North Carolina General Statutes 90-298.1. Registered assistant
A licensed speech and language pathologist or a licensed audiologist may register with the Board an assistant who works under the licensee’s supervision if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The assistant meets the qualifications for registered assistants adopted by the Board.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-298.1
- Audiologist: means any person who engages in the practice of audiology. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-293
- Board: means the Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-293
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- License: means a license issued by the Board under the provisions of this Article, including a temporary license. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-293
- Speech and language pathologist: means any person who represents himself or herself to the public by title or by description of services, methods, or procedures as one who evaluates, examines, instructs, counsels, or treats persons suffering from conditions or disorders affecting speech and language or swallowing. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-293
(2) The licensee who supervises the assistant pays the registration fee set by the Board.
A registration of an assistant must be renewed annually. To renew the registration of an assistant, the licensee who supervises the assistant must submit an application for renewal and pay the renewal fee. An initial or renewal fee for registering an assistant may not exceed the renewal license fee set under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-305 (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 688, s. 2.)