§ 12-305-110 — Scope of article - exclusions - rules

Colorado § 12-305-110

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 12: Professions
• Art.: Speech-language Pathologists

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(1) This article 305 does
not prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of:

(a) A school speech-language pathologist or an authorized school speech-language pathology assistant whose compensation for speech-language pathology
services is paid solely by an administrative unit or state-operated program;

(b) A person licensed or otherwise regulated in this state by any other law
from engaging in his or her profession or occupation as defined in the law under
which the person is regulated;

(c) A person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology at an educational institution with an accredited speech-language pathology program if that person is designated by a title that clearly
indicates the person's status as a student and if the person acts under appropriate
instruction and supervision;

(c.3) A speech-language pathology assistant assisting in the practice of
speech-language pathology pursuant to this article 305 under the direction and
supervision of a speech-language pathologist;

(c.5) An individual participating in a speech-language pathology assistant
program or its equivalent, as determined by the director by rule, if the individual is
designated by a title that clearly indicates the individual's status as a student and if
the individual acts under appropriate instruction and supervision;

(d) A person participating in good faith in a clinical fellowship if the
experience constitutes a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirement
of section 12-305-107 (1) and the person acts under appropriate supervision;

(e) Any legally qualified speech-language pathologist from another state or
country when providing services on behalf of a temporarily absent speech-language pathologist certified in this state, so long as the uncertified speech-language pathologist is acting in accordance with rules adopted by the director.
The uncertified practice must not occur more than once in any twelve-month period.

(f) A speech-language pathologist who possesses a special services license
issued by the department of education pursuant to section 22-60.5-210.

(2) Nothing in this article 305 requires or allows the department of
education, the department of health care policy and financing, or any other state
department to adopt or apply the standards contained in this article 305:

(a) As the standards for endorsing or otherwise authorizing school speech-language pathologists or school speech-language pathology assistants to provide
speech-language pathology services that are paid for by an administrative unit or
state-operated program; or

(b) For purposes of determining whether medicaid reimbursement may be
obtained for speech-language pathology services.

(3) Nothing in this article 305 requires a professional licensed, certified,
registered, or otherwise regulated under this title 12 or title 22 to obtain
certification under this article 305, or subjects the professional to discipline under
this article 305, for engaging in activities that are within the professional's scope of
practice.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1597, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2025: (1)(a) and (2)(a) amended and (1)(c.3) and (1)(c.5) added, (HB 25-1075), ch. 163, p. 658, � 4, effective August 6.