(225 ILCS 110/8.8)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 8.8.
Supervision of speech-language pathology assistants.
(a) A speech-language pathology assistant shall practice only under the
supervision of a speech-language pathologist who has at least 2 years
experience in addition to the supervised professional experience required under
subsection (f) of Section 8 of this Act. A speech-language pathologist who
supervises a speech-language pathology assistant must have completed at least
10 clock hours of training in the supervision of speech-language pathology
assistants. The Department shall promulgate rules describing the supervision
training requirements. The rules may allow a speech-language pathologist to
apply to the Board for an exemption from this training requirement based upon
prior supervisory experience.
(b) A speech-language pathology assistant must be under the direct
supervision of a speech-language pathologist at least 30% of the
speech-language pathology assistant's actual patient or client contact time per
patient or client during the first 90 days of initial employment as a
speech-language pathology assistant. Thereafter, a speech-language pathology
assistant must be under the direct supervision of a speech-language
pathologist at least 20% of the speech-language pathology assistant's actual
patient or client contact time per patient or client. Supervision of a
speech-language pathology assistant beyond the minimum requirements of this
subsection may be imposed at the discretion of the supervising
speech-language pathologist. A supervising speech-language pathologist must
be available to communicate with a speech-language pathology assistant
whenever the assistant is in contact with a patient or client.
(c) A speech-language pathologist that supervises a speech-language
pathology assistant must document direct supervision activities. At a
minimum, supervision documentation must provide (i) information regarding the
quality of the speech-language pathology assistant's performance of
assigned duties, and (ii) verification that clinical activity is limited to
duties specified in Section 8.7.
(d) A full-time speech-language pathologist may supervise no more than 2
speech-language pathology assistants. A speech-language pathologist
that does not work full-time may supervise no more than one speech-language
pathology assistant.
(e) For purposes of this Section, "direct supervision" means on-site,
in-view
observation and guidance by a speech-language pathologist while an
assigned activity is performed by the speech-language pathology assistant.
(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
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