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Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 2-402.3

  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Unless authorized to practice as a speech-language pathology assistant under this title or unless otherwise provided for under this article, a person may not represent to the public, by title, description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise, that the person:

(1) Is authorized to practice as a speech-language pathology assistant in the State; or

(2) Assists in the practice of speech-language pathology.

(b) Unless authorized to practice as a speech-language pathology assistant under this title or unless otherwise provided for under this article, a person may not use any word or term connoting professional proficiency in assisting the practice of speech-language pathology, including:

(1) “Communication assistant”;

(2) “Speech assistant”;

(3) “Speech-language assistant”;

(4) “Speech-language teacher”; or

(5) “Speech teacher”.