Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 10 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS › Subchapter 10 - Regulations Governing Registration of Speech-Language Pathology Aides/Audiology Aides › Rule 15-19-60-10.10.3 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Board means the Mississippi State Board of
					 Health.
2. Department means the
					 Mississippi State Department of Health.
3. Council means the Mississippi Council of
					 Advisors in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology as established in Section
					 73-38-11.
4. Person means any individual, organization,
					 or corporate body. However, only an individual may be registered under the
					 Legislation Governing Speech-Language Pathologists/Audiologists.
5. Speech-language pathologist means an
					 individual who practices speech-language pathology and who presents oneself to
					 the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words
					 "speech-language pathologist," "speech pathologist," "speech therapist,"
					 "speech correctionist," "speech clinician," "language pathologist," "language
					 therapist," "logopedist," "communicologist," "voice therapist," "voice
					 pathologist," or any similar title or description of services.
6. Speech-language pathology means the
					 application of principles, methods and procedures for the measurement, testing,
					 evaluation, prediction, counseling, instruction, habilitation or rehabilitation
					 related to the development and disorders of speech, voice, language, swallowing
					 or feeding, or for the purpose of evaluating, preventing, ameliorating or
					 modifying such disorders and conditions in individuals and/or groups of
					 individuals.
7. Audiologist means
					 an individual who practices audiology and who presents oneself to the public by
					 any title or description of services incorporating the words "audiologist,"
					 "hearing clinician," "hearing therapist," or any similar title or description
					 of service.
8. Audiology means the
					 application of principles, methods and procedures of measurement, testing,
					 evaluation, prediction, consultation, counseling, instruction, habilitation or
					 rehabilitation related to disorders of hearing and balance for the purpose of
					 evaluating, identifying, preventing, ameliorating or modifying such disorders
					 and conditions in individuals and/or groups of individuals; and for the purpose
					 of this subsection the words "habilitation" and "rehabilitation" include, but
					 are not limited to, hearing aid dispensing and evaluation, auditory training,
					 and speech reading.
9.
					 Speech-language pathology aide means an individual who meets minimum
					 qualifications set in these regulations, and who works under the supervision of
					 a licensed speech-language pathologist.
10. Audiology aide means an individual who
					 meets minimum qualifications set in these regulations, and who works under the
					 supervision of a licensed audiologist.
11. Licensed means licensed by the
					 Mississippi State Department of Health to practice speech-language pathology or
					 audiology.
12. Registrant means an
					 individual registered as a speech-language pathology or audiology
					 aide.
13. Supervising Licensee
					 means the licensed speech-language pathologist or licensed audiologist
					 authorized to supervise a registered aide as stated on the aide registration
					 form filed with the Department.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-38-13.