{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-37-18","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-37-18","heading":"Speech-language pathology assistants--Requirements for licensure.","body":"The board shall issue a speech-language pathology assistant license to a person who:\n(1) Submits an application on a form prescribed by the board;\n(2) Pays the application fee established by the board, in accordance with § 36-37-12;\n(3) Holds an associate's degree in speech-language pathology assisting or a bachelor's degree with a major in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders from an accredited educational institution;\n(4) Verifies required academic preparation and clinical experiences;\n(5) Completes a minimum of one hundred hours of supervised clinical experience as a speech-language pathology assistant while either on the job or during academic preparation; and\n(6) Has committed no act for which disciplinary action is justified.\nWhile completing the supervised clinical experience required in subdivision (5), neither the applicant nor the supervising speech-language pathologist may represent the applicant as a licensed speech-language pathology assistant. The supervising speech-language pathologist must be available at all times when the applicant is competing on-the-job clinical fieldwork.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-37. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-37-18","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"4caa84b99d50f518b7528a51c93e7e0c54b7330838cecb47c81f3ad7aa2220a0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-37-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-37-18.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}