Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXV - Speech Pathology and Audiology › Chapter 1 - General Rules › Section LXXV-103 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in these
				regulations, the following terms and phrases, which have not already been
				defined in Title 37, Louisiana Revised Statutes, Section 2651-2666, shall have
				the meanings specified
Accredited Educational Institution
-college
				  or university that holds regional accreditation.
Accredited Educational Program
-a graduate
				  program in audiology or speech-language pathology that is accredited by the
				  Council for Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
				  (CAA) or the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE).
Aides-
individuals not licensed by the
				  Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
				  (LBESPA) who, after appropriate training, perform tasks that are prescribed,
				  directed, and supervised by speech-language pathologists or audiologists
				  licensed in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2659(A) or (B). Licensed
				  audiologists and licensed speech-language pathologists are legally, ethically,
				  and morally responsible for the services provided by aides working under their
				  direction.
Assistant Licensee
-an individual who meets
				  the qualifications established by
				  R.S.
				  37:2659(F), and works under
				  the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist and performs
				  only those duties specified in
				  §119 May
				  engage in the provision of services via telehealth delivery as directed by
				  their supervisor, provided all supervision guidelines are met.
Asynchronous Store and Forward Transfer
-the
				  transmission of client information in the delivery of telehealth services from
				  an originating site to the provider at the distant site without the client
				  being present.
Cooperating Program-
an approved agency of a
				  regionally accredited training institution.
Criminal History Record
				  Information-
information collected by state and federal criminal
				  justice agencies consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of
				  arrests, detentions, indictments, bills of information or any other formal
				  criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing,
				  criminal correctional supervision and release.
Direct Patient/Client Contact
-practicum
				  experience obtained during performance of a clinical activity with a
				  patient/client.
Direct Supervision-
the supervisor observing
				  the licensee engaging in a specified clinical activity with a patient/client in
				  order to obtain knowledge and provide guidance regarding the supervisee's
				  clinical work. The supervisor shall accomplish this task either by being
				  physically present in the room or through the use of a secure live video, live
				  stream or web cam.
Distant Site
-the site at which the
				  healthcare provider delivering the service is located at the time the service
				  is provided via a telecommunication system.
Facilitator-
the individual at the client
				  site who assists with the delivery of telehealth services at the direction of
				  the audiologist or speech-language pathologist.
Full-Time Supervised Professional Employment/
				  Experience-
a minimum of 36 weeks engaged in the provision of clinical
				  services. Volunteer services are not acceptable.
Grace Period-
the period in which an
				  applicant may be employed while an initial application for licensure is being
				  considered by the board. The grace period cannot exceed 60 days from the date
				  that the application is received by the board.
Graduate Training Clinical Practicum Hours
-a combination of undergraduate and graduate clinical practicum hours
				  that culminate with a graduate degree or its equivalent.
Hearing Screening
-pure-tone air conduction
				  screening, and screening tests of auditory function such as tympanometry,
				  otoacoustic emissions (OAE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing, for
				  the purpose of the initial identification and/or referral of individuals with
				  suspected hearing problems and/or middle ear pathology.
Indirect Supervision-
the utilization of
				  alternative methods, other than direct supervision, to acquire knowledge of a
				  supervisee's clinical work, e.g. review of client folders and record keeping,
				  scheduling, and planning.
License Renewal Period
-the period of time
				  that begins July 1, and ends on June 30, of the following calendar year.
Nine Months of Full-Time Supervised Postgraduate
				  Professional Employment/Experience
-repealed.
On-Site In-View Observation
-repealed.
Originating Site
-the location of the client
				  at the time the service is furnished via a telecommunications system or when
				  the asynchronous store and forward transfer occurs.
Part-Time Employment/Experience
-a minimum of
				  15 hours, but less than 30 clock hours per week.
Part-Time Postgraduate Professional Employment
				  Experience-
part-time experience greater than or equal to a minimum of
				  15 hours per week up to 72 weeks of employment experience.
Provisional Assistant Licensee-
an individual
				  who meets the qualifications established in R.S. 37: 2659(G) and works under
				  the direct supervision of a licensed speechlanguage pathologist and performs
				  only those duties specified in
				  §121 This
				  person has completed a minimum of 100 of 225 supervised clinical practicum
				  hours and is working to complete the remaining hours on-the-job and/or through
				  a regionally accredited educational institution or its cooperating programs.
				  May not engage in the provision of services via telehealth delivery; however,
				  the individual may function as a facilitator given appropriate training.
Supervised On-the-Job Training-
direct
				  supervision hours which have been obtained during paid employment, and
				  documented on the form provided by the board.
Synchronous Interaction
-communication
				  through interactive technology in the delivery of telehealth services that
				  enable an audiologist or speech-language pathologist and a client at two
				  locations separated by distance to interact via two-way video and audio
				  transmissions simultaneously.
Telehealth
-also known as telepractice, is a
				  mode of delivering audiology and speech-language pathology services that
				  utilizes information and communication technologies to enable the diagnosis,
				  consultation, treatment, education care management, and self-management of
				  clients at a distance from the audiologist or speech-language pathologist
				  provider. Telehealth allows services to be accessed when providers are in a
				  distant site and patients are in the originating site. Telehealth facilitates
				  self-management and caregiver support for patients and includes synchronous
				  interactions and asynchronous store and forward transfers.
Telehealth Registration
-limited to
				  out-of-state residents whose out-of-state audiology or speech-language
				  pathology license does not require supervision, is an unrestricted and
				  unencumbered license in good standing to perform audiology or speech-language
				  pathology in the state in which the provider is located, and the license is
				  comparable to the license in Louisiana as determined by this board.
AUTHORITY
				  NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:2650 et
				  seq.