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Code of Ethics of the Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Chapter 74: State Boards, Commissions And AuthoritiesArticle 58: Board Of Examiners In Fitting And Dispensing Of Hearing Instruments Link to Statutes Use of Degree Titles by Audiologists and SLPs During the 2010 legislative session, legislation (Senate Bill 62) passed which changed the minimum educational requirement for licensure as an audiologist from a master’s degree or equivalent to a doctorate or equivalent, effective January 1, 2012. Included in this legislation was a provision that directed individuals with doctorates who are licensed as audiologists to use the appropriate words or letters, such as “AuD,” “PhD,” “EdD” and “ScD” when using the letters or terms “Dr.” or “Doctor” to identify themselves. The intent of this provision as clarified at the legislative hearings is to prevent confusion by the public. Even though speech-language pathologists were not included in this legislation, the inference is that SLPs with doctorates should also use the appropriate words or letters to identify themselves. Language in bills moving through the legislature this session related to other health professions is cleaner in this regard as to legislative intent. The legislature’s intent is clear: each audiologist or speech-language pathologist when using the letters or term “Dr.” or “Doctor” in conjunction with such licensee’s professional practice shall identify oneself as an “audiologist” or “doctor of audiology.”
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