CHAPTER 2. CREATION OF BOARD
IC 25-35.6-2
Chapter 2. Creation of Board
IC 25-35.6-2-1
Establishment; members; appointment; term; meetings; quorum
Sec. 1. (a) There is established the speech-language pathology and
audiology board.
(b) The board shall be comprised of six (6) members, who shall
be appointed by the governor. Five (5) board members shall have
been residents of this state for at least one (1) year immediately
preceding their appointment and shall have been engaged in
rendering services to the public, teaching, or research in
speech-language pathology or audiology for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding their appointment. At least two (2) board
members shall be speech-language pathologists and at least two (2)
shall be audiologists, with the fifth member being either a
speech-language pathologist or audiologist. At least one (1) of these
five (5) members must be engaged in an active private practice of
speech-language pathology or audiology. The sixth member of the
board, to represent the general public, shall be a resident of this state
who has never been associated with speech-language pathology or
audiology in any way other than as a consumer. Except for the
member representing the general public, all board members shall at
all times be holders of active and valid licenses for the practice of
speech-language pathology or audiology in this state.
(c) The governor shall also appoint one (1) nonvoting advisor,
who must be a licensed physician and board certified in
otolaryngology, to serve a four (4) year term of office on the board.
(d) Appointments shall be for three (3) year terms, with no person
being eligible to serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms.
Terms shall begin on the first day of the calendar year and end on the
last day of the calendar year, except for the first appointed members,
who shall serve through the last calendar day of the year in which
they are appointed before commencing the terms prescribed by this
subsection. Any member of the board may serve until the member's
successor is appointed and qualified under this chapter.
(e) The governor may consider, but shall not be bound to accept,
recommendations for board membership made by a statewide
association for speech-language and hearing. A statewide association
for speech-language and hearing may submit to the governor its
recommendations for board membership not less than sixty (60) days
before the end of each calendar year. In the event of a mid-term
vacancy, such association may make recommendations for filling
such vacancy.
(f) The board shall meet during the first month of each calendar
year to select a chairman and for other appropriate purposes. At least
one (1) additional meeting shall be held before the end of each
calendar year. Further meetings may be convened at the call of the
chairman or the written request of any two (2) board members. All
meetings of the board shall be open to the public, except that the
board may hold closed sessions to prepare, approve, grade, or
administer examinations or, upon request of an applicant who fails
an examination, to prepare a response indicating any reason for his
failure. All meetings of the board must be held in Indiana.
(g) Four (4) members of the board constitute a quorum. A
majority of the quorum may transact business.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.222, SEC.266; P.L.250-1985, SEC.3; P.L.149-1987, SEC.108.
IC 25-35.6-2-2
Functions of board
Sec. 2. (a) The board:
(1) shall administer, coordinate, and enforce this article;
(2) shall evaluate the qualifications and supervise the
examinations of applicants for licensure under this article;
(3) may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer
oaths; and
(4) shall, at its discretion, investigate allegations of practices
violating this article, subject to IC 25-1-7.
(b) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 relating to
professional conduct commensurate with the policy of this article,
including rules that establish standards for the competent practice of
speech-language pathology and audiology. Following their adoption,
the rules govern and control the professional conduct of every person
who holds a license to practice speech-language pathology or
audiology in this state.
(c) The board shall conduct the hearings and keep the records and
minutes necessary for the orderly dispatch of its functions. The board
shall have notice provided to the appropriate persons in a manner it
considers appropriate of the times and places of all hearings
authorized by this subsection. Approval by a majority of a quorum
of the board is required for any action to be taken in actions for
revocation or suspension of a license issued under this article.
(d) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to:
(1) administer or enforce this article;
(2) register persons in the process of fulfilling the clinical
experience required for a license under this article;
(3) establish fees in accordance with IC 25-1-8-2; and
(4) register speech-language pathology assistants, associates,
and aides and establish rules governing the duties of assistants,
associates, and aides.
(e) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers elsewhere in
this article shall not be construed as a limitation of the general
functions conferred by this section.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1977,
P.L.172, SEC.52; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.268; P.L.250-1985,
SEC.4; P.L.149-1987, SEC.109; P.L.212-2005, SEC.71.
IC 25-35.6-2-3
Administrative provisions
Sec. 3. (a) The board may utilize employees provided by the
health professions bureau as necessary.
(b) The board shall adopt a seal by which it shall authenticate its
proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the
board, and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning such
proceedings, records, and acts, that are signed by the chairman or the
executive secretary and authenticated by the seal, shall be prima
facie evidence in all courts of this state.
(c) Under no circumstances shall the total amount of expenditures
incurred by the board exceed the amount of the fees collected as
provided in this chapter.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.222, SEC.269; P.L.250-1985, SEC.5; P.L.169-1985, SEC.96;
P.L.149-1987, SEC.110.
IC 25-35.6-2-4
Reimbursement for expenses
Sec. 4. Each member of the board is entitled to the minimum
salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Such a member is
also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other
expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties,
as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by
the department of administration and approved by the state budget
agency.
(Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1.) As amended by
P.L.250-1985, SEC.6.