Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) An assistant may engage in only duties
that are planned, designed and supervised by a licensee. Examples of
appropriate duties include the following:
(1)
The screening of speech, language or hearing.
(2) The recording, charting, graphing or
otherwise displaying of data which reflects the performance of a person
served.
(3) The maintaining of
clinical records.
(4) The reporting
of changes in the performance of a person served to the licensee who is
responsible for that person.
(5)
The preparing of clinical materials, including ear molds.
(6) The testing of hearing aids to determine
whether they meet published specifications.
(7) The participating with the licensee in
research projects, in-service training, public relations programs and similar
activities.
(b) The
assistant may not engage in one or more of the following activities:
(1) The formulating of diagnostic statements
or clinical management strategies or procedures.
(2) The determining of who will be
served.
(3) The transmitting of
clinical information, including data or impressions bearing on the performance,
behavior or progress of a person served, either verbally or in writing, to
anyone other than the licensee.
(4)
The independent composing of clinical reports, except for progress notes to be
held in the file of a person served.
(5) The referring of a person served to other
professionals or other agencies.
(6) The using of a title, either verbally or
in writing, other than one which complies with §
45.301 (relating to
definitions).
(7) Activities which
require the formal education or training, and the skill and knowledge of a
licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist.
The provisions of this §45.305 amended under
sections 5(2) and (7), 7(d)(1), 8(a) and 8.1 of the Speech-Language
Pathologists and Audiologists Licensure Act (63 P.S. §§
1705(2) and (7),
1707(d)(1), 1708(a) and
1708.1); and section 810(a)(3) and (7) of The Administrative Code of 1929
(71
P.S. §
279.1(a)(3) and
(7)).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
45.307 (relating to
limitations).
