Compact Privilege

27 V.I.C. § 1106 — under The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact.

27 V.I.C. § 1106

(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 615;(4) Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege within the previous two years from date of application;(5) Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state or states;(6) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;(7) Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any non-member state not later than 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.

(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 615;

(4) Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege within the previous two years from date of application;

(5) Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state or states;

(6) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;

(7) Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any non-member state not later than 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 1108, 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 must 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 may 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 non-member state, the license issued by the prior home state must be converted 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 section 1106(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 must 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, 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 loses the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occurs:(1) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and(2) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.

(1) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and

(2) Two 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 section 1106(a) to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.

(l) Once the requirements of section 1106(j) have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in section 1106(a) to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.