Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
 
Public Comment Forum

General Notice: Draft Report on Assistant Speech-Language Pathologists

CLOSED     Opened on 8/23/2016 and Ended on 8/29/2016

The 2016 Session of the General Assembly passed HB252, which directed: “That the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology shall review the need for and impact of licensure or certification of assistant speech-language pathologists and report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2016.”

In accordance, the Board directed the Chair to appoint an Ad Hoc Committee to conduct the review and report its findings to the Board. The draft report is available at www.dhp.virginia.gov/aud/ Comments on the Committee’s draft report should be sent to leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov. The Board will adopt a final report at its meeting on September 8, 2016.

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