SB197,14,2016 (i) “Current significant investigative information” means investigative
17information that a licensing board, after an inquiry or investigation that includes
18notification and an opportunity for the audiologist or speech-language pathologist
19to respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if
20proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction.
SB197,14,2321 (j) “Data system” means a repository of information about licensees, including,
22but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative,
23compact privilege, and adverse action.
SB197,15,3
1(k) “Encumbered license” means a license in which an adverse action restricts
2the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by the licensee and said
3adverse action has been reported to the National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB).
SB197,15,54 (L) “Executive committee” means a group of directors elected or appointed to
5act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission.
SB197,15,76 (m) “Home state” means the member state that is the licensee's primary state
7of residence.
SB197,15,98 (n) “Impaired practitioner” means individuals whose professional practice is
9adversely affected by substance abuse, addiction, or other health-related conditions.
SB197,15,1210 (o) “Licensee” means an individual who currently holds an authorization from
11the state licensing board to practice as an audiologist or speech-language
12pathologist.
SB197,15,1313 (p) “Member state” means a state that has enacted the compact.
SB197,15,1514 (q) “Privilege to practice” means a legal authorization permitting the practice
15of audiology or speech-language pathology in a remote state.
SB197,15,1716 (r) “Remote state” means a member state other than the home state where a
17licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege.
SB197,15,1918 (s) “Rule” means a regulation, principle, or directive promulgated by the
19commission that has the force of law.
SB197,15,2220 (t) “Single-state license” means an audiology or speech-language pathology
21license issued by a member state that authorizes practice only within the issuing
22state and does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state.
SB197,15,2423 (u) “Speech-language pathologist” means an individual who is licensed by a
24state to practice speech-language pathology.
SB197,16,3
1(v) “Speech-language pathology” means the care and services provided by a
2licensed speech-language pathologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and
3rules.
SB197,16,64 (w) “State” means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United
5States of America that regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language
6pathology.
SB197,16,107 (x) “State practice laws” means a member state's laws, rules, and regulations
8that govern the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology, define the scope
9of audiology or speech-language pathology practice, and create the methods and
10grounds for imposing discipline.
SB197,16,1311 (y) “Telehealth” means the application of telecommunication technology to
12deliver audiology or speech-language pathology services at a distance for
13assessment, intervention, and/or consultation.
SB197,16,18 14(3) State participation in the compact. (a) A license issued to an audiologist
15or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state shall be
16recognized by each member state as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language
17pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a privilege to
18practice, in each member state.
SB197,16,2419 (b) 1. A state must implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal
20history records of applicants for initial privilege to practice. These procedures shall
21include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by
22applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record
23information from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency responsible for
24retaining that state's criminal records.
SB197,17,4
12. A member state must fully implement a criminal background check
2requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the
3federal bureau of investigation record search on criminal background checks and use
4the results in making licensure decisions.
SB197,17,95 3. Communication between a member state, the commission, and among
6member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the
7compact shall not include any information received from the federal bureau of
8investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member
9state under P.L. 92-544.
SB197,17,1510 (c) Upon application for a privilege to practice, the licensing board in the
11issuing remote state shall ascertain, through the data system, whether the applicant
12has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there
13are any encumbrances on any license or privilege to practice held by the applicant,
14and whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or privilege to
15practice held by the applicant.
SB197,17,1816 (d) Each member state shall require an applicant to obtain or retain a license
17in the home state and meet the home state's qualifications for licensure or renewal
18of licensure, as well as, all other applicable state laws.
SB197,17,1919 (e) For an audiologist:
SB197,17,2020 1. Must meet one of the following educational requirements:
SB197,18,221 a. On or before, December 31, 2007, has graduated with a master's degree or
22doctorate in audiology, or equivalent degree regardless of degree name, from a
23program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for
24Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor, or by the U.S. department of

1education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national
2accrediting organization recognized by the board.
SB197,18,83 b. On or after, January 1, 2008, has graduated with a doctoral degree in
4audiology, or equivalent degree, regardless of degree name, from a program that is
5accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education
6Accreditation, or its successor, or by the U.S. department of education and operated
7by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting
8organization recognized by the board.
