Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Division 06 - Medical Services
Rule 016.06.12-030 - THERAPY 1-12 - Occupational, Physical, Speech Therapy Services

Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 016.06.12-030

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024

214.410 Accepted Tests for Speech-Language Therapy

Tests used must be norm-referenced, standardized, age appropriate and specific to the disorder being assessed. The following list of tests is not all-inclusive. When using a test that is not listed below, the provider must include an explanation and justification in the evaluation report to support the use of the chosen test. The Mental Measurement Yearbook (MMY) is the standard reference to determine the reliability and validity of the test(s) administered in the evaluation. Providers should refer to the MMY for additional information regarding specific tests. These definitions are applied to the following lists of accepted tests:

* STANDARDIZED: Tests that are used to determine the presence or absence of deficits; any diagnostic tool or procedure that has a standardized administration and scoring process and compares results to an appropriate normative sample.

* SUPPLEMENTAL: Tests and tools that are used to further document deficits and support standardized results; any non-diagnostic tool that is a screening, a criterion-referenced measure, descriptive in design, a structured probe or an accepted clinical analysis procedure (see next paragraph). Supplemental tests may not replace standardized tests. Exception: A tool(s) from a supplemental list may be used to guide data collection for the purpose of generating an in-depth, functional profile. See Section 214.400, part D, paragraph 8.

* CLINICAL ANALYSIS PROCEDURES: Specific analysis methods used for in-depth examination of clinical data obtained during assessment and used to further document deficits and support standardized results. Clinical analysis procedures may not replace standardized tests. Exception: Procedures from this list may be used to analyze data collected and assist in generating an in-depth, functional profile. (See Section 214.400, part D, paragraph 8.)

* CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS: Clinical observations have a supplemental role in the evaluation process and should always be included. They are especially important when standard scores do not accurately reflect a child's deficits in order to qualify the child for therapy. A detailed narrative or description of the child's communication behaviors (in-depth, functional profile) may constitute the primary justification of medical necessity.

* STANDARDIZED SCORING KEY:

Mild: Scores between 84-78; -1.0 standard deviation

Moderate: Scores between 77-71; -1.5 standard deviations

Severe: Scores between 70-64; -2.0 standard deviations

Profound: Scores of 63 or lower; -2.0+ standard deviations

A. Language Tests - Standardized (Newer editions of currently listed tests are also acceptable.)

Test

Abbreviation

Assessment of Language-Related Functional Activities

ALFA

Assessment of Literacy and Language

ALL

Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function

BRIEF

Behavioural Assess of the Dysexecutive Syndrome for Children

BADS-C

Brief Test of Head Injury

BTHI

Children's Communication Checklist [Diagnostic for pragmatics]

CCC

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Preschool

CELF-P

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Fourth Edition

CELF-4

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Third Edition

CELF-3

Communication Abilities Diagnostic Test

CADeT

Communication Activities of Daily Living, Second Edition

CADL-2

Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language

CASL

Comprehensive Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test, Second Edition

CREVT-2

Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing

CTOPP

Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation - Norm-Referenced

DELV-NR

Emerging Literacy and Language Assessment

ELLA

Expressive Language Test

ELT

Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test, 2000 Edition

EOWPVT

Fullerton Language Test for Adolescents, Second Edition

FLTA

Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination

GFWTAD

HELP Test-Elementary

HELP

Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, Third Edition

ITPA-3

Language Processing Test - Revised

LPT-R

Language Processing Test, Third Edition

LPT-3

Listening Comprehension Test Adolescent

LCT-A

Listening Comprehension Test, Second Edition

LCT-2

Montgomery Assessment of Vocabulary Acquisition

MAVA

Mullen Scales of Early Learning

MSEL

NOTE: Although the MSEL is an accepted standardized test, it is felt by the Therapy Advisory Council (TAC) that an additional test should be administered.

Oral and Written Language Scales

OWLS

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Fourth Edition

PPVT-4

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third Edition

PPVT-3

Phonological Awareness Test

PAT

Preschool Language Scale, Fourth Edition

PLS-4

Preschool Language Scale, Third Edition

PLS-3

Receptive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test, Second Edition

