South Carolina Support Personnel Laws and Regulations

The following information includes laws and regulations for speech-language pathology and audiology support personnel in educational and other practice settings. The information is reviewed on an annual basis. Please be advised that regulations and policy may change at any time, so always check with your state for the most up-to-date information.

School Setting Requirements

Support personnel are not used in South Carolina schools.

Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

Speech-Language Pathology

1. To qualify for a license, a speech-language pathology assistant must have a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology, including a core curriculum of 36 semester hours and not less than 100 clock hours of clinical practicum.
2. No speech-language pathology assistant may begin working in direct contact with clients without the Board's written approval of a supervisory agreement and on-the-job training plan.
3. A licensee may supervise no more than two full time or three part-time assistants.
4. Following on-the-job training, there must be at least 15% (6 hours per 40 hour week) of documented direct, visual supervision of client contact; 5% indirect supervision is also required (2 hours per 40 hour week) and must include review of written records; quarterly performance reviews are also required.
5. Clients must be informed in writing when an assistant is providing direct services.
6. Assistants must be clearly identified by a name tag.
7. Speech-language pathology assistants must complete 8 hours of continuing education per license renewal period (biennial).

Resources

For further information on laws and regulations for speech-language pathology and audiology support personnel in educational and other practice settings, please visit this website:

Laws and Regulations for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

To see where your state stands on support personnel licensure trends, please view the trend chart which is updated at the end of each calendar year:

Support Personnel [PDF]

Questions regarding this information? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team.