§8200. Introduction.
This article applies to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
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This article applies to the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
The practice of the profession of speech-language pathology shall mean the application of principles, methods and procedures of measurement, prediction, non-medical diagnosis, testing, counseling, consultation, rehabilitation and instruction related to the development and disorders of speech, voice, swallowing, and/or language for the purpose of preventing, ameliorating or modifying such disorder conditions in individuals and/or groups of individuals.
Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice speech-language pathology or use the title of speech-language pathologist.
The practice of the profession of audiology shall mean the application of principles, methods and procedures of measurement, testing, evaluation, consultation, counselling, instruction and habilitation or rehabilitation related to hearing, its disorders, related communication impairments and vestibular disorders for the purpose of non-medical diagnosis, prevention, identification, amelioration or modification of such disorders and conditions in individuals and/or groups of individuals.
Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized under this article shall practice audiology or use the title audiologist.
A state board for speech-language pathology and audiology shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall consist of not less than seven members, three of whom shall be audiologists and four of whom shall be speech-language pathologists. Each speech-language pathologist and audiologist on the board shall be licensed and have practiced in this state for at least five years, as provided under this article except that the members of the first board need not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner.
To qualify for a license as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements.
*NB Effective February 17, 2018
This article shall not be construed as prohibiting:
Applications for a license under this section shall be submitted by January first, nineteen hundred eighty and applicants shall have until that date to fulfill the requirements set forth by this chapter.