Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-408. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “The practice of speech and language pathology” means the application of principles, methods and procedures for the measurement, testing, diagnosis, prediction, counseling or instruction…

Sec. 20-409. Advisory Council on Speech Pathologists and Audiologists. Section 20-409 is repealed. (P.A. 73-570, S. 2, 12; P.A. 75-74; P.A. 77-614, S. 609, 610.)

Sec. 20-410. License required. No person shall engage in or offer to engage in the practice of speech and language pathology or represent himself as a speech and language pathologist in this state unless such person is licensed or exempted under the provisions of this chapter. (P…

Sec. 20-411. Qualification for licensure. Waiver of written examination. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section no person shall be licensed under this chapter until such person has successfully passed a written examination, the subject and scope of which shall b…

Sec. 20-411a. Continuing education: Contact hours; qualifying activities; attestation; record-keeping; exemptions, waivers and extensions; reinstatement of void licenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, for registration periods beginning on and after October 1, …

Sec. 20-412. Fees. License renewal. The fee for an initial license as provided for in section 20-411 as a speech and language pathologist shall be two hundred dollars. Licenses shall expire in accordance with section 19a-88 and shall become invalid unless renewed. Renewal may be …

Secs. 20-412a to 20-412c. Exemption for certain school speech and hearing specialists. Qualifications for school speech and hearing specialists seeking exemption. Functions which may be performed by persons working under school exemption program; supervision. Sections 20-412a to …

Sec. 20-413. Permitted activities. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting: (1) Consulting with or disseminating research findings and scientific information to accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies or offering lectures to the public for a fe…

Sec. 20-414. Disciplinary action; grounds. (a) The commissioner may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee or take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 in circumstances which have endangered or are likely to endanger the health, w…

Sec. 20-415. Reissue of license. Discretion of Department of Health Services. Section 20-415 is repealed. (P.A. 73-570, S. 8, 12; P.A. 77-614, S. 338, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-416. Administrative proceedings. Appeals. Regulations. (a) Proceedings under this chapter and any appeals from the decisions or orders of the commissioner shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Public He…

Sec. 20-417. Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a class D felony. For the purposes of this section, each instance of patient contact or consultation which is in violation of any provision …