Section 25-35.6-1-1 - Declaration of policy 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: Acts1973 , P.L. 262, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L. 149-1987, SEC.103; P.L. 23-1993, SEC.152.