New Mexico legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Mexico SB502: Speech-language Pathologist Licensure
Status: Introduced, February 20, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
SB0502 SENATE BILL 502 57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025 INTRODUCED BY Larry R. Scott RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE; CREATING A NEW LICENSE FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ASSISTANTS; REPEALING THE APPRENTICE IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE LICENSE; REPEALING SECTIONS 61-14B-3.1 AND 61-14B-15.1 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1999, CHAPTER 128, SECTIONS 3 AND 8, AS AMENDED). SECTION 1. Section 61-14B-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1996, Chapter 57, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read: "61-14B-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act: [A. "apprentice" means a person working toward full licensure in speech-language pathology who meets the requirements for licensure as an apprentice in speech and language pursuant to the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act; B.] A. "appropriate supervisor" means a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act who has a minimum of two years' experience as a speech-language pathologist after the clinical fellowship year; [C.] B. "auditory trainer" means a custom-fitted FM amplifying instrument other than a hearing aid designed to enhance signal-to-noise ratios; [D.] C. "audiologist" means a person who engages in the practice of audiology, who may or may not dispense hearing aids and who meets the qualifications set forth in the Speech-Language Pathology, …
Sponsors
- Larry R. Scott (R, SD-042) · primary sponsor
Common questions
- What is SB502?
- SB502 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Speech-language Pathologist Licensure.
- What is the status of SB502?
- Introduced as of February 20, 2025.
- Who sponsored SB502?
- Larry R. Scott (R, SD-042).
- Where is the official record for SB502?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=502&year=25
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