54-2902. DECLARATION OF POLICY. To protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to provide for administrative supervision, licensure and regulation, every person practicing or offering to practice audiology, speech-language pathology, sign language interpreting or hearing aid dealing and fitting services as defined in this chapter, who meets and maintains prescribed standards of competence and conduct, shall be licensed as provided in this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the public interest and to accomplish the purpose stated herein.
History:
[54-2902, added 2005, ch. 277, sec. 2, p. 852; am. 2017, ch. 67, sec. 1, p. 157.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 29 - SPEECH AND HEARING SERVICES PRACTICE ACT
Section 54-2901 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 54-2902 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 54-2903 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 54-2904 - LICENSE REQUIRED.
Section 54-2906 - DEALING AND FITTING OF HEARING AIDS.
Section 54-2908 - SPEECH, HEARING AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES LICENSURE BOARD.
Section 54-2909 - OFFICERS — QUORUM — MEETINGS — COMPENSATION.
Section 54-2910 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
Section 54-2911 - DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS — EXPENSES.
Section 54-2912 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — AUDIOLOGIST.
Section 54-2913 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
Section 54-2914 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AIDE.
Section 54-2915 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST ASSISTANT.
Section 54-2916 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — HEARING AID DEALER AND FITTER.
Section 54-2916A - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE — SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER.
Section 54-2917 - DUAL LICENSURE.
Section 54-2918 - LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENCY.
Section 54-2919 - PROVISIONAL PERMIT.
Section 54-2920 - DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Section 54-2921 - RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES — PUBLIC DISPLAY — INACTIVE LICENSE.
Section 54-2922 - REPORTING OF NAME OR ADDRESS CHANGE.
Section 54-2923 - GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND DENIAL.
Section 54-2924 - INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS — PROCEDURES.
Section 54-2925 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS — PENALTIES.