Rules of the Tennessee Board of Communications Disorders and Sciences — Introduction

RULES OF THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF COMMUNICATIONS DISORDERS AND SCIENCES Office of Health Licensure and Regulation 665 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37243 Chapter Title

1370-01 ………………………..……..……………………….Rules for Speech Pathology and Audiology

1370-02 …………………………………..……General Rules Governing Hearing Instrument Specialists

1370-03 ………………………………….………..……………….Speech Pathology and Audiology Aides

1370-04 ……………………………………………………..……………………………………….Repealed

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY Original chapter 1370-01 was filed September 10, 1974; effective October 10, 1974, pursuant to T.C.A. Title 4, Chapter 5. The Administrative History following each rule gives the date on which the rule was filed and its effective date. The Administrative History also shows the dates of any amendments or repeals. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.01 through 1370-01-.04 filed July 31, 1978; effective September 13, 1978. Original chapter 1370-02 filed November 22, 1978; effective January 8, 1979. Amendment to rule 1370-01-.01 filed March 2, 1979; effective April 16, 1979. Original chapter 1370-03 filed December 17, 1982; effective March 16, 1983. Amendment to rule 1370-01-.02 filed April 29, 1986; effective May 29, 1986. Amendment to rule 1370-03-.01 filed May 29, 1987; effective July 13, 1987. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.01 through 1370-01-.05 filed July 8, 1987; effective August 21, 1987. Amendment to rule 1370-03-.01 filed October 30, 1989; effective December 14, 1989. Amendment to rule 1370-01-.02 filed December 8, 1989; effective January 22, 1990. Original rule 1370-01-.06 filed February 23, 1990; effective April 9, 1990. Original rules 1370-01-.07 and 1370-01-.08 filed March 11, 1991; effective April 25, 1991. Amendment to rule 1370-01-.01 filed September 17, 1991, effective November 1, 1991. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.01 through 1370-01-.04 and Original rule 1370-01-.09 filed September 18, 1991; effective November 2, 1991. Original rule 1370-01-.10 filed December 18, 1995; effective March 1, 1996. Chapter 1370-02 has been renumbered to 1370-04 per Secretary of State; effective March 1, 2000. Repeal and new rules 1370-02-.01 through 1370-02-.19, and 1370-02-.21 renumbered from 0760-01-.01 through 0760-01-.20 and original rule 1370-02-.20 filed December 28, 1999; effective March 12, 2000. Repeal of rules 1370-01-.01 through 1370-01-.10, 1370-03-.01, and chapter 1370-04. New rules 1370-01- .01 through 1370-01-.20 filed January 31, 2000; effective April 15, 2000. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.15, 1370-02-.05, 1370-02-.06, 1370-02-.15, and 1370-02-.19 filed February 10, 2000; effective April 25, 2000. Original rule 1370-01-.18 and amendment to rule 1370-01-.19 filed February 17, 2000; effective May 2, 2000. Amendments to rule 1370-01-.15 filed May 3, 2001; effective July 17, 2001. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.01 and 1370-01-.12 filed September 13, 2001; effective November 27, 2001. Amendment to rule 1370-02-.15 filed February 20, 2002; effective May 6, 2002. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.01, 1370-01-.04, 1370-01-.05, 1370-01-.06, 1370-01-.08, 1370-01-.09,

