Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice; revocation or suspension of license; continuing education. Adds speech-language pathology assistants to the professions governed by the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. The bill also establishes qualifications, scope of practice, and supervision requirements for speech-language pathology assistants. The bill directs the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology to adopt regulations governing the speech-language pathology assistant profession by July 1, 2026, and specifies that the provisions governing the licensure of speech-language pathology assistants have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 54.1-2605
Health and Human Services Substitute : 54.1-2605
Education and Health Subcommittee Substitute: 54.1-2605
Education and Health Substitute: 54.1-2605
Enrolled: 54.1-2605
Reenrolled: 54.1-2605
Chaptered: 54.1-2605
HHS Sub: Health Professions Substitute: 54.1-2605