Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of › Rule 24.23.01 - RULES OF THE SPEECH, HEARING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD › Section 24.23.01.200 - PRACTICE STANDARDS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Provisional Permits
. (3-28-23)
a.
			 Scope. The Board may issue a provisional permit to allow an applicant to engage
			 in the supervised practice of a profession regulated by Title 54, Chapter 29,
			 Idaho Code, to allow a person to engage in the supervised practice of audiology
			 or speech language pathology while completing either the required postgraduate
			 experience or a comparable doctoral program in audiology. The Board may issue a
			 permit to allow a person to engage in fitting and dealing hearing aids or sign
			 language interpretation while pursuing passage of an examination or
			 certification for licensure. (3-28-23)
b. Supervisor. A provisional permit holder
			 must be supervised by a licensee in good standing for the profession
			 corresponding to the permit, except that a hearing aid dealer and fitter may be
			 supervised by an audiologist or a hearing aid dealer and fitter.
			 (3-28-23)
c. Supervision. The
			 supervisor is responsible for all practice of the permit holder. (3-28-23)
i. Personal contact each workday to review
			 any assignments, client contacts, and hearing aid fittings for the first sixty
			 (60) days of practice. The nature of the supervision and contact must allow for
			 immediate feedback and includes audio/visual, in person, or telephone contacts.
			 (3-28-23)
ii. After the first sixty
			 (60) days of practice, personal contact as described in Subsection
			 200.01.c. must be made no less
			 than once in each calendar week throughout the remaining period of the permit.
			 (3-28-23)
iii. In the event a
			 permit holder fails the licensing examination two (2) consecutive times and is
			 eligible to maintain a permit, the supervisor and the permit holder must
			 reinstate contact in person each workday as set forth in Subsection
			 200.01.c.
			 (3-28-23)
d. Training
			 Agreement and Reports. Training may be performed in accordance with an
			 agreement that identifies the parties to the agreement, the applicant's scope
			 of practice authorized, and, if necessary, any monitoring parameters. The
			 applicant will submit the agreement to the Board. (3-28-23)
i. A plan of training for hearing aid dealing
			 and fitting or a sign language interpreter must cover all sections of the
			 license examination(s). (3-28-23)
ii. Quarterly reports must be on forms
			 approved by the Board, attested to and signed by the permit holder and approved
			 supervisor(s), and include, a log of clients and supervisor contact,
			 supervisor's statement of completed training assignments by the permit holder.
			 For a sign language interpreter, certification of attendance of any workshop or
			 training session that the permit holder attended. For a hearing aid dealing and
			 fitting permit holder, a copy of test results for all persons tested by the
			 permit holder whether a sale occurred and a copy of each hearing aid order for
			 all fittings including specifications of instruments ordered.
			 (3-28-23)
iii. Quarterly reports are
			 due on or before April 10th, July 10th, October 10th, and January 10th for the
			 three (3) calendar month period preceding the month due. If the permit has not
			 been in effect for the entire quarter, the report is due for that portion of
			 the quarter in which the permit was in effect. If quarterly reports are not
			 received by the specified due date, are inadequate, or document inadequate
			 progress or incompetent practice the permit may be suspended or revoked upon
			 notice and an opportunity to be heard. (3-28-23)
e. Change in Supervision. A supervisor must
			 report termination of supervision in writing to the Board within ten (10) days.
			 The permit holder must have a new supervisor in place before resuming practice.
			 (3-28-23)
f. Cancellation. A permit
			 is cancelled if the holder obtains a license or fails to submit a new
			 application within thirty (30) days of a change in supervision.
			 (3-28-23)
g. Expiration. Following
			 the approval of a permit holder's original application, a provisional permit
			 expires after twenty-four (24) months. Following expiration of the permit, the
			 permit holder may apply to the Division for an extension. The Division may
			 extend the time period for good cause that prevented the permit holder from
			 completing the supervision within the twenty-four (24) month time period.
			 (3-28-23)