1. (a) A licensed intern in audiology (intern) must be supervised by a licensed audiologist who has been approved by the department to serve as the intern's supervisor (supervisor).
2. (b) A supervisor must agree to assume responsibility for all services provided by the intern. The supervisor must comply with the requirements set out in the Act and §111.154.

3. (c) Intern Supervision Plan. An intern must complete the supervised professional experience under an intern supervision plan. This plan must be submitted in a form and manner prescribed by the department.

   1. (1) Approval from the department must be required prior to practice by the intern and prior to any changes in supervision.

   2. (2) An intern supervision plan must be submitted upon:

      1. (A) application for an intern license; and
      2. (B) any addition, change, or removal of supervisors.
   3. (3) If more than one audiologist agrees to supervise the intern, each supervisor must submit an intern supervision plan in a form and manner prescribed by the department. Each supervisor must add the intern to their license.
   4. (4) The intern may not practice without an approved supervisor. The supervisor must verify that the intern appears under the supervisor's license before allowing the intern to practice Audiology.
   5. (5) If the supervisor ceases supervision of the intern, the supervisor must notify the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, and must inform the intern to stop practicing immediately. The supervisor is responsible for the practice of the intern until the intern is removed from the supervisor's license. The supervisor is responsible for verifying the removal.
   6. (6) If the intern's supervisor ceases supervision, the intern must stop practicing immediately. The intern may not practice until the intern has a new approved supervisor and has been added to a new supervisor's license.

4. (d) Internship Requirements. The internship must:

   1. (1) begin after completion of all academic course work under §111.80; and
   2. (2) consist of supervised professional experience involving primarily clinical activities such as assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, screening, treatment, report writing, family/client consultation, and/or counseling related to the management process of individuals conducted under the direction of a professionally recognized accredited doctoral program as approved by the department.
5. (e) Notwithstanding the supervision provisions in this section, the department may establish procedures, processes, and mechanisms for the monitoring and reporting of the supervision requirements.

Source Note:The provisions of this §111.81 adopted to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2544; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5172; amended to be effective December 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 7552.