State regulations can supersede Medicare provisions regarding coverage. In related professions that use assistants, the proportions of minorities to non-minorities at both the assistant and the professional levels are similar. AS has always been the case, caseload size of speech-language pathologists may or may not increase depending on client needs and the nature of the services provided. If speech-language pathology assistants are used appropriately, and if pathologists' caseloads may decrease to permit sufficient time to supervise staff working under their direction. Speech-language pathology assistants do not carry their own caseloads.
Assistants help to provide services as directed for the caseloads of speech-language pathologists.