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§ 61-14B-3.1 NMSA 1978

Scope of practice; apprentice in speech and language. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

Laws 1999, ch. 128, § 3; 2005, ch. 250, § 1.

The scope of practice for an apprentice in speech and language is to provide adjunct services that are planned, selected or designed by the supervising speech-language pathologist. These services may include:

A. conducting speech-language or hearing screenings;

B. following documented intervention plans or protocols;

C. preparing written daily plans based on the overall intervention plan;

D. recording, charting, graphing or otherwise displaying data relative to client performance and reporting performance changes to the supervisor;

E. maintaining daily service notes and completing daily charges as requested;

F. reporting but not interpreting data relative to client performance to teacher, family or other professionals;

G. performing clerical duties, including maintenance of therapy and diagnostic materials, equipment and client files as directed by the supervisor;

H. assisting the speech-language pathologist during client treatment and assessment; and

I. assisting the speech-language pathologist in research, in-service, training and public relations programs.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.