall notify the department in a manner prescribed
by the department of the new location. This must be submitted within
thirty (30) days of the date the change occurred.
(h) Notwithstanding the supervision provisions in this
section, the department may establish procedures, processes, and mechanisms
for the monitoring and reporting of the supervision requirements.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §111.41 adopted to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2544; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5172; amended to be effective December 30, 2021, 46 TexReg 9021 |
