An audiology or speech-language pathology assistant may, under the supervision of a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, perform the following duties and activities: (1) Implement programs and procedures designed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist; (2) Maintain records of implemented procedures which document a patient's responses to treatment; (3) Provide input for interdisciplinary treatment planning, inservice training, and other activities directed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist; (4) Prepare instructional material to facilitate program implementation as directed by a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist; (5) Follow plans, developed by the licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist, that provide specific sequences of treatment to individuals with communicative disorders or dysphagia; and (6) Chart or log patient responses to the treatment plan.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-523
Audiology or speech-language assistant; duties and activities
Laws 1985, LB 129, § 28; Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 74; R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,195.06; Laws 2007, LB247, § 34; Laws 2007, LB463, § 208.
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