§ 18.35.195 — Exemptions.

Washington § 18.35.195

• Jurisdiction: Washington
• Title 18: BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
• Ch. 18.35: HEARING AND SPEECH SERVICES

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(1) This chapter shall not apply to military or federal government employees.

(2) This chapter does not prohibit or regulate:

(a) Fitting or dispensing by students enrolled in a board-approved program who are directly supervised by a licensed hearing aid specialist, a licensed audiologist under the provisions of this chapter, or an instructor at a two-year hearing aid specialist degree program that is approved by the board;

(b) Hearing aid specialists, speech-language pathologists, or audiologists of other states, territories, or countries, or the District of Columbia while appearing as clinicians of bona fide educational seminars sponsored by speech-language pathology, audiology, hearing aid specialist, medical, or other healing art professional associations so long as such activities do not go beyond the scope of practice defined by this chapter; and

(c) The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by persons certified by the Washington professional educator standards board as educational staff associates, except for those persons electing to be licensed under this chapter. However, a person certified by the board as an educational staff associate who practices outside the school setting must be a licensed audiologist or licensed speech-language pathologist.

Work group — 2014 c 189: See note following RCW 18.35.010 .

Findings — Purpose — Part headings not law — 2006 c 263: See notes following RCW 28A.150.230 .

Effective date — 2002 c 310: See note following RCW 18.35.010 .

Legislative History

[2014 c 189 s 15;2006 c 263 s 802;2005 c 45 s 4;2002 c 310 s 21;1998 c 142 s 15;1996 c 200 s 27;1983 c 39 s 22.]