RCW 18.35.195
Exemptions.
(1) This chapter shall not apply to military or federal government employees.
(2) This chapter does not prohibit or regulate:
(a) Fitting or dispensing by students enrolled in a board-approved program who are directly supervised by a licensed hearing aid specialist, a licensed audiologist under the provisions of this chapter, or an instructor at a two-year hearing aid specialist degree program that is approved by the board;
(b) Hearing aid specialists, speech-language pathologists, or audiologists of other states, territories, or countries, or the District of Columbia while appearing as clinicians of bona fide educational seminars sponsored by speech-language pathology, audiology, hearing aid specialist, medical, or other healing art professional associations so long as such activities do not go beyond the scope of practice defined by this chapter; and
(c) The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by persons certified by the Washington professional educator standards board as educational staff associates, except for those persons electing to be licensed under this chapter. However, a person certified by the board as an educational staff associate who practices outside the school setting must be a licensed audiologist or licensed speech-language pathologist.
[ 2014 c 189 § 15; 2006 c 263 § 802; 2005 c 45 § 4; 2002 c 310 § 21; 1998 c 142 § 15; 1996 c 200 § 27; 1983 c 39 § 22.]
NOTES:
Work group—2014 c 189: See note following RCW 18.35.010.
Findings—Purpose—Part headings not law—2006 c 263: See notes following RCW 28A.150.230.
Effective date—2002 c 310: See note following RCW 18.35.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 18.35 - Hearing and Speech Services.
18.35.005 - Regulation of health care professions—Criteria.
18.35.020 - Hearing instruments—Dispensing—License, certificate, permit required.
18.35.030 - Receipt required—Contents.
18.35.040 - Applicants—Generally.
18.35.050 - Examination—Required—When offered—Review.
18.35.060 - Interim permit—Issuance.
18.35.070 - Examination—Contents—Tests.
18.35.080 - License—Generally.
18.35.085 - Credentialing by endorsement.
18.35.095 - Licensure or certification—Inactive status.
18.35.100 - Place of business.
18.35.110 - Disciplinary action—Grounds.
18.35.120 - Disciplinary action—Additional grounds.
18.35.140 - Powers and duties of department.
18.35.161 - Board—Powers and duties.
18.35.162 - Unprofessional conduct.
18.35.172 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.
18.35.175 - Unlawful sales practices.
18.35.180 - Application of Consumer Protection Act and False Advertising Act.
18.35.185 - Rescission of transaction—Requirements—Notice.
18.35.190 - Valid license prerequisite to suits.
18.35.200 - Other laws unaffected.
18.35.205 - Chapter exclusive.
18.35.220 - Violations—Cease and desist orders—Notice—Injunctions.
18.35.230 - Violations—Registered agent—Service.
18.35.240 - Violations—Surety bond or security in lieu of surety bonds.
18.35.250 - Violations—Remedies—Actions on bond or security.
18.35.260 - Misrepresentation of credentials.
18.35.270 - Assistant ratios—Data collection.
18.35.280 - Delegation to assistive personnel—Supervisor duties.
18.35.290 - Delegation to assistive personnel—Assistant duties.
18.35.300 - No requirement to contract with speech-language pathology assistant.
18.35.310 - Hearing instruments—Notice—Rules.
18.35.903 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.