Sec. 2. (a) The board:

(1) shall administer, coordinate, and enforce this article;

(2) shall evaluate the qualifications and supervise the examinations of applicants for licensure under this article;

(3) may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths; and

(4) shall, at its discretion, investigate allegations of practices violating this article, subject to IC 25-1-7.

(b) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 relating to professional conduct commensurate with the policy of this article, including rules that establish standards for the competent practice of speech-language pathology and audiology. Following their adoption, the rules govern and control the professional conduct of every person who holds a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology in this state.

(c) The board shall conduct the hearings and keep the records and minutes necessary for the orderly dispatch of its functions. The board shall have notice provided to the appropriate persons in a manner it considers appropriate of the times and places of all hearings authorized by this subsection. Approval by a majority of a quorum of the board is required for any action to be taken in actions for revocation or suspension of a license issued under this article.

(d) The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to:

(1) administer or enforce this article;

(2) register persons in the process of fulfilling the clinical experience required for a license under this article;

(3) establish fees in accordance with IC 25-1-8-2; and

(4) register speech-language pathology assistants, associates, and aides and establish rules governing the duties of assistants, associates, and aides.

(e) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers elsewhere in this article shall not be construed as a limitation of the general functions conferred by this section.

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.52; Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.268; P.L.250-1985, SEC.4; P.L.149-1987, SEC.109; P.L.212-2005, SEC.71.