(225 ILCS 110/8.7)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
Sec. 8.7. Duties of speech-language pathology assistants.
(a) The scope of responsibility of speech-language pathology assistants shall be limited to supplementing the role of a speech-language pathologist in implementing the treatment program established by the speech-language pathologist. The functions and duties of a speech-language pathology assistant shall be:
(1) conducting speech-language screening, without
interpretation, and using screening protocols developed by the supervising speech-language pathologist;
(2) providing direct treatment assistance to patients
or clients, if authorized by and under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist;
(3) following and implementing documented treatment
plans or protocols developed by a supervising speech-language pathologist;
(4) documenting patient or client progress toward
meeting established objectives and reporting the information to a supervising speech-language pathologist;
(5) assisting a speech-language pathologist during
assessments, including, but not limited to, assisting with formal documentation, preparing materials, and performing clerical duties for a supervising speech-language pathologist;
(6) acting as an interpreter for non-English speaking
patients or clients and their family members when competent to do so;
(7) scheduling activities and preparing charts,
records, graphs, and data;
(8) performing checks and maintenance of equipment,
including, but not limited to, augmentative communication devices; and
(9) assisting with speech-language pathology research
projects, in-service training, and family or community education;
(b) A speech-language pathology assistant may not:
(1) perform standardized or nonstandardized
diagnostic tests or formal or informal evaluations or interpret test results;
(2) screen or diagnose patients or clients for
feeding or swallowing disorders;
(3) participate in parent conferences, case
conferences, or any interdisciplinary team without the presence of the supervising speech-language pathologist;
(4) provide patient or client or family counseling;
(5) write, develop, or modify a patient's or client's
individualized treatment plan;
(6) assist with patients or clients without following
the individualized treatment plan prepared by the supervising speech-language pathologist;
(7) sign any formal documents such as treatment
plans, reimbursement forms, or reports;
(8) select patients or clients for services;
(9) discharge a patient or client from services;
(10) disclose clinical or confidential information,
either orally or in writing, to anyone other than the supervising speech-language pathologist;
(11) make referrals for additional services;
(12) counsel or consult with the patient or client,
family, or others regarding the patient's or client's status or service;
(13) represent himself or herself to be a
speech-language pathologist;
(14) use a checklist or tabulate results of feeding
or swallowing evaluations; or
(15) demonstrate swallowing strategies or precautions
to patients, family, or staff.
(Source: P.A. 92-510, eff. 6-1-02.)
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