A.To exercise the Compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall: 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 act; 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 a remote state(s); 6. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the Compact privilege; and 7. Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within thirty (30) days from the date the adverse action is taken.
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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: 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 act; 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 a remote state(s); 6. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the Compact privilege; and 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 home state license at a time. C. Except as provided in Section 6 of this act, if an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of residence by moving between two member states, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall 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 shall comply with the requirements of subsection A of this section 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, remove a licensee's Compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines and/or 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; and 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 shall meet the requirements of subsection A of this section to obtain a Compact privilege in any remote state. L. Once the requirements of subsection J of this section have been met, the licensee shall meet the requirements in subsection A of this section to obtain a Compact privilege in a remote state.