| (a) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology
(assistant) must perform assigned duties under the supervision of
a licensed speech-language pathologist who has been approved by the
department to serve as the assistant's supervisor (supervisor).
(b) The assistant may execute specific components of
the clinical speech, language, and/or hearing program if the supervisor:
(1) determines that the assistant has received the
training and has the skill to accomplish that task; and
(2) provides sufficient supervision to ensure appropriate
completion of the task assigned to the assistant.
(c) Duties that a supervisor may assign to an assistant,
who has received appropriate training, include the following:
(1) conduct or participate in speech, language, and/or
hearing screening;
(2) implement the treatment program or the Individual
Education Program (IEP) designed by the supervisor;
(3) provide carry-over activities which are the therapeutically
designed transfer of a newly acquired communication ability to other
contexts and situations;
(4) collect data;
(5) administer routine tests if the test developer
does not specify a graduate degreed examiner and the supervisor has
determined the assistant is competent to perform the test;
(6) maintain clinical records;
(7) prepare clinical materials;
(8) participate with the supervisors' research projects,
staff development, public relations programs, or similar activities
as designated and supervised by the supervisor; and
(9) write lesson plans based on the therapy program
developed by the supervisor. The lesson plans shall be reviewed and
approved by the supervisor.
(d) The assistant shall not:
(1) work with any cases that are not assigned to the
supervisor's caseload;
(2) conduct evaluations;
(3) interpret results of routine tests;
(4) interpret observations or data into diagnostic
statements, clinical management strategies, or procedures;
(5) represent speech-language pathology at staffing
meetings or at an Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) meeting, except
as specified in this section;
(6) attend staffing meeting or ARD without the supervisor
being present except as specified in this section;
(7) design or alter a treatment program or Individual
Education Program (IEP);
(8) determine case selection;
(9) present written or oral reports of client information,
except as provided by this section;
(10) refer a client to other professionals or other
agencies;
(11) use any title which connotes the competency of
a licensed speech-language pathologist;
(12) practice as an assistant without a current Supervisory
Responsibility Statement on file with the department;
(13) perform invasive procedures;
(14) screen or diagnose clients for feeding and swallowing
disorders;
(15) use a checklist or tabulated results of feeding
or swallowing evaluations;
(16) demonstrate swallowing strategies or precautions
to clients, family, or staff;
(17) provide client or family counseling;
(18) sign any formal document relating to the reimbursement
for or the provision of speech-language pathology services without
the supervisor's signature; or
(19) use "SLP-A" or "STA" as indicators for their credentials.
Licensees shall use "Assistant SLP" or "SLP Assistant" to shorten
their professional title.
(e) An assistant may represent special education and
speech pathology at the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings
with the following stipulations:
(1) The assistant shall have written documentation
of approval from the supervisor.
(2) The assistant shall have three years of experience
as an assistant in the school setting.
(3) The assistant may attend, with written approval
of the supervisor, a student's annual review ARD meeting if the meeting
involves a student for whom the assistant provides services. If an
assistant attends a meeting as provided by this rule, the supervisor
is not required to attend the meeting. A supervisor must attend an
ARD meeting if the purpose of the meeting is to develop a student's
initial Individual Education Program (IEP) or if the meeting is to
consider the student's dismissal, unless the supervisor has submitted
the supervisor's recommendation in writing on or before the date of
the meeting.
(4) The assistant shall present IEP goals and objectives
that have been developed by the supervisor and reviewed with the parent
by the supervisor.
(5) The assistant shall discontinue participation in
the ARD meeting and shall contact the supervisor when questions or
changes arise regarding the IEP document.
(f) In any professional context the assistant must
indicate the assistant's status as a speech-language pathology assistant.
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