Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) The supervising
speech-language pathologist is responsible for designing and implementing a
supervisory plan that protects client care and maintains the highest possible
standards of quality. The amount and type of supervision required should be
consistent with the skills and experience of the speech-language pathology
assistant, the needs of the clients, the service setting, the tasks assigned,
and the laws and regulations that govern speech-language pathology assistants.
Treatment of the client remains the responsibility of the supervisor.
(b) Any person supervising a speech-language
pathology assistant registered with the Board on or after April 10, 2001,
(hereinafter called "supervisor") shall submit, within thirty (30) days of the
commencement of such supervision, the "Responsibility Statement for Supervision
of a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant" (77S-60, New 12/99), which requires
that:
(1) The supervisor shall possess and
maintain a current valid California license as a speech-language pathologist as
required in Section
2532 of the Code and Section
1399.160.3 of California Code of
Regulations or may hold a valid and current professional clear, clear, or life
clinical or rehabilitative services credential in language, speech and hearing
issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
(2) The supervisor shall immediately notify
the assistant of any disciplinary action, including revocation, suspension
(even if stayed), probation terms, inactive license, or lapse in licensure,
which affects the supervisor's ability or right to supervise.
(3) The supervisor shall ensure that the
extent, kind and quality of the clinical work performed is consistent with the
training and experience of the person being supervised, and shall be
accountable for the assigned tasks performed by the speech-language pathology
assistant. The supervisor shall review client/patient records, monitor and
evaluate assessment and treatment decisions of the speech-language pathology
assistant, and monitor and evaluate the ability of the assistant to provide
services at the site(s) where he or she will be practicing and to the
particular clientele being treated, and ensure compliance with all laws and
regulations governing the practice of speech-language pathology.
(4) The supervisor shall complete not less
than six (6) hours of continuing professional development in supervision
training in the initial two year period from the commencement of supervision,
and three (3) hours in supervision training of continuing professional
development every two years thereafter. Continuing professional development
training obtained by a Board-approved provider that meets the course content
listed below, may be applied towards the continuing professional development
requirement for licensees set forth in Section
1399.160.3 of the California Code
of Regulations. The content of such training shall include, but is not limited
to:
(A) Familiarity with supervision
literature through reading assignments specified by course instructors;
and
(B) Improving knowledge and
understanding of the relationship between the speech-language pathologist and
the assistant, and the relationship between the speech-language pathologist and
the client.
(C) Structuring to
maximize supervision, including times and conditions of supervision sessions,
problem solving ability, and implementing supervisor interventions within a
range of supervisory modalities including live, videotape, audiotape, and case
report methods;
(D) Knowledge of
contextual variables such as culture, gender, ethnicity, and economic issues;
and
(E) The practice of clinical
speech-language pathology including the mandated reporting laws and knowledge
of ethical and legal issues.
(5) The supervisor shall maintain records of
course completion for a period of two years from the speech-language pathology
assistant's renewal date.
(6) The
supervisor knows and understands the laws and regulations pertaining to
supervision of speech-language pathology assistants.
(7) As the professional development advisor,
the supervisor shall assist in the development of a plan for the
speech-language pathology assistant to complete twelve (12) hours of continuing
professional development every two years through state or regional conferences,
workshops, formal in-service presentations, independent study programs, or any
combination of these concerning communication disorders.
(8) The supervisor shall communicate to the
speech-language pathology assistant the manner in which emergencies will be
handled.
(9) Upon written request
of the Board, the supervisor shall provide the Board with any documentation
which verifies the supervisor's compliance with the requirements set forth in
this article.
1. New section
filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 15).
2. Change without regulatory effect
amending subsection (b)(2) filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
2531.95
and
2538.1(a),
Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
2530.2(f),
2538.1(b)(5),
(6), (7) and (9), Business and Professions
Code.
