SB 317 Summary

• Establishes the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, allowing audiologists and speech-language pathologists licensed in one member state to practice in other member states under a "compact privilege."

• Creates the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission to oversee implementation, with each member state contributing two delegates (one audiologist and one speech-language pathologist) plus five additional members selected by the executive committee.

• Requires practitioners to maintain an active, unencumbered license in their home state and meet educational and examination standards established by the commission to obtain compact privileges in remote states.

• Authorizes remote states to take adverse actions against practitioners' privileges and establishes that only the home state can take adverse action against the home state license itself.

• Directs the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to implement and administer the compact; effective December 31, 2050.