Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.11.042. Activities of speech-language pathologist assistant

(1) perform screening and treatment activities, excluding interpretation, if the supervising speech-language pathologist has previously given instruction on the performance of those screening and treatment activities, has observed the assistant in the performance of those activities, and has determined that the speech-language pathologist assistant is competent to perform those activities;

(2) conduct clerical tasks, including record keeping, documentation of a person's progress toward meeting established objectives as stated in the treatment plan or individualized education plan, scheduling, and equipment maintenance;

(3) implement a documented treatment plan, individualized education plan, or protocol developed by the supervising speech-language pathologist;

(4) sign treatment notes if the note is reviewed and cosigned by the supervising speech-language pathologist; and

(5) discuss with the client and the client's family members or guardian behaviors observed by the speech-language pathologist assistant during treatment of the client when the behaviors are supported by documented objective data.

(1) administer diagnostic assessment tools, perform formal or informal evaluations, or interpret test or evaluation results;

(2) participate in family conferences, on an interdisciplinary team, at a staff meeting, or at an individualized education plan meeting in which diagnostic information is interpreted or in which plans for a client's treatment are developed or reviewed without the presence of a licensed speech-language pathologist;

(3) write, develop, or modify a client's treatment plan or individualized education plan;

(4) assist a client without following a documented treatment plan or individualized education plan that has been prepared by a licensed and adequately trained speech-language pathologist;

(5) sign a client record or billing record that does not contain the signature of a licensed speech-language pathologist;

(6) select a person for speech-language pathology services;

(7) provide counseling to a client or a client's family or guardian;

(8) disclose clinical or confidential information, either orally, in writing, or by electronic means, to anyone not designated in writing to receive the communication by a licensed speech-language pathologist; or

(9) perform screening of feeding or swallowing functions.