1. (a) A speech-language assistant shall receive direction from, and be supervised by, an individual holding a currently valid New Hampshire license to practice speech-language pathology.

2. (b) For the first 90 work days after the speech-language assistant begins to practice, after they have been initially certified, the amount of direction and supervision required by (a) above shall be:

   1. (1) Direct supervision in accordance with the ethical standards found in Spe 500 for 20% of the clinical time during each work week; and
   2. (2) Indirect supervision in accordance with the ethical standards found in Spe 500 for 10% of the clinical time during each work week.

3. (c) Following such first 90 work days for speech-language assistants with less than 5 years of experience, the amount of direction and supervision required by (a) above shall be:

   1. (1) Direct supervision in accordance with the ethical standards found in Spe 500 for 10% of the clinical time during each work week; and
   2. (2) Indirect supervision in accordance with the ethical standards found in Spe 500 for 10% of the clinical time during each work week.
4. (d) For speech-language assistants with 5 years of experience or more, the amount of supervision shall be at the discretion of the supervising speech-language pathologist, with no less than 1 hour of direct supervision and 1 hour of indirect supervision per week.

Source. #9711, eff 5-8-10; ss by #11138, eff 7-9-16; ss by #12486, eff 3-1-18; ss by #13872, eff 3-9-24