South Dakota Codified Laws 36-37-1. Definitions
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) “Board,” the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-37-1
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) “Provisional license,” the license issued to an applicant who is practicing speech-language pathology while completing the supervised postgraduate professional experience following completion of master’s degree in speech-language pathology;
(3) “Speech-language pathologist,” any person who engages in the practice of speech-language pathology and who is licensed in accordance with this chapter;
(4) “Speech-language pathology assistant,” any person who assists in the practice of speech-language pathology and who meets the qualifications set forth in this chapter; and
(5) “Supervision,” the direct, on-site monitoring by a speech-language pathologist of a speech-language pathology assistant or a speech-language pathologist with a provisional license.
Source: SL 2012, ch 196, § 1; SL 2023, ch 141, § 1.