Rep. Mike Fortner
Filed: 3/31/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3258 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3258 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and

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Audiology Practice Act is amended  by changing Section 8.6 as 
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follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 110/8.6)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

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    Sec. 8.6. 
Minimum requirements for speech-language 
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pathology assistant
programs.

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    (a) An applicant for licensure as a speech-language 
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pathology assistant must
have earned 60 semester credit hours 
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in a program of study that
includes general education and the 
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specific knowledge and skills for a
speech-language pathology 
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assistant.  The curriculum of a speech-language
pathology 
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assistant program must include all of the following content, as

 


 






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further
provided by rule promulgated by the Department:


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        (1) Twenty-four Thirty-six semester credit hours in 
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    general education.


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        (2) Thirty-six Twenty-four semester credit hours in 
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    technical content areas designed
to
provide
students with 
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    knowledge and skills required for
speech-language 
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    pathology assistants, which must include (i) an overview of

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    normal processes of communication; (ii) an overview of

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    communication disorders; (iii) instruction in 
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    speech-language pathology
assistant-level service delivery 
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    practices; (iv) instruction in workplace
behaviors; (v) 
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    cultural and linguistic factors in communication; and (vi)

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    observation.


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        (3) Completion of at least 100 hours of supervised 
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    field work experiences
supervised by a licensed 
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    speech-language pathologist at least
50% of the time when 
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    the student is engaged in contact with the patient or

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    client.  An applicant must obtain written verification 
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    demonstrating
successful completion of the required field 
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    work experience, including a
description of the setting in 
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    which the training was received and an
assessment of the 
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    student's technical proficiency.

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    (b) The Department may promulgate rules that change the 
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curriculum
requirements of subsection (a) in order to reflect 
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the guidelines for
speech-language pathology assistant 
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programs recommended by the American
Speech-Language Hearing 
 


 






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Association.

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(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".