1370-01-.11, and 1370-01-.12 filed April 26, 2002; effective July 10, 2002. Amendment to rules 1370-02-.01, 1370-02-.09, and 1370-02-.12 filed October 28, 2002; effective January 11, 2003. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.07, 1370-01-.10, and 1370-01-.12 filed January 31, 2003; effective April 16, 2003. Amendment to rules 1370-02-.06 and 1370-02-.07 and repeal and new rule 1370-02-.08 filed April 17, 2003; effective July 1, 2003. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.09, 1370-01-.12, and 1370-01-.15 filed July 22, 2003; effective October 5, 2003. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.05, 1370-01-.06, 1370-01-.10, and 1370-01-.14 filed June 22, 2004; effective September 5, 2004. Amendment to rules 1370-01-.03, 1370-01-.05, and 1370-01-.06 filed July 21, 2004; effective October 4, 2004. Amendments to rule 1370-01-.15 filed September 24, 2004; effective December 8, 2004. Amendment to rules 1370-02-.12 and 1370-02-.15 filed October 12, 2004; effective December 26, 2004. Amendment to rule 1370-02-.15 filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.01, 1370-01-.05, 1370-01-.07, 1370-01-.10, and 1370-01-.14 filed August 3, 2005; effective October 17, 2005. Amendment to rule 1370-02-.12 filed October 31, 2005; effective January 14, 2006. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.05 and 1370-02-.05 filed March 17, 2006; effective May 31, 2006. Amendments to rules 1370-02-.08, 1370-02-.12, 1370-02-.19 and 1370-02-20 filed July10, 2006; effective September 23, 2006. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.03, 1370-01-.05, 1370-01-.06, 1370-01-.08, 1370-01-.09, 1370-01-.10,

1370-01-.11, 1370-01-.12, 1370-01-.13, 1370-01-.14, 1370-01-.15, 1370-01-.16, 1370-01-.19, and 1370- 01-.20 filed September 11, 2006; effective November 25, 2006. Amendments to rules 1370-02-.05, 1370-02-.06, 1370-02-.09, and 1370-02-.15 filed June 29, 2007; effective September 12, 2007. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.01, 1370-01-.03, 1370-01-.10, 1370-01-.14, and 1370-01-.19 filed April 6, 2010; effective July 5, 2010. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.01, 1370-01-.02, 1370-01-.03, 1370-01-.04, 1370-01-.05, 1370-01-.10, and 1370-01-.15 filed September 14, 2010; effective December 13, 2010. Amendments to rule 1370-02-.06 filed April 29, 2011 and to have been effective July 28, 2011. However, a 60-day stay was filed by the Government Operations Committee on July 27, 2011; new effective date September 25, 2011. Withdrawal of amendments 1370-02-.06(3)(a)1. through 7. and 1370-02-.06(3)(b) filed September 22, 2011; effective September 25, 2011. Amendments 1370-02-.06(3)(a)1. through 8. and 1370-02-.06(3)(b) were originally filed April 29, 2011 and were to have been effective July 28, 2011. However, a 60-day stay was filed by the Government Operations Committee on July 27, 2011; new effective date September 25, 2011. Amendment to rule 1370-02-.12 filed January 29, 2013; effective April 29, 2013. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.09, 1370-01-.10, and 1370-01-.12, and repeal and new rule 1370-01-.14 filed June 28, 2013; effective September 26, 2013. Original rule 1370-01-.21 filed April 10, 2014; effective July 9, 2014. Amendment to rule 1370-01-.10 filed April 17, 2014; effective July 16, 2014. Amendment to rule 1370-02-.06 filed June 18, 2015; effective September 16, 2015. Amendments to rules 1370-02-.01, 1370-02-.04, 1370-02-.05, 1370-02-.06, 1370-02-.08, 1370-02-.09, and 1370-02-.14 filed May 14, 2018; effective August 12, 2018. Amendments to rules 1370-02-.04 and 1370-02-.05 filed March 8, 2022; effective June 6, 2022. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.01, 1370-01-.03 through 1370-01-.07, 1370-01-.09, 1370-01-.10, and

1370-01-.12 through 1370-01-.17 filed June 8, 2022; effective September 6, 2022. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.01 and 1370-01-.21 filed March 16, 2023; effective June 14, 2023. Amendments to rule 1370-02-.08 filed March 26, 2024; effective June 24, 2024. Repeal of rule 1370-02-.03 filed May 23, 2025; effective August 21, 2025. Amendments to rule 1370-01-.10 filed April 21, 2025; to have become effective July 20, 2025. However, the Government Operations Committee filed a 90-day stay of the effective date of the rules; new effective date October 18, 2025. Amendments to rules 1370-01-.01 through 1370-01-.21 filed March 18, 2026; effective June 16, 2026.