Declaration of policy
Ind. Code § 25-35.6-1-1
in effectSec. 1. It is declared to be a policy of the state of Indiana that in order to:
(1) safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare;
(2) protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons and from unprofessional conduct on the part of qualified speech-language pathologists and audiologists; and
(3) help assure the availability of the highest possible quality speech-language pathology and audiology services to a person with a communication disability of this state;
it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech-language pathology and audiology services to the public.
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.262, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.149-1987, SEC.103; P.L.23-1993, SEC.152.
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