No person may practice speech-language pathology or audiology without a license issued in accordance with this chapter. A speech-language pathology intern and a speech-language pathology assistant only may practice under the direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist, and an audiology intern only may practice under the direct supervision of an audiologist as specified by the board.

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 96, SECTION 1; 2019 Act No. 34 (S.277), SECTION 2, eff May 13, 2019.

Editor's Note

Prior Laws:1962 Code SECTION 56-1549.3; 1973 (58) 773; 1976 Code SECTION 40-67-40.

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 34, SECTION 2, in the second sentence, substituted "and a speech-language pathology assistant only may practice" for "or assistant may only practice" and "audiology intern only may practice" for "audiology intern may only practice".