House Bill 2225 Summary

• Amends Arizona's licensure regulations for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers, including restructuring the advisory committee composition to include two licensed speech-language pathology assistants as new members.

• Modifies the definition of "direct supervision" to explicitly allow supervising speech-language pathologists to conduct real-time supervision of assistants via telecommunication technology with immediate feedback capability.

• Repeals section 36-1910 and creates a new section 36-1925 requiring the department to establish an educational awareness campaign for hearing aid dispensers regarding bill of sale notice requirements.

• Updates licensure requirements to remove mandatory jurisprudence and ethics examinations within six months for audiologists seeking to dispense hearing aids, and adds national certification options as alternatives to formal educational requirements.

• Revises speech-language pathology assistant scope of practice and supervision standards, reducing minimum direct supervision requirements from 20 percent to flexible amounts after the initial 90 days based on demonstrated competency levels.