HB2138--AUDIOLOGYANDSPEECHLANGUAGEPATHOLOGYINTERSTATE
COMPACT
SPONSOR: Kelley(127)
Thisbillallowsapersonwantingtopracticespeech-language
pathologyoraudiologytoapplyforaprovisionallicenseallowing
himorhertoparticipateinasupervisedprofessionalemployment
periodfollowingcompletionoftheacademicandpracticum
requirementsofanaccreditedtrainingprogram.
Theprovisionallicenseisforoneyearbutmaybeextendedforan
additional12monthsifthepurposeistocompletepostgraduate
clinicalexperiencerequirements. Anapplicantmustcompletehis
orhermaster'sordoctoraldegreefromaprogramaccreditedbythe
CouncilofAcademicAccreditationoftheAmericanSpeechLanguage-
HearingAssociationorotheraccreditingagencyapprovedbythe
boardintheareainwhichlicensureissoughtwithin12monthsof
theissuanceoftheprovisionallicense. Theapplicantmustalso
passanexaminationpromulgatedorapprovedbytheBoardof
RegistrationfortheHealingArts,withintheDepartmentof
CommerceandInsurance,within12monthsoftheissuanceofthe
provisionallicense.
Tobeeligibleforanon-provisionallicensefromtheBoardof
RegistrationfortheHealingArts,anapplicantmustshowwritten
evidenceofcompletionofthesupervisedprofessionalemployment
period.Thewrittenevidencemustbewrittenbyhisorher
supervisor.
ThisbillalsoentersMissouriintoa"AudiologyandSpeech-
LanguagePathologyInterstateCompact". Anaudiologistorspeech-
languagepathologistwithanunencumberedlicensepracticingina
memberstateofthecompactmaybeeligibletopracticeinother
memberstates.Theindividualwouldberequiredtofollowall
laws,rulesandregulationsinthehomeorremotestateheorshe
ispracticingin.
TheCompactisdesignedtoachievespecifiedobjectives,including,
increasingpublicaccesstoaudiologyandspeech-languagepathology
services;supportingmilitaryspouses;enhancingtheexchangeof
licensure,investigative, anddisciplinaryinformationbetween
memberstates;andallowingaremotestatetoholdaproviderwith
acompactprivilegeinthatstateaccountabletothatstate's
practicestandards.
Alicensedaudiologistorspeech-languagepathologistproviding
servicesinaremotestateissubjecttothatstate'sregulator
authority. Aremotestatemayremovealicensee'scompact privilegeintheremotestateforaspecificperiodoftime,impose
fines,and/ortakeanyothernecessaryactionstoprotectthe
healthandsafetyofitscitizens. Administrative actionswillbe
reportedtotheindividual'shomestate.Aremotestatecan
investigateandreportcomplaintsagainstanindividual,butonly
anindividual'shomestatecanrevokehisorherlicense.
Thecompactwillhaverulesandregulationsofthecompactcreated
andmonitoredbya"AudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathologyCompact
Commission"comprisedofdelegatesfromallofthememberstates.
TheCompactshallcomeintoeffectonthedateonwhichtheCompact
statuteisenactedintolawinthe10thmemberstate.