Committee Sign-Up
Welcome, SCSHA Members! Our executive board voted to start some content-specific committees to help drive our mission of identifying, studying, and reviewing matters related to the affairs and objectives of the Association. Please check out the brand NEW committees below and select one where you would like to jump in!
What will I need to apply? Name and contact information, information about your work setting as an SLP and/or Audiologist, and a short statement on why you feel you’d qualify to be on the committee. If you are applying for a leadership role please be prepared to include a brief statement about why you are interested in leading the committee.
Learn More About Our Committees

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Babynet
Agenda: licensing/training EIs, cotreatment with EIs, service coordination (reimbursement & roles), EMR system, scope of practice encroachment
Committee Co-Chairs: TBD
Workload anticipated: need reports a minimum of each quarter to address solutions to the problems identified.
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School SLPs
Agenda: DOE certification (understand pros and cons), School and EPSDT issue (requested by SC DHHS), Codes on the fee schedule vs clinical practice, Medicaid issues
Committee Chair: Miranda Grice
TBD- membership participation desired
Workload anticipated: need reports a minimum of each quarter to address solutions to the problems identified.
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Agenda: Create content for an AAC hub on SCSHA website, determine advocacy needs with SC DHHS or SCATP, compile educational resources that can be shared, discuss solutions to problems identified
Chair: Stephen Kneece
Workload anticipated: need reports a minimum of each quarter to address solutions to the problems identified.
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Legislative Affairs
Agenda: ASLP-IC bill, ABA licensure bills, telemedicine bill, examining state-by-state issues and determining potential impacts or plans for South Carolina, creating an advocacy plan for solutions to problems identified by our committees.
Chair: Kelly Caldwell, VP of Government Affairs
Workload anticipated: ongoing basis with some time-limited tasks for the committee
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Membership
Agenda: Discuss declining public trust in organizations, how that may affect SCSHA, and a plan to reach out to current and potential members of the organization
Chair: Christine Lewis
Workload anticipated: need reports a minimum of each quarter to address solutions to problems identified
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Annual Convention
Agenda: Assist getting sponsors and vendors. Review speaker/topic options to determine the Convention Agenda
Chair: AnnMarie Knight
Workload anticipated: Quarterly zoom meetings and communication by email as needed.
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Reimbursement
Agenda: Commercial and Medicaid MCO reimbursement and policy advocacy
Committee Chair: TBD
Membership to include: Clinic director/administrator, SLP with billing/coding experience, 2 SLP clinical providers who are not an administrator, SLP Assistant, ASHA STAR(s), 2 At-Large SCSHA members, 2 student members
Workload anticipated: Need reports each quarter to address solutions to the problems identified. Report to the SCSHA president at quarterly meetings. First meeting to occur when 50% of the committee membership has been filled.
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