Section 401.312 - Licensed Assistants(a) The commission by rule may establish minimum qualifications for licensed assistants in speech-language pathology and in audiology.(b) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology or in audiology must meet the minimum qualifications established by the commission.(c) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology shall work under the direction of a licensed speech-language pathologist.(d) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in speech-language pathology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for a speech-language pathologist license.(e) A licensed assistant in audiology shall work under the direction of a licensed audiologist.(f) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in audiology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for an audiologist license.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 838,Sec. 1.072, eff. 9/1/2015. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.