New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 52 - HOSPITAL SERVICES MANUAL
Subchapter 6 - FINANCIAL REPORTING PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
Section 10:52-6.60 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SPA)

1. Speech Pathology provides therapeutic treatment for disorders of production, reception and perception of speech and language. Audiology provides and coordinates services to persons with impaired peripheral and/or central auditory function and provides detection and management of any existing communicating handicaps centering in whole or in part on the hearing function. Such activities shall be coordinated with medical evaluation and treatment of hospital patients.

2. Functions shall include the following: Audiologic assessment (including basic audiometric testing and screening, examination for site of lesions, non-organic hearing loss and various parameters of auditory processing abilities essential for communication function); hearing aid evaluation, selection, orientation, adjustment and other technical related services; audiologic habilitation and rehabilitation including the development, remediation or conservation of receptive and expressive language abilities; demonstrating and evaluating amplification devices and altering systems; evaluating excessively noisy environments; determining through interviews and special tests the etiology, history and severity of speech disorders; and special speech, hearing and language remedial procedures, counseling and guidance.