Source: http://regulations.delaware.gov/register/february2005/final/8%20DE%20Reg%201106%2002-01-05.htm
Timestamp: 2018-07-17 13:47:10
Document Index: 263284662

Matched Legal Cases: ['§3706', '§3708', '§3715', '§3702', '§913', '§1100', '§1136', '§4753']

8 DE Reg 1106 02-01-05
3700 Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers
Statutory Authority: 24 Delaware Code, Section 3706(c) (24 Del.C. §3706(c)) 24 DE Admin. Code 3700
After due notice in the Register of Regulations and two Delaware newspapers, a public hearing was held on January 12, 2005 at a scheduled meeting of the Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers (hereinafter Board) to receive comments regarding proposed Regulation 11.0. The proposed regulation identifies crimes substantially related to the practice of speech/language pathology, audiology, and/or hearing aid dispensing as mandated by SB 229 enacted by the 142nd General Assembly. The proposed regulation was published in the Register of Regulations, Vol. 8, Issue 6, December 1, 2004.
Title 24 of the Delaware Code in §3708 (b)(4) provides that applicants for licensure “shall not have a criminal conviction record, nor pending criminal charge relating to an offense the circumstances of which substantially relate to their licensed practice. Applicants who have criminal convictions records or pending criminal charges shall request appropriate authorities to provide information about the convictions or charge directly to the Board in sufficient specificity to enable the Board to make a determination whether the conviction or charge is substantially related to the applicant’s area of practice.”
Senate Bill 229 amended 24 Del.C. §3715(a)(3) to permit the Board to impose discipline on a licensee who has been convicted of a “crime that is substantially related to the practice for which the practitioner is licensed.” “Substantially related” was defined in SB 229 as “the nature of the criminal conduct, for which the person was convicted, has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the practice of speech/language pathology, audiology, and/or the dispensing of hearing aids.” The “practice of speech/language pathology,” the “practice of audiology” and “hearing aid dispenser” are terms defined in 24 Del.C. §3702(7).
The Board finds that the proposed changes implement SB 229.
The Board hereby adopts the changes to Regulation 11.0 to be effective 10 days following publication of this Order in the Register of Regulations.
The text of the revised rules remains as published in Register of Regulations, Vol. 8, Issue 6, December 1, 2004.
SO ORDERED this 12th day of January, 2005.
BOARD OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, AUDIOLOGY, AND HEARING AID DISPENSING
Gary Marencin, President
Elizabeth Daudt
11.1.17 Insurance fraud. 11Del.C. §913
11.1.19 Dealing in children. 11 Del.C.§1100
11.1.25 Abuse, neglect, mistreatment or financial exploitation of residents or patients. 16 Del.C. §1136. 11.1.26 Trafficking in marijuana, cocaine, illegal drugs, methamphetamines, L.S.D., or designer drugs. 16 Del.C. §4753A
*Please Note: As the rest of the sections were not amended they are not being published. A complete set of the rules and regulations for the Board of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers is available at: http://www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/boards/speechaudio/index.shtml
8 DE Reg 1106 (2/1/05)