SB197,18,139 c. Has graduated from an audiology program that is housed in an institution
10of higher education outside of the United States for which the program and
11institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable
12country and the degree program has been verified by an independent credentials
13review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved program.
SB197,18,1514 2. Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an accredited
15educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the commission.
SB197,18,1716 3. Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the
17commission.
SB197,18,1818 4. Holds an active, unencumbered license.
SB197,18,2119 5. Has not been convicted or found guilty, and has not entered into an agreed
20disposition, of a felony related to the practice of audiology, under applicable state or
21federal criminal law.
SB197,18,2322 6. Has a valid U.S. social security or national practitioner identification
23number.
SB197,18,2424 (f) For a speech-language pathologist:
SB197,18,2525 1. Must meet one of the following educational requirements:
SB197,19,4
1a. Has graduated with a master's degree from a speech-language pathology
2program that is accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. department of
3education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national
4accrediting organization recognized by the board.
SB197,19,105 b. Has graduated from a speech-language pathology program that is housed
6in an institution of higher education outside of the United States for which the
7program and institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in
8the applicable country and the degree program has been verified by an independent
9credentials review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved
10program.
SB197,19,1211 2. Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an
12educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the commission.
SB197,19,1413 3. Has completed a supervised postgraduate professional experience as
14required by the commission.
SB197,19,1615 4. Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the
16commission.
SB197,19,1717 5. Holds an active, unencumbered license.
SB197,19,2018 6. Has not been convicted or found guilty, and has not entered into an agreed
19disposition, of a felony related to the practice of speech-language pathology, under
20applicable state or federal criminal law.
SB197,19,2221 7. Has a valid U.S. social security or national practitioner identification
22number.
SB197,19,2323 (g) The privilege to practice is derived from the home state license.
SB197,20,724 (h) An audiologist or speech-language pathologist practicing in a member state
25must comply with the state practice laws of the state in which the client is located

1at the time service is provided. The practice of audiology and speech-language
2pathology shall include all audiology and speech-language pathology practice as
3defined by the state practice laws of the member state in which the client is located.
4The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in a member state under
5a privilege to practice shall subject an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to
6the jurisdiction of the licensing board, the courts, and the laws of the member state
7in which the client is located at the time service is provided.
SB197,20,148 (i) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply
9for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member
10state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be
11recognized as granting the privilege to practice audiology or speech-language
12pathology in any other member state. Nothing in this compact shall affect the
13requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state
14license.
SB197,20,1515 (j) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.
SB197,20,1716 (k) Member states must comply with the bylaws and rules and regulations of
17the commission.
SB197,20,19 18(4) Compact privilege. (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms
19and provisions of the compact, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall:
SB197,20,2020 1. Hold an active license in the home state.
SB197,20,2121 2. Have no encumbrance on any state license.
SB197,20,2322 3. Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with
23sub. (3).
SB197,20,2524 4. Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege
25within the previous 2 years from date of application.
SB197,21,2
15. Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege
2within a remote state.
SB197,21,33 6. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege.
SB197,21,54 7. Report to the commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state
5within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.
SB197,21,76 (b) For the purposes of the compact privilege, an audiologist or
7speech-language pathologist shall only hold one home state license at a time.
SB197,21,128 (c) Except as provided in sub. (6), if an audiologist or speech-language
9pathologist changes primary state of residence by moving between 2 member states,
10the audiologist or speech-language pathologist must apply for licensure in the new
11home state, and the license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated in
12accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.
SB197,21,1413 (d) The audiologist or speech-language pathologist may apply for licensure in
14advance of a change in primary state of residence.
SB197,21,1815 (e) A license shall not be issued by the new home state until the audiologist or
16speech-language pathologist provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary
17state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to
18obtain a license from the new home state.
SB197,21,2219 (f) If an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of
20residence by moving from a member state to a nonmember state, the license issued
21by the prior home state shall convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former
22home state.
