880 IAC 1-2.1-1 Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this rule: (1) "Board" means the speech-language pathology and audiology board. (2) "Direct supervision" of support personnel means on-site, in-view observation and guidance by the supervising speech-language pathologist while an assigned therapeutic activity is being performed. (3) "Licensing agency" means the Indiana professional licensing agency. (4) "SLP" means a speech-language pathologist. (5) "SLP aide" means a speech-language pathology aide. (6) "SLP assistant" means a speech-language pathology assistant. (7) "SLP associate" means a speech-language pathology associate. (8) "SLP support personnel" means the following: (A) Speech-language pathology aides. (B) Speech-language pathology associates. (C) Speech-language pathology assistants. (9) "Supervisor", when referring to support personnel, means a person who: (A) holds a current Indiana license as a speech-language pathologist issued by the board or the professional standards board as provided for in P.L.212-2005, SECTION 80; and (B) has been approved by the board to supervise support personnel as provided by IC 25-35.6-1-2(g). (10) "Support personnel" means a person employed under the direction and authority of the supervising licensed speech-language pathologist. This rule applies to all SLP aides, SLP associates, and SLP assistants when providing direct client services in the area of speech-language pathology intervention.