The Ohio Revised Code grants rule-making authority to the Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board (Board) to adopt new rules, review, amend and rescind current rules. Rules become part of the Ohio Administrative Code, and assist the Board in executing its duty to carry out provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
Guide to Rule Making
Public Comment Period on Proposed Rules Comments Accepted until July 24, 2020
The following rules have not been filed. The Board is posting the below listed proposed rules for a period of public comment before filing them with the Common Sense Initiatives Office and subsequently filing with the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. The content of the proposed rules can be accessed by clicking on the rule's hyper-link. For additional information about the Board's rule-making process, please refer to the above link called: "Guide to Rule Making."
If you wish to comment on the proposed rules, please reply to the Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board via e-mail at Gregg.Thornton@shp.ohio.gov. Comments on the proposed rules listed below will be accepted until July 24, 2020.
Five Year Rule Review The following rules under Ohio Administrative Code Chapter (OAC) 4753 are scheduled for five-year year review and being proposed as no-change rules:
4753-4-01 Continuing Education This rule will be submitted as a no-change rule as part of the Board’s five-year rule review.
4753-12-01 Military Considerations This rule will be submitted as a change rule, proposing to amend the rule in accordance with the passage of Senate Bill 9 requiring the Board to issue a temporary license to military personnel and spouses who hold a license in another state and are deployed for active duty in Ohio.
Proposed New Rules OAC 4747
4747-1-24 – Military Considerations This rule is being proposed as a new rule in accordance with the passage of Senate Bill 9 requiring the Board to issue a temporary license to military personnel and spouses who hold a license in another state and are deployed for active duty in Ohio.
Proposed Amended Rules OAC 4753
4753-3-07(B)(4)(b)(iii) and (C)(3)(a) – Supervised Professional Experience This rule is being proposed as an amended rule to remove a reference to the former passing score of the national examination for speech-language pathology and audiology. This rule is also being amended to remove a reference to the former Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
4753-3-12(A) – Summary Suspension for Human Trafficking Conviction This rule is being amended to remove a reference to the former Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
4753-11-01(E) – Accessing Confidential Personal Information This rule is being amended to remove a reference to the former Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
The Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board Tammy H. Brown, M.A., CCC-A, FAAA Barbara L. Prakup, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Board Certified in Audiology Board Secretary Board President Karen Mitchell, Au.D., CCC-A Carrie L. Spangler, Au.D., CCC-A Michael R. Pratt, H.A.S. Matthew Starner, H.A.S. Ann M. Slone, M.A., CCC-SLP Barbara L. Prakup, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Lisa Dodge Burton, Public Member Gregg B. Thornton, Esq. Executive Director
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