As the ASLP-IC Commission operationalizes the compact, additional questions may arise. The Rules Committee drafted and the Executive Committee reviewed and approved answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Commission’s bylaws, rules and policies. You can find those questions and answers here: ASLP-IC Frequently Asked Questions.
The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) is an interstate agreement that provides a pathway by which audiologists and speech-language pathologists can obtain the authorization to practice in states where they do not hold a license. To join the compact, a state must enact the compact model legislation via its legislative process.
Practitioners can use their home state professional license to apply for a compact privilege to practice in other participating states.
It is a license granted by your home state, i.e., where you live, pay taxes and have your driver’s license. This is the license you will use to apply for compact privileges in other participating states once applications become available.
A privilege to practice, or compact privilege, is granted via the compact commission. It is based on a practitioner’s home state license and gives a practitioner the authorization to practice in other compact member states.
To qualify, a practitioner’s home state must be a compact member.
The practitioner must have:
As of September 2022, the compact has been enacted in 23 states (Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming).
For more details and the most up-to-date information, see the map here: https://aslpcompact.com/compact-map/. If your state has not yet introduced the compact, that is the first step. See below for more information.
No. Although your state enacting the compact is a necessary step, it does not automatically approve your license for use in other participating states. Practitioners must apply for the privilege to practice in each state through the compact.
Applications for compact privileges are expected to be available in 2023. There will be a link to the application available on this website.
Unfortunately, your home state must be a member of the compact before you can participate.