Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-210 - Requirements for Supervising a Speech-language Pathologist Assistant

In addition to complying with the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-1905, a clinical fellowship supervisor shall:

1. Complete a minimum of 36 supervisory activities throughout an individual's clinical fellowship that include:

a. A minimum of 18 on-site observations,

b. No more than six on-site observations in a 24-hour period, and

c. A minimum of 18 monitoring activities;

2. Submit a copy of the clinical fellowship report to the Department within 30 calendar days after the completion of the clinical fellowship; and

3. Provide the Department and the clinical fellow with written notice within 72 hours of after the decision to stop supervising the clinical fellow if the clinical fellowship supervisor voluntarily stops supervising a clinical fellow before the completion of the clinical fellowship.

A licensed speech-language pathologist who provides direct supervision or indirect supervision to a speech-language pathologist assistant shall comply with A.R.S. § 36-1940.04(F) and (G):

1. Establish a record for each speech-language pathologist assistant who receives direct supervision and indirect supervision from the speech-language pathologist that includes:

a. The speech-language pathologist assistant's license number, name, home address, telephone number, and e-mail;

b. A plan indicating the types of skills and the number of hours allocated to the development of each skill that the speech-language pathologist assistant is expected to complete;

c. A document listing each occurrence of direct supervision or indirect supervision provided to the speech-language pathologist assistant that includes:

i. Business name and address where supervision occurred,

ii. The date and times when the supervision started and ended,

iii. The types of clinical interactions provided, and

iv. Notation of speech-language pathologist assistant's progress;

d. Documentation of evaluations provided to the speech-language pathologist assistant during the time supervision was provided; and

e. Documentation of when supervision was terminated; and

2. Maintain a speech-language pathologist assistant record:

a. Throughout the period that the speech-language pathologist assistant receives direct supervision and indirect supervision clinical interactions from the supervisor; and

b. For at least two years after the last date the speech-language pathologist assistant received clinical interactions from the supervisor.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-210

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2063, effective July 3, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1998, effective 7/1/2014. Adopted by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 816, effective 4/8/2020.