California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.4 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 8 - Miscellaneous
Section 1399.157.1 - Notice to Consumers

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1399.157.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) A licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, Required Professional Experience Licensee, or Speech-Language Pathology Aide shall provide notice to each client or patient of the fact that the licensee is licensed and regulated by the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The notice shall include the following statement:

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Speech-Language Pathologists, Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, Required Professional Experience Licensees, and Speech-Language Pathology Aides are licensed and regulated by the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board

(916)287-7915

www.speechandhearing.ca.gov

(b) A licensed Audiologist, Required Professional Experience Licensee, or Audiology Aide shall provide notice to each client or patient of the fact that the licensee is licensed and regulated by the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. The notice shall include the following statement:

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

Audiologists, Required Professional Experience Licensees, and Audiology Aides are licensed and regulated by the Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board

(916)287-7915

www.speechandhearing.ca.gov

(c) The notice required by this section shall be provided by one of the following methods:

(1) Prominently posting the notice in each of the practice locations at which the licensee provides services. The notice shall be in a conspicuous location and accessible to public view. It shall be in at least 36-point type in Arial font.

(2) Providing the client or patient, or the client's or patient's representative, with the notice in a written statement in at least 12-point type. An acknowledgement stating the client or patient, or the client's or patient's representative, received the notice shall be signed and dated by the client or patient or the client's or patient's representative. The acknowledgment shall be retained in the client's or patient's records to demonstrate receipt.

(3) Providing the notice on a written receipt where the notice is placed immediately above the signature line for the client or patient, or the client's or patient's representative, in at least 14-point type.

1. New section filed 2-6-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 6). For prior history, see Register 99, No. 50.

Note: Authority cited: Section 2531.95, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 138, Business and Professions Code.

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