This bill updates South Dakota's licensing rules for speech-language pathologists and their assistants by adding new definitions and clarifying their scope of practice. Specifically, it adds "endoscopy" (a procedure using cameras to evaluate swallowing and voice disorders) and "telepractice" (remote service delivery) as recognized practices, and introduces a new "provisional license" category for recent graduates completing required supervised experience. The bill also reorganizes and modernizes the existing definitions in state law to better reflect current professional standards.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 280
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 218
Signed by the President S.J. 183
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 201
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 1. S.J. 141
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 122
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 68
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 4. H.J. 55
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 24
First Reading House H.J. 14
Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass
Do Pass
Health and Human Services — Do Pass