Wisconsin 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

Speech-Language Pathology

Individuals assisting speech-language pathologists must hold a DPI special education program aide license, which the employing school district must request. Hiring requirements are established by individual school districts and may include experience, coursework, etc.

Statutory and Regulatory Requirements

1. Individuals may assist while under direct supervision of a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
2. Direct supervision means providing direct observation of the clinical services provided by the individual to clients 50% of the time during the first 90 days of employment and 10% thereafter.
3. Direct supervision also means providing comprehensive, periodic, and documented supervision that includes identifying specific roles and tasks for the individual, ensuring that the tasks performed by the individual do not require the exercise of professional judgment, and providing appropriate training that is competency-based and specific to job performance.
4. A speech-language pathologist may supervise up to 2 full-time equivalent individuals at any given time; an audiologist may supervise up to 5 full-time equivalent individuals at any given time and in industrial settings an audiologists may supervise up to 10 full-time equivalent individuals.

Resources

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

Support Personnel are not licensed in Wisconsin.

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.