2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 15, Chapters 670 - 704
ORS Chapter 681
681.230 Exemptions from licensure requirement.

(1) Without obtaining a license under this chapter, a person may use any procedure included in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology if the procedure is within the scope of practice of the person and the person is:

(a) Licensed by a health professional regulatory board as defined in ORS 676.160;

(b) Performing basic audiometric testing under the supervision of a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677 and representing that the person is a medical assistant or audiology assistant;

(c) A teacher licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and holding a hearing impaired endorsement; or

(d) A student participating in supervised field work or supervised course work in speech-language pathology or audiology as part of a college or university program approved by the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology or an undergraduate course in speech-language pathology approved by the board.

(2) A person practicing speech-language pathology or audiology without a license under subsection (1) of this section may not represent or imply that the person is a speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant or audiologist.

(3) A person practicing speech-language pathology or audiology without a license under subsection (1)(d) of this section:

(a) Must use a title that indicates that the person is a student trainee.

(b) May not be paid for speech-language pathology or audiology services provided by the person, except that the person may be provided a reasonable educational stipend.

(4) Without obtaining a license under this chapter, a teacher licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and holding a communications disorders or speech impaired endorsement issued by the commission may practice speech-language pathology if the person:

(a) Practices speech-language pathology solely in the course and scope of the person s duties as an employee of an education service district, a school district or a charter school; and

(b) Complies with ORS 681.360 to 681.375 and rules adopted under ORS 681.360 to 681.375 when supervising speech-language pathology assistants.

(5) Without obtaining a license under this chapter, a person may:

(a) Consult with or disseminate the person s research findings and scientific information to accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies; and

(b) Offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise. [Formerly 694.325; 1989 c.491 67a; 1995 c.280 3; 2003 c.547 88; 2005 c.698 3; 2009 c.701 62c; 2011 c.133 1]

(Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist)