(d) Each member state shall require an applicant to obtain or retain a license in the home state and meet the home state’s qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as, all other applicable state laws.
(e) For an audiologist:
1. Must meet one of the following educational requirements:
a. On or before, December 31, 2007, has graduated with a master’s degree or doctorate in audiology, or equivalent degree regardless of degree name, from a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor, or by the U.S. department of education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the board.
b. On or after, January 1, 2008, has graduated with a doctoral degree in audiology, or equivalent degree, regardless of degree name, from a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor, or by the U.S. department of education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the board.
c. Has graduated from an audiology program that is housed in an institution of higher education outside of the United States for which the program and institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and the degree program has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved program.
2. Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an accredited educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the commission.
3. Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the commission.
4. Holds an active, unencumbered license.
5. Has not been convicted or found guilty, and has not entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony related to the practice of audiology, under applicable state or federal criminal law.
6. Has a valid U.S. social security or national practitioner identification number.
(f) For a speech-language pathologist:
1. Must meet one of the following educational requirements:
a. Has graduated with a master’s degree from a speech-language pathology program that is accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. department of education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the board.
b. Has graduated from a speech-language pathology program that is housed in an institution of higher education outside of the United States for which the program and institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and the degree program has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved program.
2. Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the commission.
3. Has completed a supervised postgraduate professional experience as required by the commission.
4. Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the commission.
5. Holds an active, unencumbered license.
6. Has not been convicted or found guilty, and has not entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony related to the practice of speech-language pathology, under applicable state or federal criminal law.
7. Has a valid U.S. social security or national practitioner identification number.
(g) The privilege to practice is derived from the home state license.
(h) An audiologist or speech-language pathologist practicing in a member state must comply with the state practice laws of the state in which the client is located at the time service is provided. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology shall include all audiology and speech-language pathology practice as defined by the state practice laws of the member state in which the client is located. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in a member state under a privilege to practice shall subject an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to the jurisdiction of the licensing board, the courts, and the laws of the member state in which the client is located at the time service is provided.
(i) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state’s single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting the privilege to practice audiology or speech-language pathology in any other member state. Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.
(j) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.
(k) Member states must comply with the bylaws and rules and regulations of the commission.
(4) Compact privilege. (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.