Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

(1) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology occurs in the stat…

As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Active duty military" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the national guard and reserve on active duty orders …

(1) A license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a priv…

(1) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall:(a) Hold an active license in the home state;(b) Have no encumbrance on any state license;(c) Be eligible for a compact privilege in any membe…

Member states shall recognize the right of an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, licensed by a home state in accordance with RCW 18.35A.030 and under rules promulgated by the commission, to practice audiology or speech-language pathology in any member state via telehealt…

Active duty military personnel, or their spouse, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home…

(1) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to:(a) Take adverse action against an audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's privilege to practice within that member st…

(1) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the audiology and speech-language pathology compact commission:(a) The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states.(b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the co…

(1) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and use of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of st…

(1) The commission shall exercise its rule-making powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.(2) If a majority of the legislatures of the …

(1)(a) Upon request by a member state, the commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states.(b) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolu…

(1) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation o…

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the Uni…

(1) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact.(2) All laws in a member state in conflict with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.(3) All lawful actions of the commission, including …

To the extent necessary to implement chapter 53, Laws of 2023, the board of hearing and speech is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact.[ 2023 c 53 s 15.]