SB197,21,2523 (g) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home state
24license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of par. (a) to maintain the
25compact privilege in the remote state.
SB197,22,3
1(h) A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology services in a
2remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and
3regulations of the remote state.
SB197,22,84 (i) A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology services in a
5remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in
6accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's compact
7privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take
8any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens.
SB197,22,109 (j) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact
10privilege in any remote state until all of the following occur:
SB197,22,1111 1. The home state license is no longer encumbered.
SB197,22,1212 2. Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.
SB197,22,1513 (k) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing,
14the licensee must meet the requirements of par. (a) to obtain a compact privilege in
15any remote state.
SB197,22,1716 (L) Once the requirements of par. (j) have been met, the licensee must meet the
17requirements in par. (a) to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.
SB197,22,23 18(5) Compact privilege to practice telehealth. Member states shall recognize
19the right of an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, licensed by a home state
20in accordance with sub. (3) and under rules promulgated by the commission, to
21practice audiology or speech-language pathology in any member state via telehealth
22under a privilege to practice as provided in the compact and rules promulgated by
23the commission.
SB197,23,4 24(6) Active duty military personnel or their spouses. Active duty military
25personnel, or their spouse, shall designate a home state where the individual has a

1current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state
2designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to
3designating a home state, the individual shall only change their home state through
4application for licensure in the new state.
SB197,23,7 5(7) Adverse actions. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law,
6a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process
7law, to do any of the following:
SB197,23,98 1. Take adverse action against an audiologist's or speech-language
9pathologist's privilege to practice within that member state.
SB197,23,1810 2. Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the
11attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence.
12Subpoenas issued by a licensing board in a member state for the attendance and
13testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another member state
14shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according
15to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in
16proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees,
17travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state
18in which the witnesses or evidence are located.
SB197,23,2019 3. Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse action against a
20audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's license issued by the home state.
SB197,23,2421 (b) For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same
22priority and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if
23the conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall
24apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.
SB197,24,6
1(c) The home state shall complete any pending investigations of an audiologist
2or speech-language pathologist who changes primary state of residence during the
3course of the investigations. The home state shall also have the authority to take
4appropriate action and shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to
5the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the coordinated licensure
6information system shall promptly notify the new home state of any adverse actions.
SB197,24,107 (d) If otherwise permitted by state law, the member state may recover from the
8affected audiologist or speech-language pathologist the costs of investigations and
9disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that audiologist
10or speech-language pathologist.
SB197,24,1311 (e) The member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of
12the remote state, provided that the member state follows the member state's own
13procedures for taking the adverse action.
SB197,24,1714 (f) 1. In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective
15audiology or speech-language pathology practice act or other applicable state law,
16any member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations
17of licensees.
SB197,24,2018 2. Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance
19materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the
20compact.
SB197,25,321 (g) If adverse action is taken by the home state against an audiologist's or
22speech language pathologist's license, the audiologist's or speech-language
23pathologist's privilege to practice in all other member states shall be deactivated
24until all encumbrances have been removed from the state license. All home state
25disciplinary orders that impose adverse action against an audiologist's or speech

1language pathologist's license shall include a statement that the audiologist's or
2speech-language pathologist's privilege to practice is deactivated in all member
3states during the pendency of the order.
SB197,25,64 (h) If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the
5administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall
6promptly notify the home state of any adverse actions by remote states.
SB197,25,87 (i) Nothing in this compact shall override a member state's decision that
8participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action.
SB197,25,12 9(8) Establishment of the audiology and speech-language pathology compact
10commission.
(a) 1. The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint
11public agency known as the audiology and speech-language pathology compact
12commission.
SB197,25,1313 2. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states.
SB197,25,1814 3. Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall
15be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
16principal office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and
17jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative
18dispute resolution proceedings.
SB197,25,2019 4. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign
20immunity.
SB197,25,2321 (b) 1. Each member state shall have 2 delegates selected by that member state's
22licensing board. The delegates shall be current members of the licensing board. One
23shall be an audiologist and one shall be a speech-language pathologist.
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