South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 5108

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5108
Type of Legislation:            Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980430
Primary Sponsor:                Medical, Military, Public and
                                Municipal Affairs Committee H3M
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All Sponsors:                   Medical, Military, Public and
                                Municipal Affairs Committee
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\21514ac.98
Residing Body:                  Senate
Subject:                        Regulation No. 2270,
                                Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
                                Examiners Board, licensing
                                provisions
History

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19980528  Read second time
Senate  19980527  Committee report: Favorable              13 SMA
Senate  19980507  Introduced, read first time,             13 SMA
                  referred to Committee
House   19980506  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980505  Read second time
House   19980430  Introduced, read first time
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COMMITTEE REPORT

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.

THE COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL AFFAIRS

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

REPORT:

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.

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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.

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