§ 2-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 2-101
§ 2-101. Definitions
(b-1) “Audiology assistant” means an individual who:
(c) “Board” means the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists.
(d) “Direct supervision” means on-site and personal oversight by an individual licensed under this title who assumes responsibility for another individual's conduct whether it is consistent or fails to be consistent with professional standards and the provisions of this title.
(d-1) “General supervision” means the supervision of a licensed audiology assistant by a licensed audiologist who may or may not be present when the licensed audiology assistant assists in the practice of audiology.
(e) “Hearing aid” means any FDA approved instrument or device that is designed for or represented as being capable of improving or correcting impaired human hearing.
(f) “Hearing aid dispenser” means an individual who practices hearing aid dispensing.
(g) “Hearing aid dispenser supervisor” means a licensed hearing aid dispenser or licensed audiologist who supervises a limited licensee who is studying hearing aid dispensing for the purpose of becoming eligible to sit for the licensure examination.
(h)(1) “Hearing aid dispensing” means performing, conducting, and interpreting hearing assessment procedures to determine the type and extent of hearing loss for the purpose of:
(i) “Hearing aid establishment” means an establishment that offers, advertises, or performs hearing aid dispensing.
(j)(1) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to practice audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech-language pathology, or to assist in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology.
(k) “Licensed audiologist” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an audiologist who is licensed by the Board to practice audiology.
(k-1) “Licensed audiology assistant” means, unless the context requires otherwise, an audiology assistant who is licensed by the Board to assist a licensed audiologist in the practice of audiology.
(l) “Licensed hearing aid dispenser” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a hearing aid dispenser who is licensed by the Board to practice hearing aid dispensing.
(m) “Licensed speech-language pathologist” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a speech-language pathologist who is licensed by the Board to practice speech-language pathology.
(n) “Licensed speech-language pathology assistant” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a speech-language pathology assistant who is licensed by the Board to assist a licensed speech-language pathologist in the practice of speech-language pathology.
(o) “Limited license” means a license issued by the Board to practice audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech-language pathology, or to assist in the practice of speech-language pathology as limited by §§ 2-310 through 2-310.3 of this title.
(p) “Oral competency” means the demonstration of general English-speaking proficiency by receiving a passing score on a standardized test that the Board has approved by regulation.
(q) “Practice audiology” means to :
(1) Apply the principles, methods, and procedures of measurement, prediction, evaluation, testing, counseling, consultation, and instruction that relate to the development and disorders of hearing, vestibular functions, and related language and speech disorders, to prevent or modify the disorders or assist individuals in hearing and auditory and related skills for communication; and
(r) “Practice speech-language pathology” means to apply the principles, methods, and procedures of measurement, prediction, evaluation, testing, counseling, consultation, and instruction that relate to the development and disorders of speech, voice, swallowing, and related language and hearing disorders, to prevent or modify the disorders or to assist individuals in cognition-language and communication skills.
(s) “Speech-language pathologist” means an individual who practices speech-language pathology.
(t) “Speech-language pathology assistant” means an individual who:
Credits
Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 477, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1992, c. 326, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, c. 448, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2007, c. 391, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 14, 2015; Acts 2021, c. 713, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 714, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 800, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 61, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 43, § 791.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 2-101, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 2-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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