The Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Department and to the Director of Health in all matters pertaining to the practice of the profession. The Board is responsible for the review and approval of applications for initial licensure, the formulation and promulgation of Rules and Regulations pertaining to the practice of the profession and for the over all exercise of disciplinary authority over all persons regulated under the statute. The categories of professional licensure and certification which fall within the authority of the Board are Audiologists, Provisional Audiologists, Speech Language Pathologists and Provisional Speech Language Pathologists.

Individuals regulated under the authority of this Statute provide services which directly effect the physical and mental health of the citizens of Rhode Island. The Board, and the Department of Health, strives to assure that only the highest quality care and services are delivered to the consumer. It is the mission of the Board to ensure that only qualified individuals enter the regulated profession, that the care and services which these individuals provide are within the standard of practice of the profession and that they maintain their professional competence through continuing education activities if required by statute.

Board Members

Name	Position	Term Expiration
Patricia I. Bellini	Speech Pathologist	09/01/2007
Constance Gelfuso	Speech Pathologist	09/01/2009
Charles Ruhl, M.D.	Otolaryngologist	09/01/2008
Rachel A. Baboian	Audiologist	09/01/2010
Reverend Michelle Sullivan	Consumer Member	09/01/2005

2010 Meeting Dates:

Time: 3:00 p.m.

February 24

June 30

October 27

The Rhode Island Department of Health is accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requiring interpreter services for the hearing impaired must notify the Office of Health Professionals Regulation at least 48 hours in advance. For any information regarding the above meetings, please contact the Board Administrator listed at the bottom left of this page.

Disciplinary Actions since January 1, 1991. For Disciplinary Actions prior to January 1, 1991 or copies of Disciplinary Orders please contact the Board Administrator listed at the bottom left of this page.

Name	License Number	Sanction	Date of Sanction
Fistel, Amy	AUD00112	Relief from Probation - Conditions Met	10/16/2007
Fistel, Amy	AUD00112	Suspension, stayed; 1 Year Probation	07/14/2006
Norton, Robert, G.	AUD00018	Relief from Probation	05/26/2004
Norton, Robert, G.	AUD00018	5 year Suspension, stayed; 5 year Probation	05/26/1999
Norton, Robert, G.	SP00128	Relief from Probation	05/26/2004
Norton, Robert, G.	SP00128	5 year Suspension, stayed; 5 year Probation	05/26/1999

Highlights

Information Regarding Complaints against Health Professionals regulated by Health Services Regulation