{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-681.220","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 681.220","heading":"Policy.","body":"It is declared to be a policy of this state that it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech-language pathology and audiology services to the public in order to:\n      (1) Safeguard the public health, safety and welfare;\n      (2) Protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous and unauthorized persons;\n      (3) Protect the public from unprofessional conduct by qualified speech-language pathologists and audiologists; and\n      (4) Help ensure the availability of the highest possible quality speech-language pathology and audiology services to people of this state who have communication disabilities. [Formerly 694.315; 1989 c.224 §134; 1995 c.280 §2; 2005 c.698 §2; 2007 c.70 §307]\n(Licensing)","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 681 — Hearing, Speech, Music Therapy and Art Therapy Professionals"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors681.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"f25f1041a6677b4ebcde183ec04991e293d55720c24be4e9c0ebbc600c016c2b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-681.205","next":"us-or/ors-681.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}