South Dakota Support Personnel Requirements
The following information includes speech-language pathology and audiology support personnel requirements 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.
Speech-Language Pathology
School Setting Requirements
Speech-language pathology are not not regulated in school settings.
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Licensed speech-language pathology assistants must:
- Hold an associate's degree in speech-language pathology assisting or a bachelor's degree with major emphasis in speech-language pathology or communication disorders from an accredited academic institution;
- Complete a supervised clinical practicum of a minimum of one hundred clock hours as a speech-language pathology assistant while either on the job or during academic preparation; and
- Have committed no act for which disciplinary action is justified.
An assistant must be supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) who has at least three years of experience as an SLP.
The supervising SLP may not supervise more than three speech-language pathology assistants at a time.
Audiology
School Setting Requirements
Audiology support personnel are not regulated in school settings.
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Audiology support personnel are not regulated by statute.
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 websites:
Laws for Speech-Language Pathology Support Personnel
To see where your state stands on support personnel licensure trends, please view the trends charts which are updated annually:
Support Personnel in Other Settings [PDF]
Questions regarding state advocacy issues? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team