New Hampshire Assistants (Support Personnel) Requirements
The following information includes audiology and speech-language pathology assistants and support personnel requirements in educational and other practice settings. The information is reviewed on an annual basis. Please be advised that regulations and policy may change at any time, so always check with your state for the most up-to-date information.
Speech-Language Pathology
School Setting Requirements
Speech-language assistants employed in public schools and schools approved by the Department of Education are exempt from the licensure board certification requirements.
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
- Speech-language assistant means any person certified by the governing board of speech-language pathologists who meets minimum qualifications which are less than those necessary for licensing as a speech-language pathologist and who does not act independently but works under the direction and supervision of a speech-language pathologist licensed by the board. Speech-language assistants must hold a two-year associate’s degree or higher in speech-language pathology, communication sciences and disorders or communication disorders awarded by an educational program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology or regional accrediting bodies listed in rules.
- The speech-language assistant must be of good professional character and reliability.
- The supervising SLP must inform the consumer when using a speech-language assistant.
- Supervisors may supervise no more than two full-time speech-language assistants.
- First 90 days direct supervision of a speech-language assistant shall be 20% of a speech-language assistant's time each week and indirect, no less than 10% each week; after 90 days supervision shall be 10% direct and indirect each work week.
- For speech-language assistants with five years of experience or more, the amount of supervision shall be at the discretion of the supervising speech-language pathologist, with no less than one hour of direct supervision and one hour of indirect supervision per week.
- Certified speech-language assistants must maintain 12 hours of continuing competence per biennium or other professional activity described in the law.
Audiology
School Setting Requirements
No regulation provided.
Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
No regulation provided.
Resources
For further information on laws and regulations for speech-language pathology and audiology support personnel in educational and other practice settings, please visit these websites:
To see where your state stands on support personnel licensure trends, please view the trends charts which are updated annually:
Questions regarding state advocacy issues? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team.
