If speech therapy services are provided by a speech-language pathology assistant, the supervising speech-language pathologist must meet the requirements for a supervising speech-language pathologist contained in chapter 20:79:04:

1. (1) The speech-language pathologist must either be employed by or have a formal contractual agreement with the school district to supervise the speech therapy services provided to recipients by a speech-language pathology assistant. Supervisory requirements must be documented in the contractual agreement or included in the employee's job description.

   Cross-References: Required licensure or certification requirements for service provider, § 67:16:37:05; Records, ch 67:16:34; Speech-language pathology assistants, ch 20:79:04.

Source: 19 SDR 172, effective May 19, 1993; 26 SDR 168, effective July 1, 2000; 40 SDR 229, effective June 30, 2014.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.

Prior versions effective: 2000-07-01.