1. (a) "Board" means the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

2. (b) "Licensee" means an individual who holds a current permanent license in speech-language pathology from the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

   1. (1) "Primary Supervising Licensee" means the Licensee who supervises the majority of the Assistant=s work, who is responsible for the Assistant=s registration with the Board, and who bears the responsibility for all supervision requirements and of notifying the Board of any changes in registration information.
   2. (2) "Secondary Supervising Licensee" means a Licensee who may supervise the Assistant in the absence of the Primary Supervising Licensee to cover variations in work hours.
3. (c) "Assistant" means a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant who is registered by a Primary Supervising Licensee with the Board.

4. (d) "Treatment Protocol" means a written session plan clearly describing specific procedures for all treatment tasks, including:

   1. (1) the eliciting conditions,
   2. (2) the target behavior(s), and
   3. (3) the consequences of target behaviors
5. (e) "Registration" means the process through which an Assistant is approved by the Board to work with a Licensee to provide services to the public.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90-298.1; 90-304(a)(3);
Eff. July 1, 1998;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 4, 2016.