§ 25-35.6-5-4 — Requirements for audiologists and speech-language pathologists; residence; compact privilege expiration; regulatory authority; encumbered licenses

Indiana § 25-35.6-5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 35.6: SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND
• Ch. 5: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate

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(a) To exercise the compact privilege under
the terms and provisions of the compact, the audiologist or
speech-language pathologist shall do the following:
(1) Hold an active license in the home state.
(2) Have no encumbrance on any state license.
(3) Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in
accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
(4) Have not had any adverse action against any license or
compact privilege within the previous two (2) years from date of
application.
(5) Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the
compact privilege within one (1) or more remote states.
(6) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the
compact privilege.
(7) Report to the commission adverse action taken by any
nonmember state within thirty (30) days from the date the adverse
action is taken.
(b) For the purposes of the compact privilege, an audiologist or
speech-language pathologist shall only hold one (1) home state license
at a time.
(c) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, if an audiologist
or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of residence by
moving between two (2) member states, the audiologist or
speech-language pathologist must apply for licensure in the new home
state, and the license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated
in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission.
(d) The audiologist or speech-language pathologist may apply for
licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence.
(e) A license shall not be issued by the new home state until the
audiologist or speech-language pathologist provides satisfactory
evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home
state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a license from
the new home state.
(f) If an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary
state of residence by moving from a member state to a nonmember
state, the license issued by the prior home state shall convert to a single
state license, valid only in the former home state.
(g) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the
home state license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of
subsection (a) to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.
(h) A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology
services in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function
within the laws and regulations of the remote state.
(i) A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology
services in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority.
A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's
laws, take any of the following actions:
(1) Remove a licensee's compact privilege in the remote state for
a specific period of time.
(2) Impose fines.
(3) Take any other necessary actions to protect the health and
safety of its citizens.
(j) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the
compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur:
(1) The home state license is no longer encumbered.
(2) Two (2) years have elapsed from the date of the adverse
action.
(k) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to
good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection
(a) to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.
(l) Once the requirements of subsection (j) are met, the licensee
must meet the requirements in subsection (a) to obtain a compact
privilege in a remote state.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.149-2022, SEC.19.