(1) Nothing in this chapter is intended to prevent a person licensed in this state under any other law from engaging in the profession for which the person is licensed.
(2) Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict or prevent a person from engaging in speech-language pathology or audiology activities or from using the official title of the position for which the person is employed if the person:
(a)(A) Holds a valid and current teaching license with a communications disorder endorsement issued by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission; and
(B) Is employed by an education service district, a school district or a charter school; or
(b) Is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is:
(A) Employed by a federal agency; or
(B) Employed by an approved college or university.
(3) A person who performs activities described in subsection (2) of this section who is not licensed under this chapter must do so solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the organization in which the person is employed and may not offer to render speech-language pathology or audiology services to the public for compensation over and above the salary the person receives for performance of the person’s official duties with organizations in which the person is employed. However, without obtaining a license under this chapter, a person may consult or disseminate the person’s research findings and scientific information to other accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies. The person also may offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise, without being licensed under this chapter.
(4) Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict activities and services of a student of speech-language pathology from pursuing a course of study in speech-language pathology at an approved college or university or an approved clinical training facility. However, these activities and services must constitute a part of the supervised course of study of the student and a fee may not accrue directly or indirectly to the student. A student shall be designated by a title such as “Speech-Language Pathology Intern,” “Speech-Language Pathology Trainee” or other title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to the level of training of the student.
(5) Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict the activities and services of a student of audiology from pursuing a course of study in audiology at an approved college or university or an approved clinical training facility. However, these activities and services must constitute a part of the supervised course of study of the student and a fee may not accrue directly or indirectly to the student. The student shall be designated by a title such as “Audiology Intern,” “Audiology Trainee” or other title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to the level of training of the student.
(6) Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict any person holding a Class A certificate issued by the Conference of Executives of American Schools of the Deaf from performing the functions for which the person qualifies.
(7) Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict any person holding a license in this state as a hearing aid specialist from consulting with respect to the selling of hearing aids under ORS chapter 694.
(8) Nothing in this chapter is intended to exempt an audiologist from licensure under ORS 694.025.
(9) Notwithstanding subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology may adopt rules authorizing payment of a stipend to students of speech-language pathology and students of audiology who are pursuing a course of study at an approved college or university or an approved clinical training facility. [Formerly 694.325; 1989 c.491 §67a; 1995 c.280 §3; 2003 c.547 §88; 2005 c.698 §3]
LICENSING
(Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist)
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