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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 661<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2016, chapter 77<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 649<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368242,"identifier":"54.1-2605","token":"54.1\/III\/26\/1\/54.1-2605","url":"\/54.1-2605\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2605\/","token":"54.1\/III\/26\/1\/54.1-2605","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Practice of assistant speech-language pathologists.","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2605","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person who has met the qualifications prescribed by the Board<\/span> may practice as an assistant speech-language pathologist<\/span> in accordance with regulations of the Board<\/span> and may perform limited duties that are otherwise restricted to the practice of a speech-language pathologist<\/span> under the supervision and direction of a licensed speech-language pathologist<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(REPEALED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027) PRACTICE OF ASSISTANT SPEECH-LANGUAGE\nPATHOLOGISTS. (\u00a7 54.1-2605)\n\nA person who has met the qualifications prescribed by the Board may practice as\nan assistant speech-language pathologist in accordance with regulations of the\nBoard and may perform limited duties that are otherwise restricted to the\npractice of a speech-language pathologist under the supervision and direction of\na licensed speech-language pathologist.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 661; 2016, c. 77; 2025, c. 649.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}