65-6504. Unlawful acts and representations; persons licensed under act not authorized to engage in dispensing and fitting hearing aids and not engaged in practice of healing arts. - Kansas Statutes

65-6504

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 65.--SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS

      65-6504.   Unlawful acts and representations; persons licensed under act notauthorized to engage in dispensing and fitting hearing aids and not engaged inpractice of healing arts.(a) On or after September 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for anyperson to engage in the practice ofspeech-language pathology or audiology in the state of Kansas unlesssuch person has been issued a valid license pursuant to this act or isspecificallyexempted from the provisions of this act. It shall be unlawful for any personto hold oneself out to the public as a "speech pathologist," "speechtherapist," "speech correctionist," "speech clinician," "language pathologist,""voice therapist," "voice pathologist," "logopedist," "communicologist,""aphasiologist," "phoniatrist," "audiologist," "audiometrist," "hearingtherapist," "hearing clinician," "hearing aid audiologist," or any variation,unlesssuch person is licensed under this act as aspeech-language pathologist or audiologist.

      (b)   No person licensed under this act shall be authorized to engage in thepractice of dispensing and fitting hearing aids as defined under K.S.A. 74-5807and amendments thereto unless such person is also licensed or holds acertificate of endorsement under the hearing aid act to engage in the practiceof dispensing and fitting hearing aids.

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

      History:   L. 1991, ch. 177, § 4; Jan. 1, 1992.