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The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the patient\/client\/student is located at the time of the patient\/client\/student encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.\n\n\t\tThis Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:\n\n1\n\nIncrease public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;\n\n2\n\nEnhance the states&#8217; ability to protect the public&#8217;s health and safety;\n\n3\n\nEncourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate audiology and speech-language pathology practice;\n\n4\n\nSupport spouses of relocating active duty military personnel;\n\n5\n\nEnhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states;\n\n6\n\nAllow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state&#8217;s practice standards; and\n\n7\n\nAllow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to audiology and speech-language pathology services.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1370911,"text":"The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby enters into, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact with any and all states legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form substantially as follows:\t\tAUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT\t\tThe purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0337\">337<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468453,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368243,"identifier":"54.1-2606","token":"54.1\/III\/26\/2\/54.1-2606","url":"\/54.1-2606\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2606\/","token":"54.1\/III\/26\/2\/54.1-2606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby enters into, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact with any and all states legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form substantially as follows:<br \/><br \/>\t\tAUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT<br \/><br \/>\t\tThe purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate <span class=\"dictionary\">practice of audiology<\/span> and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. The <span class=\"dictionary\">practice of audiology<\/span> and speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the patient\/client\/student is located at the time of the patient\/client\/student encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.<br \/><br \/>\t\tThis Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Increase public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses; <a id=\"paragraph-1370912\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Enhance the states&#8217; ability to protect the public&#8217;s health and safety; <a id=\"paragraph-1370913\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate audiology and speech-language pathology practice; <a id=\"paragraph-1370914\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel; <a id=\"paragraph-1370915\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; <a id=\"paragraph-1370916\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"6\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact <span class=\"dictionary\">privilege<\/span> in that state accountable to that state&#8217;s practice standards; and <a id=\"paragraph-1370917\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"7\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">7.<\/span> Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. <a id=\"paragraph-1370918\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-2606\/#7\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT; PURPOSE (\u00a7\n54.1-2606)\n\nThe General Assembly hereby enacts, and the Commonwealth of Virginia hereby\nenters into, the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact with\nany and all states legally joining therein according to its terms, in the form\nsubstantially as follows:\t\tAUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE\nCOMPACT\t\tThe purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of\naudiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access\nto audiology and speech-language pathology services. The practice of audiology\nand speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the\npatient\/client\/student is located at the time of the patient\/client\/student\nencounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect\npublic health and safety through the current system of state licensure.\t\tThis\nCompact is designed to achieve the following objectives:\n\n1. Increase public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services by\nproviding for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;\n\n2. Enhance the states&#8217; ability to protect the public&#8217;s health and\nsafety;\n\n3. Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate audiology\nand speech-language pathology practice;\n\n4. Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel;\n\n5. Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary\ninformation between member states;\n\n6. Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege\nin that state accountable to that state&#8217;s practice standards; and\n\n7. Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to\naudiology and speech-language pathology services.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 337.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}