§ 681.375 — Role of speech-language pathology assistants; rules

Oregon § 681.375

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 17
• Title 52: Occupations and Professions
• Ch. 681: Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals

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The State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall adopt rules to define the role of speech-language pathology assistants, including but not limited to:
(1) The responsibilities of speech-language pathologists for the supervision and instruction of speech-language pathology assistants, including the frequency, duration and documentation of direct, on-site supervision and the quantity and content of instruction.
(2) The ratio of speech-language pathology assistants to speech-language pathologists.
(3) The scope of duties and restrictions on responsibilities of speech-language pathology assistants.
(4) The qualifications that must be met before a speech-language pathology assistant may be certified.
(5) Clarification of the differences between the scope of duties of speech-language pathology assistants and of instructional assistants as described in ORS 681.360 (5). [2001 c.626 §8; 2005 c.698 §15; 2015 c.245 §52]
(State Board)