§ 17-100-101. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Licensure Act of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists”.

§ 17-100-102. Public policy

It is declared to be a policy of the State of Arkansas that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons and from unprofessional conduct on the part of qualified speech-language pathologists and audiologists; and to help to assure the […]

§ 17-100-103. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) “Audiologist” means an individual who practices audiology by any title or description of services incorporating the words “audiologist”, “hearing clinician”, “hearing therapist”, or any similar title or description of services; (2) “Audiology” means the application of principles, methods, and procedures of measurement, testing, evaluation, prediction, consultation, counseling, instruction, habilitation, […]

§ 17-100-104. Exemptions

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting: (1) A physician or surgeon from engaging in the practice of medicine in this state; (2) A hearing aid dealer from engaging in the business of fitting and selling hearing aids in this state in accordance with § 17-84-101 et seq.; (3) Any person […]

§ 17-100-105. Criminal penalties

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

§ 17-100-106. Civil penalties

(a) Any person who, after notice and hearing, is found by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to have violated any provision of this chapter or any rule of the board may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. (b) The penalty provided for […]

§ 17-100-107. Injunction against unlawful practice

When any person not licensed by the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, or any licensee, engages in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology as defined in § 17-100-103 in violation of this chapter or the rules of the board, the board may go into the Pulaski County Circuit Court or the […]

§ 17-100-108. Billing

(a) Services provided by speech-language pathology support personnel which are prescribed, directed, and supervised by a speech-language pathologist licensed under this chapter may be billed to third parties as speech-language services or therapies. (b) The billings may be in the name of the licensed speech-language pathologist or clinic of a licensed speech-language pathologist or a […]