SB245 Summary

• Establishes the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, allowing licensed audiologists and speech-language pathologists to practice across participating member states through mutual recognition of licenses.

• Creates a national Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission composed of delegates from member states to adopt uniform rules, maintain a coordinated database of licensure and disciplinary information, and enforce compact provisions.

• Grants eligible practitioners a "compact privilege" to practice in remote states if they hold an active, unencumbered home state license, meet education and examination requirements, and have no adverse actions within the previous two years.

• Allows remote states to take adverse actions against practitioners and enforce their own practice standards, while preserving home states' authority to discipline licenses and requiring reporting of investigations and disciplinary actions across all member states.

• Permits withdrawal by member states with a six-month notice period and becomes effective when 10 member states enact the compact; Alabama law supersedes conflicting commission rules.