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Abstract: Approve the guidelines entitled “Admission/Discharge Criteria in Speech-Language Pathology”
RESOLVED, That the guidelines entitled “Admission/Discharge Criteria in Speech-Language Pathology” be approved by ASHA; and further
RESOLVED, That the following ASHA report be rescinded: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (1994). Admission/Discharge Criteria in Speech-Language Pathology. Rockville, MD: Author; and further
RESOLVED, That “Admission/Discharge Criteria in Speech-Language Pathology” be published in a supplement of The ASHA Leader, be posted on the ASHA professional web site, be made available upon request from the ASHA Action Center, be included in the next revision of the ASHA Desk Reference, and that the availability of the guidelines be announced in The ASHA Leader.
Rationale: These guidelines on admission and discharge criteria in speech-language pathology are a revision of a 1994 ASHA report on the same subject. The original report was developed by the Ad Hoc Committee on Admission/Discharge Criteria in Speech-Language Pathology: Evie Hagerman, chair; Sandra Bennett; Douglas Duguay; Sara Jones-McNamara; Noma LeMoine; Rita Marshall; and Michelle Ferketic, ex officio. Crystal Cooper, 1994-1996 vice president for professional practices in speech-language pathology, and Diane Eger, 1991-1993 vice president for professional practices, served as monitoring vice presidents. ASHA’s Executive Board approved the report in October 1994. The current guidelines were revised by National Office staff (Diane Paul-Brown, ASHA’s director of clinical issues in speech-language pathology) at the request of Alex F. Johnson, ASHA’s 2000-2002 vice president for professional practices in speech-language pathology. Members expressed concern about criteria in the original document suggesting that cognitive prerequisites and cognitive referencing were appropriate criteria to restrict eligibility for services, contrary to contemporary research and practice. The National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons With Severe Disabilities (NJC) provided input to the guidelines. The guidelines were updated to reflect current research and ASHA policies.
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