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17-100-104. Exemptions.
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17-100-104. Exemptions.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting:
(1) A physician or surgeon from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state;
(2) A hearing aid dealer from engaging in the business of fitting and selling hearing aids in this state in accordance with § 17-84-101 et seq.;
(3) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;
(4)(A) A person from performing speech-language pathology or audiology services solely within the confines or under the jurisdiction of a public school system if that person holds a valid and current certificate as a speech therapist or speech-language pathologist issued by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(B) However, without obtaining a license under this chapter, such a person may consult with or disseminate his or her research findings and other specific information to speech-language pathologists and audiologists outside the jurisdiction of the school district by which he or she is employed. Such a person may also offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or other, without being licensed under this chapter.
(C) The person may additionally elect to be subject to this chapter;
(5) The activities and services of persons pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology or audiology at a college or university, if the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if the persons are designated as speech-language pathology interns, speech-language pathology trainees, audiology interns, audiology trainees, or by other such titles clearly indicating the training status appropriate to their level of training;
(6)(A) The perf
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-100-104
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17-100-104. Exemptions.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting:
(1) A physician or surgeon from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state;
(2) A hearing aid dealer from engaging in the business of fitting and selling hearing aids in this state in accordance with § 17-84-101 et seq.;
(3) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;
(4)(A) A person from performing speech-language pathology or audiology services solely within the confines or under the jurisdiction of a public school system if that person holds a valid and current certificate as a speech therapist or speech-language pathologist issued by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(B) However, without obtaining a license under this chapter, such a person may consult with or disseminate his or her research findings and other specific information to speech-language pathologists and audiologists outside the jurisdiction of the school district by which he or she is employed. Such a person may also offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or other, without being licensed under this chapter.
(C) The person may additionally elect to be subject to this chapter;
(5) The activities and services of persons pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in speech-language pathology or audiology at a college or university, if the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if the persons are designated as speech-language pathology interns, speech-language pathology trainees, audiology interns, audiology trainees, or by other such titles clearly indicating the training status appropriate to their level of training;
(6)(A) The performance of speech-language pathology or audiology services in this state by any person not a resident of this state who is not licensed under this chapter, if the services are performed for no more than five (5) days in any calendar year and in cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under this chapter and if the person meets the qualifications and requirements for application for licensure described in § 17-100-302(b).
(B) The performance of speech-language pathology or audiology services in this state by a person not a resident of this state who is not licensed under this chapter, but who is licensed under the law of another state which has established licensure requirements at least equivalent to those established by § 17-100-302(b), or who is the holder of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology or audiology or its equivalent, if such services are performed in the state for no more than thirty (30) days in any fiscal year and are performed in cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under this chapter;
(7) A person from performing speech-language pathology or audiology services solely within the confines of the person's duties as an employee of the State of Arkansas, provided that the person was an employee of the State of Arkansas on January 1, 1993, and, furthermore, this exemption applies to such state employees who subsequently transfer to another agency of the state; or
(8)(A) A person from performing speech-language pathology services solely within the confines of the person's duties as an employee of any entity licensed or certified as a developmental disability services community provider by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, if that person holds a minimum of a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology and is supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist.
(B) The supervision of the bachelor's level personnel shall be in accordance with the rules adopted by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
(C) The board shall adopt rules that set forth the scope and restrictions relating to bachelor's level personnel.
(D) These persons shall be required to comply with state rules as speech-language pathology support personnel no later than January 1, 1997.
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17-100-302. Eligibility.
(a) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall issue a license to a person who meets the requirements of this chapter and pays to the board the application for initial license fee prescribed in § 17-100-308.
(b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, a person shall:
(1) Possess at least a master's degree in the area of speech-language pathology or a master's degree in audiology obtained on or before December 30, 2006, or a doctoral degree obtained after January 1, 2007, from an educational institution recognized by the board;
(2) Submit evidence of the completion of the educational, clinical experience, and employment requirements, which shall be based on appropriate national standards and prescribed by the rules adopted under this chapter; and
(3) Pass an examination approved by the board before the board approves a license.
(c) The board shall issue a provisional license to a person who meets the requirements of this chapter, submits the appropriate application, and pays to the board the application for initial license fee prescribed in § 17-100-308.
(d) To be eligible for provisional licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, a person shall:
(1) Possess at least a master's degree in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology, as the case may be, from an educational institution recognized by the board;
(2) Be in the process of completing the postgraduate professional experience requirement; and
(3) Pass an examination approved by the board.
(e) The purpose of a provisional license is to permit a person to practice speech-language pathology or audiology while completing the postgraduate professional experie
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-100-302
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-100-302. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-84-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers;
(2) “Current” means valid, effective, unexpired, or unsuspended and unrevoked with reference to a license or internship;
(3) “Established place of business” means a place of business at a permanent address in the State of Arkansas or, if outside the state, within seventy-five (75) miles of the Arkansas state line, which is open to the public during normal business hours at least thirty-two (32) hours per week;
(4) “Hearing instrument” means any instrument or device worn in or behind the ear designed for or represented as aiding, improving, amplifying, or correcting human hearing and any parts, attachments, or accessories of such an instrument or device;
(5) “In-office assembled hearing instrument” means an instrument built by the hearing instrument dispenser or under his or her supervision from components, including a premanufactured faceplate and a shell made by the dispenser or made under his or her supervision;
(6) “License” and “internship” mean, respectively, license as provided for in § 17-84-306 and internship as provided for in § 17-84-304;
(7) “Licensed” means holding a current license;
(8) “Practice of dispensing hearing instruments” means conducting and interpreting hearing tests for purposes of identifying the type and degree of hearing loss and making proper recommendations based on those results, selecting suitable hearing instruments, making earmolds or ear impressions, and providing appropriate counseling pertaining to the selling, renting, leasing, pricing, delivery, and warranty of hearing instruments;
(9) “Sponsor” means a licensed person who trains and directly supervises an intern; and
(10) “Unethical conduct”
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-84-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-84-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.