Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-211 - Equipment; Records

A licensed speech-language pathologist who provides direct supervision or indirect supervision to a speech-language pathologist assistant shall:

1. Have at least two years of full-time professional experience as a licensed speech-language pathologist;

2. Provide direct supervision or indirect supervision to no more than two full-time or three part-time speech-language pathologist assistants at one time;

3. Ensure that the amount and type of direct supervision and indirect supervision provided is consistent with:

a. The speech-language pathologist assistant's skills and experience,

b. The needs of the clients served,

c. The setting where the services are provided, and

d. The tasks assigned;

4. Inform a client when the services of a speech-language pathology assistant is being provided;

5. Document each occurrence of direct supervision and indirect supervision provided to a speech-language pathology assistant, including:

a. The speech-language pathologist assistant's name and license number,

b. The name and address of business where services occurred, and

c. The date and type of supervision provided;

6. Ensure that the amount and type of direct supervision and indirect supervision provided to a speech-language pathology assistant is:

a. A minimum of 20 per cent direct supervision and 10 per cent indirect supervision during the first 90 days of employment; and

b. Subsequent to the first 90 days of employment, a minimum of 10 per cent direct supervision and 10 per cent indirect supervision;

7. If more than one licensed speech-language pathologist provides direct supervision or indirect supervision to a speech-language pathology assistant, designate one speech-language pathologist as the primary speech-language pathologist who is responsible for coordinating direct supervision and indirect supervision provided by other speech-language pathologists;

8. 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 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 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 9. 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.

A. A licensee shall maintain equipment used by the licensee in the practice of audiology or the practice of speech-language pathology according to the manufacturer's specifications.

B. If a licensee uses equipment that requires calibration, the licensee shall ensure that:

1. The equipment is calibrated a minimum of every 12 months and according to the American National Standard - Specifications for Audiometers S3.6-2018, incorporated by reference and on file with the Department, with no future additions or amendments and available from the Standards Secretariat, c/o Acoustical Society of America, 1305 Walt Whitman Road, Suite 300, Melville, New York, 11747-4300, September 20, 2018; and

2. A written record of the calibration is maintained in the same location as the calibrated equipment for at least 36 months after the date of the calibration.

C. A licensee shall maintain the following records according to A.R.S. § 32-3211 for each client for at least 36 months after the date the licensee provided a service or dispensed a product while engaged in the practice of audiology, practice of speech-language pathology, or practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids:

1. The client's name, address, and telephone number;

2. The name or description and the results of each test and procedure used in evaluating speech, language, and hearing disorders or determining the need for dispensing a product or service; and

3. If a product such as a hearing aid, augmentative communication device, or laryngeal device is dispensed, a record of the following:

a. The name of the product dispensed;

b. The product's serial number, if any;

c. The product's warranty or guarantee, if any;

d. The refund policy for the product, if any;

e. A statement of whether the product is new or used;

f. The total amount charged for the product;

g. The name of the licensee; and

h. The name of the intended user of the product.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-211

Adopted as an emergency effective July 12, 1982, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for 90 days (Supp. 82-4). Emergency expired. Permanent rule R9-16-211 adopted effective January 14, 1983 (Supp. 83-1). Repealed effective March 14, 1994 (Supp. 94-1). New Section made 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.