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| Public Act 096-1315 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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 | ||||
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)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 | ||||
pathology assistant
programs.
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(a) An applicant for licensure as a speech-language | ||||
pathology assistant must
have earned 60 semester credit hours | ||||
in a program of study that
includes general education and the | ||||
specific knowledge and skills for a
speech-language pathology | ||||
assistant. The curriculum of a speech-language
pathology | ||||
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 | ||||
general education.
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(2) Thirty-six Twenty-four semester credit hours in | ||||
technical content areas designed
to
provide
students with | ||||
knowledge and skills required for
speech-language | ||||
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 | ||
speech-language pathology
assistant-level service delivery | ||
practices; (iv) instruction in workplace
behaviors; (v) | ||
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 | ||
field work experiences
supervised by a licensed | ||
speech-language pathologist at least
50% of the time when | ||
the student is engaged in contact with the patient or
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client. An applicant must obtain written verification | ||
demonstrating
successful completion of the required field | ||
work experience, including a
description of the setting in | ||
which the training was received and an
assessment of the | ||
student's technical proficiency.
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(b) The Department may promulgate rules that change the | ||
curriculum
requirements of subsection (a) in order to reflect | ||
the guidelines for
speech-language pathology assistant | ||
programs recommended by the American
Speech-Language Hearing | ||
Association.
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(c) Any applicant for licensure as a speech-language | ||
pathology assistant who applies to the Department prior to the | ||
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||
Assembly or any person who holds a valid license as a | ||
speech-language pathology assistant on the effective date of | ||
this amendatory Act shall not be required to meet the new | ||
minimum requirements for a speech language pathology assistant | ||
program under subsection (a) of this Section 8.6 that are | ||
established by this amendatory Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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