1. (1) A license must be issued to qualified persons either in speech-language pathology or audiology. A person may be licensed in both areas if the person meets the respective qualifications, and in those instances, the license fee must be as though for one license.
2. (2) A person may not practice or represent to the public that the person is a speech-language pathologist, an audiologist, a speech-language pathology assistant, or an audiology assistant in this state unless the person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
3. (3) The board may issue a limited license to qualified individuals engaged in supervised professional experience, as defined by board rule.
4. (4) The board shall establish by rule the qualifications and permitted activities for speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides who are employed by a school district as defined in 20-6-101. The rules may not require the speech-language pathology aide or audiology aide employed by a school district to be licensed by the board. The rules adopted by the board may not be more restrictive than the requirements in subsection (5).

5. (5) A speech-language pathology aide or audiology aide employed by a school district:

   1. (a) is not required to be licensed by the board;
   2. (b) shall work under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist a minimum of 20% of the time; and
   3. (c) may not perform work that requires the independent judgment of a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 4, Ch. 524, L. 2025.)

History: En. 66-3903 by Sec. 3, Ch. 543, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3903; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 413, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 367, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1377, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 78, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 524, L. 2025, amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 524, L. 2025.