Louisiana HB925 regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology, clarifying permitted and prohibited activities for audiologists.
Louisiana HB925 amends existing law to clarify the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. The bill specifies that audiologists can order cultures and blood work testing, perform in-office non-radiographic testing for hearing and balance disorders, and order radiographic imaging related to auditory or vestibular conditions. It prohibits audiologists from performing surgery using instruments that alter human tissue, conducting osseointegrated device surgery, cochlear implant surgery, or using cultures, blood work testing, or radiographic imaging to diagnose or treat patients.
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