ROWPVT-2

Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test, Second Edition

REEL-2

Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test, Third Edition

REEL-3

Ross Information Processing Assessment - Primary

RIPA-P

Ross Information Processing Assessment, Second Edition

RIPA-2

Scales of Cognitive Ability for Traumatic Brain Injury

SCATBI

Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation, Preschool Edition

SCBE

Social Language Development Test-Elementary

CLDT-E

Social Responsiveness Scale

SRS

Social Skills Rating System - Preschool & Elementary Level

SSRS-PE

Social Skills Rating System - Secondary Level

SSRS-S

Strong Narrative Assessment Procedure

SNAP

Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test

SPELT-3

Test of Adolescent and Adult Language, Third Edition

TOAL-3

Test of Adolescent /Adult Word Finding

TAWF

Test for Auditory Comprehension of Language, Third Edition

TACL-3

Test of Auditory Perceptual Skills - Revised

TAPS-R

Test of Auditory Perceptual Skills, Third Edition

TAPS-3

Test of Auditory Reasoning and Processing Skills

TARPS

Test of Early Language Development, Third Edition

TELD-3

Test of Language Competence - Expanded Edition

TLC-E

Test of Language Development - Intermediate, Third Edition

TOLD-I:3

Test of Language Development - Primary, Third Edition

TOLD-P:3

Test of Narrative Language

TNL

Test of Phonological Awareness

TOPA

Test of Pragmatic Language

TOPL

Test of Pragmatic Language, Second Edition

TOPL-2

Test of Problem Solving - Adolescent

TOPS-A

Test of Problem Solving - Revised Elementary

TOPS-R

Test of Reading Comprehension, Third Edition

TORC-2

Test of Semantic Skills: Intermediate

TOSS-I

Test of Semantic Skills: Primary

TOSS-P

Test of Word Finding, Second Edition

TWF-2

Test of Word Knowledge

TOWK

Test of Written Language, Third Edition

TWL-3

The Listening Test

Wepman's Auditory Discrimination Test, Second Edition

ADT

Word Test - 2 Adolescent

WT2A

Word Test - 2 Elementary

WT2E

B. Language Tests - Supplemental

Test

Abbreviation

Assessment for Persons Profoundly or Severely Impaired

APPSI

Behavior Analysis Language Instrument

BALI

Birth to Three Checklist

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-4 Screening Test

CELF-4

Children's Communication Checklist [Language Screener]

CCC-2

CID Early Speech Perception

CID-ESP

CID Speech Perception Evaluation

CID-SPICE

CID Teacher Assessment of Grammatical Structures

CID-TAGS

Communication Matrix

Developmental Sentence Scoring [Lee]

DSS

Differential Screening Test for Processing

DSTP

Evaluating Acquired Skills in Communication - Revised

EASIC-R

Evaluating Acquired Skills in Communication, Third Edition

EASIC-3

Fluharty Preschool Speech and Language Screening Test, Second Edition

Fluharty-2

Functional Communication Profile - Revised

FCP-R

Joliet 3-Minute Preschool Speech and Language Screen

Joliet-P

Joliet 3-Minute Speech and Language Screen - Revised

Joliet-R

Kindergarten Language Screening Test

KLST-2

MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories

CDIs

MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories

CDIs

Nonspeech Test for Receptive/Expressive Language

Nonspeech

Preschool Language Scale - 4 Screening Test

Preverbal Assessment-Intervention Profile

PAIP

Reynell Developmental Language Scales

Reynell

Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale

Rossetti

Screening Test of Adolescent Language

STAL

Social Communication Questionnaire

SCQ

Social-Emotional Evaluation

SEE

Test for Auditory Processing Disorders in Children - Revised

SCAN-C

Token Test for Children, Second Edition

TTFC-2

C. Language - Clinical Analysis Procedures - Language sampling and analysis, which may include the following:

Test

Abbreviation

Mean Length of Utterance

MLU

Type Token Ratio

TTR

Developmental Sentence Score

DSS

Structural analysis (Brown's stages)

Semantic analysis

Discourse analysis

D. Speech Production Tests - Standardized (Newer editions of currently listed tests are also acceptable.)

Test

Abbreviation

Arizona Articulation Proficiency Scale, Third Edition

Arizona-3

Assessment of Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speech

AIDS

Assessment of Phonological Processes - Revised

APPS-R

Bernthal-Bankson Test of Phonology

BBTOP

Clinical Assessment of Articulation and Phonology

CAAP

Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology, U.S. Edition

DEAP

Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, Second Edition

GFTA-2

Hodson Assessment of Phonological Patterns - Third Edition

HAPP-3

Kaufman Speech Praxis Test

KSPT

Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis

KLPA-2

Photo Articulation Test, Third Edition

PAT-3

Slosson Articulation Language Test with Phonology

SALT-P

Smit-Hand Articulation and Phonology Evaluation

SHAPE

Structured Photographic Articulation Test II Featuring Dudsberry

SPAT-D II

Stuttering Severity Instrument for Children and Adults

SSI-3

Weiss Comprehensive Articulation Test

WCAT

E. Speech Production Tests - Supplemental

Test

Abbreviation

A-19 Scale for Children Who Stutter

A-19

Apraxia Profile

Assessment of the Child's Experience of Stuttering

ACES

CALMS Rating Scale for School-Age Children Who Stutter

CALMS

Children's Speech Intelligibility Measure

CSIM

CID Phonetic Inventory

CID-PI

CID SPeech INtelligibility Evaluation

CID-SPINE

Communication Attitude Test for Preschool and Kindergarten Children Who Stutter

KiddyCAT

Communication Attitude Test - Revised

CAT-R

Computerized Articulation and Phonology Evaluation System

CAPES

Marshalla Oral Sensorimotor Test

MOST

Modified Erickson Scale of Communication Attitudes

Procedures for the Phonological Analysis of Children's Language [Ingram]

Screening Test for Developmental Apraxia of Speech, Second Edition

STDAS-2

Secord Contextual Articulation Tests

S-CAT

Verbal-Motor Production Assessment for Children

VMPAC

Voice Assessment Protocol for Children and Adults

VAP

F. Speech Production - Clinical Analysis Procedures - Speech sampling and analysis, which may include the following:
1. Debra Beckman's oral-motor assessment procedures

2. Food chaining questionnaire

3. Instrumentation-based voice evaluation

4. Item and replica analysis

5. Percentage of consonants correct

6. Percentage of intelligibility

7. Percentage of phonemes correct

8. Percentage of syllables stuttered

9. Perceptual voice evaluation

10. Phonetic inventory

11. Phonological process analysis

12. Suzanne Evans-Morris oral-motor assessment procedures

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