RD334 - Report on Actions Regarding Assistant Speech-Language Pathologists Pursuant to Chapter 661 (2014)


Executive Summary:
As specified in the second enactment of House Bill 764 (Chapter 661 of the 2014 Acts of the Assembly), we are submitting a report from the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The Board was required to provide a report to the Chairmen of the House of Delegates' Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2014. Accordingly, we are providing a copy of the report for your review.

The Board utilized the expertise of an Ad Hoc Committee to develop recommendations to the Board, which resulted in submission of a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) to promulgate regulations relating to the qualifications, practice and supervision of speech-language assistants. The NOIRA was submitted for executive branch review pursuant to Executive Order 17 (2014) on September 29, 2014.