H 5108 Joint Resolution, By 
 House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
 LICENSING AND REGULATION, BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND
 AUDIOLOGY, RELATING TO GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS; PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS;
 SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT; AUDIOLGOY LICENSE-HEARING AID DISPENSING;
 CONTINUING EDUCATION, CODE OF ETHICS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER
 2270, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976
 CODE.

   04/30/98  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-2
   05/05/98  House  Read second time
   05/06/98  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
   05/07/98  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   05/07/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-7
   05/27/98  Senate Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs SJ-22
   05/28/98  Senate Read second time SJ-61

May 27, 1998

H. 5108

Introduced by Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee

S. Printed 5/27/98--S.

Read the first time May 7, 1998.

To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (H. 5108), to approve regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, relating to general licensing provisions, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

THOMAS L. MOORE, for Committee.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, RELATING TO GENERAL LICENSING PROVISIONS; PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS; SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT; AUDIOLOGY LICENSE-HEARING AID DISPENSING; CONTINUING EDUCATION, CODE OF ETHICS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2270, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, relating to general licensing provisions; pathology assistants; supervised professional employment; audiology license - hearing aid dispensing; continuing education, code of ethics, designated as Regulation Document Number 2270, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

This regulation allows the board to effectively regulate and monitor those persons who may be practicing as speech-language pathologists, audiologists, speech-language pathology interns, audiology interns, speech-language pathology assistants, or audiologists who are dispensing hearing aids, without being licensed. It also amends requirements for licensure as an intern, establishes guidelines for continued education now authorized by statute and updates the current code of ethics.