As used in this article 305, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Administrative unit has the same meaning as set forth in section 22-20-103 (1).
(1.3) Certificate holder means a speech-language pathologist certified
pursuant to section 12-305-107.
(1.4) Certified means certified by the director pursuant to this article 305.
(1.5) Direction and supervision means, with respect to a speech-language
pathology assistant, direction and supervision by a supervising speech-language
pathologist in accordance with the requirements set forth in section 12-305-111.5.
(2) School speech-language pathologist means an individual licensed by
the department of education to provide speech-language pathology services that
are paid for by an administrative unit or a state-operated program.
(2.5) School speech-language pathology assistant means an individual
authorized by the department of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-111 (10) to
assist a school speech-language pathologist in providing speech-language
pathology services that are paid for by an administrative unit or a state-operated
program.
(3) Speech-language pathologist means an individual who is certified to
practice speech-language pathology pursuant to section 12-305-107 (1).
(4) (a) Speech-language pathology means the application of principles,
methods, and procedures related to the development, disorders, and effectiveness
of human communication and related functions, which includes providing
prevention, screening, consultation, assessment or evaluation, treatment,
intervention, management, counseling, collaboration, and referral services for
disorders of:
(I) Speech, such as speech sound production, fluency, resonance, and voice;
(II) Language, such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatic
and social communication skills, and literacy skills;
(III) Feeding and swallowing; and
(IV) Cognitive aspects of communication, such as attention, memory,
executive functioning, and problem solving.
(b) Speech-language pathology also includes establishing augmentative
and alternative communication techniques and strategies, including the following:
(I) Developing, selecting, and prescribing augmentative or alternative
communication systems and devices, such as speech generating devices;
(II) Providing services to individuals with hearing loss and their families, such
as auditory training, speech reading, or speech and language intervention
secondary to hearing loss;
(III) Screening individuals for hearing loss or middle ear pathology using
conventional pure-tone air conduction methods, including otoscopic inspection,
otoacoustic emissions, or screening tympanometry;
(IV) Using instrumentation such as videofluroscopy, endoscopy, or
stroboscopy to observe, collect data, and measure parameters of communication
and swallowing;
(V) Selecting, fitting, and establishing effective use of prosthetic or adaptive
devices for communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive functions, not
including sensory devices used by individuals with hearing loss or the orthodontic
movement of teeth for the purpose of correction of speech pathology conditions;
and
(VI) Providing services to modify or enhance communication performance,
such as accent modification and personal or professional communication efficacy.
(4.5) Speech-language pathology assistant means an individual who:
(a) Has successfully completed:
(I) A bachelor's or higher degree in speech-language pathology,
communication disorders and speech sciences, or any other field that includes at
least twenty-four semester hours in speech-language hearing sciences, granted by
an accredited institution of higher education or its equivalent;
(II) A speech-language pathology assistant program; and
(III) A supervised clinical practicum totaling at least one hundred direct
hours under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist; and
(b) Assists in the practice of speech-language pathology under the direction
and supervision of a speech-language pathologist pursuant to section 12-305-111.5.
(5) State-operated program has the same meaning as set forth in section
22-20-103 (28).
(6) Supervising speech-language pathologist or supervisor means a
speech-language pathologist who is responsible for the direction and supervision of
a speech-language pathology assistant pursuant to section 12-305-111.5.