Kentucky Assistants (Support Personnel) Requirements

The following information includes audiology and speech-language pathology assistants and support personnel requirements in educational and other practice settings. The information is reviewed on an annual basis. Please be advised that regulations and policy may change at any time, so always check with your state for the most up-to-date information.

Speech-Language Pathology

School Setting Requirements

Speech-language pathology assistants must be licensed as such by the Kentucky Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and may only be used in the public schools under the supervision of an appropriately qualified supervisor.

Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

Practice is limited to public schools and under the supervision of either a licensed speech language pathologist or a speech language pathologist who holds Education Professional Standards Board Master’s level certification as a teacher of exceptional children in the areas of speech and communication disorders.
Baccalaureate degree in the area of speech-language pathology or communication disorders, or possess equivalent education, as defined in law from a regionally accredited institution, such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is required.
Assistants must complete of 9 months postgraduate professional experience.
To receive an interim license to become a speech-language pathology assistant, you must possess a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology or communication disorders, or possess equivalent education from a regionally accredited institution, such as one accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
More than one supervisor may provide supervision of an interim speech-language pathology assistant, however a supervisor can’t be listed as the supervisor of record for more than two interim assistants. If multiple supervisors are used, each supervisor is responsible for that portion of the caseload that is theirs and each must sign the license application and postgraduate professional experience report.
The licensees application must indicate the name of the appropriately qualified supervisor who has agreed to provide supervision.
Supervisors may not supervise any more than two assistants.
The assistant is required to have direct and indirect supervision in accordance with their years of experience as defined in statute.
Total caseload for SLPs who supervise assistants in the public schools may be increased by varying amounts depending on the hours worked per week by the speech-language pathologist.

Audiology

School Setting Requirements

No requirements.

Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

No requirements.

Resources

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