1. (a) A licensee who wants to supervise an intern or assistant must meet the requirements under this section and be approved by the department.

2. (b) Experience. A licensee must have at least two years of professional experience in providing direct client services in the area of licensure in order to supervise an intern or assistant.

   1. (1) One year of the licensee's internship may be counted toward the two years of experience.
   2. (2) The professional experience may have been obtained under a license in another state.

3. (c) License Type. A licensee must hold the appropriate license type to supervise.

   1. (1) A supervisor of an intern in speech-language pathology must be a licensed speech-language pathologist who possesses at least a master's degree with a major in one of the areas of communicative sciences or disorders.
   2. (2) A supervisor of an assistant in speech-language pathology must be a licensed speech-language pathologist.
   3. (3) A supervisor of an intern in audiology or an assistant in audiology must be a licensed audiologist.
4. (d) Conflicts. A licensee may not supervise an individual who is related to the licensee within the first degree of consanguinity, as determined under Government Code, Chapter 573, Subchapter B.
5. (e) License Sanctions. A licensee may not supervise if the licensee has any current sanctions attached to the licensee's license (suspension, probated suspension, revocation, probated revocation, or any other license restrictions, terms, or conditions).

6. (f) Supervisor Responsibilities. A supervisor of an intern or assistant must:

   1. (1) ensure that all services provided are in compliance with this chapter and the Act, such as verifying:

      1. (A) the intern or assistant holds a current license;
      2. (B) the supervisor has been approved by the department;
      3. (C) the practice and duties of the intern or assistant are appropriate; and
      4. (D) the intern or assistant is qualified to perform the procedure;
   2. (2) be responsible for all client services performed by the intern or assistant;
   3. (3) provide appropriate supervision after the department approves the intern or assistant supervision plan; and

   4. (4) comply with the following:

      1. (A) supervise no more than a total of four speech-language pathology interns and/or assistants; or
      2. (B) supervise no more than a total of four audiology interns and/or assistants.

7. (g) Additional Supervisor Responsibilities. In addition to the provisions listed in subsection (h), a supervisor of an assistant must:

   1. (1) be responsible for evaluations, interpretation, and case management; and
   2. (2) not designate anyone other than a licensed speech-language pathologist or intern in speech-language pathology to represent speech-language pathology to an Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings, except as provided by §111.51 and §111.52.
8. (h) Intern and Assistant Responsibilities. A licensed intern or assistant must abide by the decisions made by the supervisor relating to the intern's or assistant's practice and duties. If the supervisor requests that the intern or assistant violate this chapter, the Act, or any other law, the intern or assistant must refuse to do so and immediately notify the department and any other appropriate authority.

Source Note:The provisions of this §111.154 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4441; amended 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.