Section 17-7899. DEFINITIONS

 

7899.1The definitions in Section 4099 of this title are incorporated by reference into and are applicable to this chapter.

 

7899.2As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:

 

Applicant – a person applying for a license to practice audiology under this chapter.

 

Au.D. – Doctor of Audiology.

 

Board – the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, established by Section 841 of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 6, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-219; D.C. Official Code § 3-1208.41 (2007 Repl.)).

 

Direct supervision – supervision in which the supervisor is immediately available on the premises to the supervisee and within vocal communication of the supervisee either directly or by a communication device.

 

Dual licensure renewal – renewal of both an audiology and a speech-language pathology license in the District of Columbia within the same renewal period.

 

General supervision – supervision in which the supervisor is available to the supervisee, either in person or by a communications device.

 

Good cause – serious illness of the applicant, the death or serious illness of a member of the applicant’s immediate family, or other cause sufficient to the Board.

 

Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy in Audiology.

 

Practice of audiology – means the planning, directing, supervising, and conducting of habilitative or rehabilitative counseling programs for individuals or groups of individuals who have, or are suspected of having, disorders of hearing; any service in audiology, including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation or rehabilitation, instruction, or research; participating in hearing conservation or hearing aid and assistive listening device evaluation, selection, preparation, dispensing, and orientation; fabricating ear molds; providing auditory training and speech reading; or administering tests of vestibular function and tests for tinnitus.  The practice of audiology includes speech and language screening limited to a pass-or-fail determination for the purpose of identification of individuals with disorders of communication.  The practice of audiology does not include the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or the performance of a task in the normal practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine by a person to whom the task is delegated by a licensed physician.

 

Supervised experience – the clinical fellowship year required for applicants for licensure with a Master’s degree or Ph.D. degree, or the period of supervised practice during an Au.D.  program.

 

Supervisor – an audiologist who is qualified under subsection 7803.7 and who is providing general supervision to an individual completing the supervised experience requirements in section 7803, or an audiologist qualified under Subsection 7812.9 who is providing direct supervision to a graduate student under Section 7812.

 

Supervisee – an individual who is completing the supervised experience requirements.

 

authority

Section 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985 (“Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4336, 4343 (May 20, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 1958 (March 7, 2014).