(a) The commission by rule may establish minimum qualifications for licensed assistants in speech-language pathology and in audiology.
(b) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology or in audiology must meet the minimum qualifications established by the commission.
(c) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology shall work under the direction of a licensed speech-language pathologist.
(d) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in speech-language pathology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for a speech-language pathologist license.
(e) A licensed assistant in audiology shall work under the direction of a licensed audiologist.
(f) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in audiology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for an audiologist license.