(a) On or after September 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology in the state of Kansas unless such person has been issued a valid license pursuant to this act or is specifically exempted from the provisions of this act. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold oneself out to the public as a “speech pathologist,” “speech therapist,” “speech correctionist,” “speech clinician,” “language pathologist,” “voice therapist,” “voice pathologist,” “logopedist,” “communicologist,” “aphasiologist,” “phoniatrist,” “audiologist,” “audiometrist,” “hearing therapist,” “hearing clinician,” “hearing aid audiologist,” or any variation, unless such person is licensed under this act as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.

(b) No person licensed under this act shall be authorized to engage in the practice of dispensing and fitting hearing aids as defined under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5807, and amendments thereto, unless such person is also licensed or holds a certificate of endorsement under the hearing aid act to engage in the practice of dispensing and fitting hearing aids.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-6504

  • Audiologist: means any person who engages in the practice of audiology and who meets the qualifications set forth in this act. See Kansas Statutes 65-6501
  • Audiology: means the application of principles, methods and procedures related to hearing and the disorders of hearing and to related language and speech disorders. See Kansas Statutes 65-6501
  • Practice of audiology: means :

    (1) Rendering or offering to render to individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having disorders of hearing, any service in audiology, including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation and habilitation or rehabilitation (other than hearing aid or other assistive listening device dispensing);

    (2) participating in hearing conservation;

    (3) providing auditory training and speech reading;

    (4) conducting tests of vestibular function;

    (5) evaluating tinnitus; and

    (6) planning, directing, conducting or supervising services. See Kansas Statutes 65-6501

  • Practice of speech-language pathology: means :

    (1) Rendering or offering to render to individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having disorders of communication, any service in speech-language pathology including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation and rehabilitation;

    (2) determining the need for personal augmentative communication systems, recommending such systems and providing training in utilization of such systems; and

    (3) planning, directing, conducting or supervising such services. See Kansas Statutes 65-6501

  • Speech-language pathologist: means a person who engages in the practice of speech-language pathology and who meets the qualifications set forth in this act. See Kansas Statutes 65-6501
  • Speech-language pathology: means the application of principles, methods and procedures related to the development and disorders of human communication. See Kansas Statutes 65-6501
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(c) Persons licensed under this act to engage in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology shall not be deemed to be engaged in the practice of the healing arts when practicing under and in accordance with this act.

(d) Persons licensed under this act to engage in the practice of audiology with doctorate degrees shall use the appropriate words or letters, such as “AuD,” “PhD,” “EdD” and “ScD,” when using the letters or term “Dr.” or “Doctor” to identify themselves.

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