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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 59. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

  § 59-1603. Definitions.  

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  • A.  As used in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act:

    1.  “Board” means the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;

    2.  “Person” means any individual, partnership, organization or corporation, except that only individuals may be licensed under the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act;

    3.  “Licensed speech-language pathologist” or “licensed audiologist” means an individual to whom a license has been issued pursuant to the provisions of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act, which license has not expired or has not been suspended or revoked;

    4.  “Speech-language pathologist” means any person who evaluates, examines, counsels or provides rehabilitative services for persons who have or are suspected of having a speech, voice and/or language disorder, and who meets the qualifications set forth in Section 1605 of this title.  A speech-language pathologist is permitted to perform such basic audiometric tests and hearing therapy procedures as are consistent with such training;

    5.  “Speech, voice or language disorders” include, but are not limited to, any and all conditions that impede the normal process of human vocal communication;

    6.  “Practice of speech-language pathology” means the rendering or offering to render to any person or the public any speech, voice or language evaluation, examination, counseling or rehabilitation of or for persons who have or are suspected of having a speech, voice and/or language disorder, and/or representing oneself to be a speech-language pathologist;

    7.  “Audiologist” means any person who evaluates, examines, counsels or provides rehabilitative services for persons who have or are suspected of having a hearing disorder, and who meets the qualifications set forth in Section 1605 of this title.  An audiologist also may provide consultation regarding noise control and hearing conservation, may conduct tests of vestibular function, may prepare ear impressions, and may provide evaluations of environment or equipment, including calibration, used in testing auditory functioning;

    8.  “Hearing disorders” include, but are not limited to, any or all conditions of decreased or impaired auditory function;

    9.  “Practice of audiology” means the rendering, or offering to render, to any person or the public, the evaluation, examination, counseling or rehabilitation of or for persons who have or are suspected of having a hearing disorder, and/or representing oneself to be an audiologist; and

    10.  “Hearing screening” means one or more procedures used to identify individuals who may have a hearing loss.  Measurements of auditory thresholds are not included in hearing screening programs.

    B.  A person represents himself or herself to be a speech-language pathologist when such person holds himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words “speech-language pathology”, “speech-language pathologist”, “speech pathology”, “speech pathologist”, “speech therapy”, “speech therapist”, “speech correction”, “speech correctionist”, “language therapy”, “language therapist”, “voice pathology”, “voice pathologist”, “voice therapy”, “voice therapist”, “logopedics”, “logopedist”, “communicology”, “communicologist”, “aphasiologist”, “phoniatrist”, “speech clinician”, “speech clinic”, “speech center” or any similar or related term or terms.

    C.  A person represents himself or herself to be an audiologist when such person holds himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the terms “audiology”, “audiologist”, “audiometry”, “audiometrist”, “hearing therapy”, “hearing therapist”, “hearing conservation”, “hearing conservationist”, “hearing clinician”, “hearing clinic”, “hearing center”, “audiological”, “audiometrics”, or any similar or related term or terms.

    D.  The provision of speech-language pathology or audiology services in this state through telephonic, electronic or other means, regardless of the location of the speech-language pathologist shall constitute the practice of speech-language pathology and/or audiology and shall require licensure in this state.

Added by Laws 1973, c. 203, § 3, emerg. eff. May 17, 1973.  Amended by Laws 1998, c. 202, § 3, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 280, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004.