1. (a) A licensed intern in speech-language pathology (intern) must perform assigned duties under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist who has been approved by the department to serve as the intern's supervisor (supervisor).
2. (b) In any professional context the intern must indicate the intern's status as a licensed speech-language pathology intern.
3. (c) The intern must use "Intern SLP" or "SLP Intern" if the intern wishes to shorten the intern's professional title.
4. (d) An intern who is pursuing the ASHA Clinical Fellow credential may use "SLP-CF" or "CF" in the intern's title, in addition to "Intern SLP", "SLP Intern", or the full professional title. The "SLP-CF" or "CF" credential indicator is not a substitute for the use of "Intern SLP", "SLP Intern", or the full professional title.
5. (e) If the intern wishes to continue to practice after the completion of the internship specified in §111.41(d), the intern shall apply for a speech-language pathology license under Subchapter D, if the intern passed the examination referenced in §111.21.

6. (f) The intern may continue to practice while awaiting the processing of the speech-language pathology license if the intern meets the following conditions:

   1. (1) holds a valid intern in speech-language pathology license;
   2. (2) practices under the supervision of the current supervisor, who filed the Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form and the Speech-Language Pathology Report of Completed Internship Form; and
   3. (3) practices under the terms of the current Speech-Language Pathology Intern Plan and Agreement of Supervision Form.

Source Note:The provisions of this §111.42 adopted to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2544; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 Texreg 5172.