Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) All supervision
of services provided by a speech-language pathology assistant must be performed
by a speech-language pathologist who:
(a)
Holds an active, valid license issued by the Board of Examiners for
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; or
(b) Is exempt from licensure under ORS
681.230(1) and
holds an active, valid basic or standard teaching license with an endorsement
in speech impaired or an initial or continuing teaching license with an
endorsement in communication disorders issued by the Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission.
(2) The supervising speech-language
pathologist must have the following professional work experience:
(a) At least two years of professional
speech-language pathology work experience following completion of their
graduate degree in speech-language pathology or communications disorders.. The
clinical post-graduate fellowship year may be counted as one year of
professional experience.
(b) If
exempt from licensure under ORS
681.230(1), and
initially licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission prior to
1999, a minimum of five years of professional work experience in
speech-language pathology within the ten years preceding the provision of
supervision. The supervising speech-language pathologist must have held an
active basic or standard teaching license with an endorsement in standard
speech impaired or an initial or continuing teaching license with an
endorsement in communication disorders issued by the Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission during qualifying work experience. Work experience while
holding a restricted transitional license, conditional assignment permit, or
other provisional license issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices
Commission is excluded from qualifying work experience.
(3) The supervising speech-language
pathologist must agree to supervise according to Board requirements, as
outlined in OAR 335-095-0050.
(4)
The supervising speech-language pathologist must have a minimum of two (2)
hours of qualifying professional development regarding speech-language
pathology assistant supervision on file with the Board office. All current
supervisors must meet this rule within one year of the effective date of the
rule.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
681.360,
681.375,
681.420 & 681.460
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
681.360 &
681.375
