§ 20-408 Definitions
§ 20-409 Advisory Council on Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
§ 20-410 License required
§ 20-411 Qualification for licensure. Waiver of written examination
§ 20-411a Continuing education: Contact hours; qualifying activities; attestation; record-keeping; exemptions, waivers and extensions; reinstatement of void licenses
§ 20-412 Fees. License renewal
§ 20-413 Permitted activities
§ 20-414 Disciplinary action; grounds
§ 20-415 Reissue of license. Discretion of Department of Health Services
§ 20-416 Administrative proceedings. Appeals. Regulations
§ 20-417 Penalty

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 399 - Speech and Language Pathologists

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Health. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-408
  • Department: means the Department of Public Health. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-408
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Licensed speech and language pathologist: means a person licensed under this chapter to practice speech and language pathology. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-408
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • practice of speech and language pathology: means the application of principles, methods and procedures for the measurement, testing, diagnosis, prediction, counseling or instruction relating to the development and disorders of speech, voice or language or feeding and swallowing or other upper aerodigestive functions for the purpose of diagnosing, preventing, treating, ameliorating or modifying such disorders and conditions in individuals or groups of individuals, and includes screening individuals for hearing loss or middle ear pathology using otoacoustic emissions screening, screening tympanometry or conventional pure-tone air conduction methods, including otoscopic inspection. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-408
  • Speech and language pathologist: includes an individual who engages in the practice of speech and language pathology under any title or description of service incorporating the words speech pathologist, speech pathology, speech therapist, speech therapy, speech correction, speech correctionist, speech clinician, language pathologist, language pathology, aphasiologist, aphasia therapist, voice therapy, voice therapist, voice pathologist, phoniatrist, communication disorder specialist, communication specialist or any similar titles or description of services. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-408