§ 43-37-02 — Definitions

North Dakota § 43-37-02

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 43: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 43-37: Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists

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As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Audiologist" means an individual licensed by the board to practice audiology.
2. "Audiology" means the application of principles, methods, and procedures of
measurement, testing, evaluation, prediction, consultation, counseling, instruction,
habilitation, or rehabilitation related to hearing and disorders of hearing including
vestibular testing, for the purpose of evaluating, identifying, managing, preventing,
ameliorating, or modifying such disorders and conditions in individuals or groups of
individuals.
3. "Board" means the state board of examiners on audiology and speech-language
pathology.
4. "Habilitation" and "rehabilitation" include hearing aid evaluation and recommendation,
auditory training, and speech reading.
5. "Licensee" means an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or speech-language
pathology assistant.
6. "Speech-language pathologist" means an individual licensed by the board to practice
speech-language pathology.
7. "Speech-language pathology" means the application of principles, methods, and
procedures for measurement, testing, evaluation, identification, prediction, counseling,
or instruction related to the development and disorders of speech, language, voice,
cognitive-communication, swallowing, and augmentative alternative communication for
the purpose of identifying, evaluating, preventing, managing, habilitating or
rehabilitating, ameliorating, or modifying such disorders and conditions in individuals or
groups of individuals.
8. "Speech-language pathology assistant" means an individual licensed by the board to
assist in the practice of speech-language pathology.