SB 272 Summary

• Creates the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, allowing licensed audiologists and speech-language pathologists from member states to practice in other member states under a "compact privilege" without obtaining separate licenses in each state.

• Establishes the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission with delegates from each member state, authority to promulgate binding rules, and powers to enforce compact provisions and resolve disputes.

• Requires practitioners to maintain an active, unencumbered license in their home state and meet specific educational, examination, and background check requirements to obtain compact privileges in remote states.

• Permits telehealth services across member state lines under the compact privilege, with practitioners subject to the laws and regulations of the state where the patient is located.

• Creates a data system to track licensure, adverse actions, and investigative information across member states, with remote states authorized to take disciplinary action against practitioners' privileges while only home states may revoke licenses.