Terms Used In Utah Code 58-41-14

• Audiologist: means a person who practices audiology or who holds himself out to the public directly or indirectly by any means, act, title, identification, performance, method, or procedure as one who nonmedically examines, measures, tests, interprets, evaluates, assesses, diagnoses, directs, instructs, treats, counsels, prescribes, and recommends for persons affected by or suspected of having disorders of or conditions of hearing loss, or assists persons in achieving the reception, communication, and perception of sound and determines the range, nature, and degree of hearing function related to communication needs, or provides audiology services and uses audio electronic equipment and provides audiology services and consultation regarding noise control and hearing conservation, conducts tests and interpretation of vestibular function and nystagmus, prepares ear impressions and provides ear molds, aids, accessories, prescriptions, and prostheses for hearing, evaluates sound environment and equipment, and calibrates instruments used in testing and supplementing auditory function. See Utah Code 58-41-2
• Speech-language pathologist: means :

  (a)

  a person who practices speech-language pathology or who holds himself out to the public by any means, or by any service or function the person performs, directly or indirectly, or by using the terms "speech-language pathologist" "speech-language therapist" "language disability specialist" or any variation, derivation, synonym, coinage, or whatever expresses, employs, or implies these terms, names, or functions; or

  (b)

  a person who performs any of the functions described in Subsection (19) or any related functions. See Utah Code 58-41-2      An applicant who qualifies to be licensed as both a speech-language pathologist and audiologist shall receive a single license reflecting licensure in both classifications. A fee may only be assessed for a single license. Amended by Chapter 207, 1989 General Session   Previous section Next section    Chapter 41 Contents