1. 1. “Accredited” means approved by the U.S. Department of Education or a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
2. 2. “Applicant” means an individual who submits a license application and required documentation for approval to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant.
3. 3. “Calendar day” means each day, not including the day of the act, event, or default from which a designated period of time begins to run, but including the last day of the period unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, statewide furlough day, or legal holiday, in which case the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, statewide furlough day, or legal holiday.
4. 4. “Continuing education” means a course that provides instruction and training that is designed to develop or improve a licensee’s professional competence in disciplines that directly relate to the licensee’s scope of practice.
5. 5. “Course” means a workshop, seminar, lecture, conference, or class.
6. 6. “Documentation” means information in written, photographic, electronic, or other permanent form.

7. 7. “General education” means instruction that includes:

   1. a. Oral communication,
   2. b. English or written communication,
   3. c. Mathematics,
   4. d. Computer instruction,
   5. e. Social or behavioral sciences,
   6. f. Natural sciences,
   7. g. Humanities or fine art,
   8. h. Global or historic awareness,
   9. i. Governance or civic engagement,
   10. j. Religious or cultural studies,
   11. k. Business or economics, or
   12. l. Except as provided in R9-16-502(A)(6), any college-level course related to undergraduate studies completed at an accredited college or university.

8. 8. “Observation” means to witness:

   1. a. The provision of speech-language pathology services to a client, or
   2. b. A demonstration of how to provide speech-language pathology services to a client.

9. 9. “Semester credit hour” means one earned academic unit of study completed, at an accredited college or university, by:

   1. a. Attending a 50 to 60 minute class session each calendar week for at least 16 weeks, or
   2. b. Completing practical work for a course as determined by the accredited college or university.
10. 10. “Speech-language pathologist” means an individual who is licensed under A.R.S. § 36-1940.01.

11. 11. “Speech-language pathology technical coursework” means a curriculum that provides knowledge to develop core skills and assume job responsibilities, including:

    1. a. Language acquisition,
    2. b. Speech development,
    3. c. Communication disorders,
    4. d. Articulation and phonology, and
    5. e. Intervention techniques for speech and language disorders.

12. 12. “Supervision” includes direct supervision and indirect supervision as defined in A.R.S. §§ 36-1901 and 36-1940.04, and means being responsible for and providing direction to:

    1. a. A clinical fellow during on-site observations or monitoring of the clinical fellow’s performance of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; or
    2. b. An individual completing a clinical practicum.

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 36-1901, the following definitions apply in this Article unless otherwise specified:

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 2132, effective January 30, 2010 (Supp. 09-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1998, effective July 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2).

Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 852, with an immediate effective date of April 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-2). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 32 A.A.R. 521 (February 27, 2026, Issue 9), with an immediate effective date of February 5, 2026 (Supp. 26-1).