                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT; PURPOSE (§
54.1-2606)

The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby
enters into, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact with
any and all states legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form
substantially as follows:
		AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT
		The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of audiology
and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to
audiology and speech-language pathology services. The practice of audiology and
speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the patient/client/student
is located at the time of the patient/client/student encounter. The Compact
preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety
through the current system of state licensure.
		This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:

1. Increase public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services by
providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;

2. Enhance the states&#8217; ability to protect the public&#8217;s health and
safety;

3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate audiology
and speech-language pathology practice;

4. Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel;

5. Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary
information between member states;

6. Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege
in that state accountable to that state&#8217;s practice standards; and

7. Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to
audiology and speech-language pathology services.

HISTORY: 2023, c. 337.