The Board proposes the rule amendment to address the certification of speech-language pathologist or audiologist assistants.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
64B20-4.001: Certification of Assistants
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to address the certification of speech-language pathologist or audiologist assistants.
SUMMARY: The rule amendment will address the licensure by certification of credentials for speech – language pathologists or audiologists assistants.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 468.1125(9), 468.1135(4) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 468.1125(3), (9), 468.1215 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Anthony Jusevitch, Executive Director, Board of Speech-Language Pathology, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-3256

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B20-4.001 Certification of Assistants.

(1) Any person desiring to be certified as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant shall apply to the Department of Health. The application shall be made on Form SPA-3, Assistant Certification, which is incorporated by reference herein, revised June 2010, December, 2009, and can be obtained from the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256 or on the Board’s website at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/speech/index.html. Such application and application fee required pursuant to Rule 64B20-3.002, F.A.C., shall expire one year from the date on which the application and fee are initially received in the Board office. After the period of one year, a new application and application fee must be submitted.

(2) The Board shall certify as eligible for an assistant certificate only those applicants who have submitted a completed application form, and a supervisory plan which satisfies the criteria established by Rule 64B20-4.004, F.A.C., remitted the nonrefundable application fee required by Rule 64B20-3.002, F.A.C., the initial certificate fee established by Rule 64B20-3.008, F.A.C., and who have demonstrated to the Board that they satisfy the educational requirements elaborated in Rule 64B20-4.002, F.A.C.

Rulemaking Authority 468.1125(9), 468.1135(4) FS. Law Implemented 468.1125(3), (9), 468.1215 FS. History–New 3-14-91, Amended 12-4-91, Formerly 21LL-4.001, Amended 10-12-93, Formerly 61F14-4.001, Amended 5-22-96, Formerly 59BB-4.001, Amended 7-16-09, 4-18-10,________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Speech – Language Pathology and Audiology
NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Speech – Language Pathology and Audiology
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: December 2, 2010
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: August 27, 2010