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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and

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Audiology Practice Act is amended  by changing Section 3 as 
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follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 110/3)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7903)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

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    Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall 
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have the
meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the 
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context clearly indicates
otherwise:

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    (a) "Department" means the Department of Financial and

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Professional
Regulation.

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    (b) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and 
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Professional Regulation.

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    (c) "Board" means the Board of Speech-Language Pathology 
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and Audiology
established under Section 5 of this Act.

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    (d) "Speech-Language Pathologist" means a person who has 
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received a
license pursuant to this Act and who engages in the 
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practice
of speech-language pathology.

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    (e) "Audiologist" means a person who has received a license 
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pursuant to this
Act and who engages in the practice of 
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audiology.

 


 






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    (f) "Public member" means a person who is not a health 
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professional.
For purposes of board membership, any person with 
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a significant financial
interest in a health service or 
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profession is not a public member.

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    (g) "The practice of audiology" is the application of 
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nonmedical methods
and procedures for the identification, 
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measurement, testing,
appraisal, prediction, habilitation, 
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rehabilitation, or instruction
related to hearing
and 
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disorders of hearing.  These procedures are for the
purpose of 
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counseling, consulting and rendering or offering to render

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services or for participating in the planning, directing or 
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conducting of
programs that are designed to modify 
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communicative disorders
involving
speech, language or auditory 
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function related to hearing loss.
The practice of audiology may 
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include, but shall not be limited to, the
following:


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        (1) any task, procedure, act, or practice that is 
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    necessary for the
evaluation of hearing or
vestibular 
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    function;


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        (2) training in the use of amplification devices;

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        (3) the fitting, dispensing, or servicing of hearing 
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    instruments; and


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        (4) performing basic speech and language screening 
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    tests and procedures
consistent with audiology training.

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    (h) "The practice of speech-language pathology" is the 
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application of
nonmedical methods and procedures for the 
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identification,
measurement, testing, appraisal, prediction, 
 


 






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habilitation, rehabilitation,
and modification related to 
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communication development, and disorders or
disabilities of 
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speech, language, voice, swallowing, and other speech,

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language and voice related disorders.  These procedures are for 
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the
purpose of counseling, consulting and rendering or offering 
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to render
services, or for participating in the planning, 
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directing or conducting of
programs that are designed to modify 
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communicative disorders and
conditions in individuals or 
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groups of individuals involving speech,
language, voice and 
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swallowing function.

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    "The practice of speech-language pathology" shall include, 
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but
shall not be
limited to, the following:


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        (1) hearing screening tests and aural rehabilitation 
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    procedures
consistent with speech-language pathology 
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    training;


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        (2) tasks, procedures, acts or practices that are 
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    necessary for the
evaluation of, and training in the use 
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    of, augmentative communication
systems, communication 
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    variation, cognitive rehabilitation, non-spoken
language 
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    production and comprehension; and .
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        (3) the use of instrumental procedures, including the 
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    use of rigid and flexible endoscopes to observe the 
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    pharyngeal and laryngeal areas of the throat to: 
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            (A) collect data and measure the parameters of 
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        communication and swallowing; and
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            (B) guide communication and swallowing assessment 
 


 






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        and therapy.
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    However, instrumental procedures may not be used by a 
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    speech-language pathologist as a diagnostic procedure 
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    without authorization from a physician licensed to 
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    practice medicine in all of its branches.

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    (i) "Speech-language pathology assistant" means a person 
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who has received
a license pursuant to this Act to assist a 
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speech-language
pathologist in the manner provided in this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 94-528, eff. 8-10-05; 95-465, eff. 8-27-07.)