Status Update of ASLP-IC
ASLP-IC was enacted into law in 31 states, surpassing the threshold for activation of the compact. The states are:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina,Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The ASLP-IC offers several benefits to the public.
- Improves continuity of care
- Improves portability for military spouses
- Improves access to audiology and speech-language pathology providers
- Increases choice of audiology and speech-language pathology providers
- Facilitates alternate delivery methods (Telehealth)
- Simplifies/speeds up the current process
- Addresses portability & barriers to access
- Practice of audiology and speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the patient/client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter.
The link for the Commission Draft Rule on Rulemaking is below. The Rule will be voted on at the upcoming special meeting. For comments, etc., please copy and paste the link for direction(s).
https://aslpcompact.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ASLP-IC-Commission-Draft-Rule-on-Rulemaking.docx
INTERSTATE COMPACT UPDATE AS OF 4/9/2024