90-292. Declaration of policy.
It is declared to be a policy of the State of North Carolina 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 and language pathologists and audiologists and to help assure the availability of the highest possible quality speech and language pathology and audiology services to the communicatively handicapped people of this State, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech and language pathology and audiology services to the public. (1975, c. 773, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 22 - Licensure Act for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
§ 90-292 - Declaration of policy.
§ 90-294 - License required; Article not applicable to certain activities.
§ 90-295 - Qualifications of applicants for permanent licensure.
§ 90-298 - Qualifications for applicants for temporary licensure.
§ 90-298.1 - Registered assistant.
§ 90-299 - Licensee to notify Board of place of practice.
§ 90-300 - Renewal of licenses.
§ 90-301 - Grounds for suspension or revocation of license.
§ 90-301A - Unethical acts and practices.
§ 90-302 - Prohibited acts and practices.
§ 90-304 - Powers and duties of Board.