Authority: IC 25-35.6-1-8; IC 25-35.6-2-2

Affected: IC 25-35.6-1-2

Sec. 3.1. (a) The minimum educational requirement for an SLP assistant is a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in communication disorders from an accredited institution in the area for which the applicant is requesting to be registered.

(b) One hundred (100) hours of clinical practicum is required and must be supervised by an SLP licensed by the board. These hours may be completed before the degree is conferred or during a paid experience. Of the one hundred (100) hours obtained, seventy-five (75) shall be obtained with direct face-to-face patient/client contact, and the remaining twenty-five (25) hours may be obtained through observation of assessment and therapy. The direct face-to-face patient/client contact hours must be obtained in the following categories:

1. (1) A minimum of twenty (20) hours in speech disorders.
2. (2) A minimum of twenty (20) hours in language disorders.

3. (3) The remaining hours may be obtained in any of the following areas:

   1. (A) Speech disorders.
   2. (B) Language disorders.
   3. (C) Hearing disorders.

(Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board; 880 IAC 1-2.1-3.1; filed Aug 25, 2008, 3:07 p.m.: 20080924-IR- 880070671FRA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2014, 8:41 a.m.: 20141231-IR-880140397RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2020, 1:59 p.m.: 20201125-IR-880200444RFA)