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§ 1399.170.2. Types of Supervision Required for Duties Performed by a Speech-Language Pathology...

16 CA ADC § 1399.170.2Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: July 1, 2024

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Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.4. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 12. Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Effective: July 1, 2024
16 CCR § 1399.170.2
§ 1399.170.2. Types of Supervision Required for Duties Performed by a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant.
Currentness
(a) Duties performed by the speech-language pathology assistant that require immediate supervision may include, but are not limited to, any direct client activity involving medically fragile patients. In such instances, the speech-language pathology assistant shall act only under the direction of the supervisor.
(b) Duties performed by the speech-language pathology assistant that require direct supervision may include, but are not limited to, any new screening or treatment activity that the assistant has been trained to perform by the supervisor, but has not yet been performed by the speech-language pathology assistant in direct client care.
(c) Duties performed by the speech-language pathology assistant that require indirect supervision may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Screening or treatment activities where the supervisor has previously given instructions as to how to perform the task, has observed the assistant in the conduct of these activities, and is satisfied that the activities can be competently performed by the speech-language pathology assistant, i.e., repetitive drill exercises, generalization or carryover activities;
(2) Clerical tasks such as record keeping, materials preparation, scheduling, equipment maintenance; and,
(3) Other non-client care activities.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), the supervisor shall provide supervision to the speech-language pathology assistant following their initial licensure in accordance with Section 1399.170.15(b)(4) of the California Code of Regulations.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.95 and 2538.1, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2538.1, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 15).
2. New subsection (d) and amendment of Note filed 3-19-2024; operative 7-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 12).
This database is current through 6/21/24 Register 2024, No. 25.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1399.170.2, 16 CA ADC § 1399.170.2
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