§ 43-37-03 — License required - Exceptions

1. A person may not practice audiology or speech-language pathology, assist in the
practice of speech-language pathology, or represent the person is an audiologist,
speech-language pathologist, or speech-language pathology assistant in this state
unless licensed in accordance with this chapter.
2. A person may not hold out to the public by any title, abbreviation, or description of
services incorporating the words audiologist, hearing clinician, hearing therapist,
speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathologist assistant, or any similar
title, abbreviation, or description of service unless licensed in accordance with this
chapter.
3. This chapter does not prevent or restrict:
a. A physician from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state.
b. A hearing aid specialist from engaging in testing of hearing and other practices
and procedures used solely for the fitting and selling of hearing aids in this state
as provided in chapter 43-33.
c. Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the
profession or occupation for which licensed.
d. An individual who holds a valid certificate or credential as a speech-language
pathologist, speech-language pathology paraprofessional, or teacher of the
hearing impaired which is issued by the department of public instruction or the
education standards and practices board, or an individual employed as an
audiologist or speech-language pathologist by the government of the United

States, if that individual performs speech-language pathology or audiology
services solely within the confines or under the jurisdiction of the governmental or
state educational organization by which employed. However, without obtaining a
license under this chapter, that individual may consult with or disseminate that
individual's research findings and other scientific information to individuals
practicing speech-language pathology or audiology outside the jurisdiction of the
organization by which that individual is employed.
e. The activities and services of an individual pursuing a course of study leading to a
degree in speech-language pathology, communication disorders, or audiology at
a college or university if the activities and services constitute a part of a
supervised course of study and that individual is designated an audiology,
communication disorder, or speech-language pathology intern, an audiology,
communication disorder, or speech-language pathology trainee, or by any other
title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to the level of training.
f. The performance of audiology or speech-language pathology services in this state by
an individual not a resident of this state who is not licensed under this chapter if the
services are performed for no more than five days in any calendar year and in
cooperation with an audiologist or speech-language pathologist.
g. An individual holding a valid credential as a teacher of the hearing impaired
issued by the council on education of the deaf from engaging in the practice of
habilitation and rehabilitation of individuals who are hearing impaired.
h. An individual possessing a valid certificate as a certified audiometric technician
recognized by the board as meeting council for accreditation in occupational
hearing conservation standards appendix II or its equivalent from providing
audiometric testing if such service is performed in cooperation with either an
audiologist or a licensed physician.
i. An individual providing hearing screening services as part of a public service
project solely intended for the purposes of identification of hearing impairment if
such services are performed in cooperation with an audiologist who is directly
responsible for:
(1) The training of this individual;
(2) The administration of hearing screening procedures;
(3) The interpretation of testing results; and
(4) Assuring appropriate referral and followup of the identified population.