§ 61-14B-3. Scope of practice; speech-language pathology

A. The scope of practice for speech-language pathologists shall include:

(1) rendering or offering to render professional services, including diagnosis, prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation, rehabilitation, instruction, counseling, prognostication, training and research to individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having disorders of communication, including speech comprehension, voice, fluency, language in all its expressive and receptive forms, including oral expression, reading, writing and comprehension, oral pharyngeal function, oral motor function, dysphagia, functional maintenance therapy or cognitive-communicative processes; and

(2) determining the need for personal augmentative and alternative communication systems, computer access or assistive technology, recommending such systems, and providing set-up, modification, training, trouble-shooting and follow-up in the utilization of such systems.

B. The scope of practice for speech-language pathologists may include:

(1) conducting pure-tone air conduction hearing screening, tympanometry screening, limited to a pass or fail determination, for the purpose of performing a speech and language evaluation or for the initial identification of individuals with other disorders of communications;

(2) aural rehabilitation that is defined as services and procedures for facilitation of adequate receptive and expressive communication in individuals with hearing impairment; or

(3) supervision of graduate students, clinical fellows or paraprofessionals.