Illinois § 8.2

§ 8.2.

Remote practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. (a) An audiologist licensed under this Act may conduct the practice of audiology remotely subject to the following conditions: (1) the practice of audiology may be conducted remotely using video conferencing; (2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging, store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video conferencing; (3) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations; (4) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely is subject to the same standard of care required of an audiologist who practices audiology in a clinic or office setting; and (5) services delivered remotely by an audiologist must be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in person in a clinic or office setting. (b) A speech-language pathologist licensed under this Act may conduct the practice of speech-language pathology remotely subject to the following conditions: (1) the practice of speech-language pathology may be conducted remotely using video conferencing; (2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging, store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video conferencing; (3) a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology remotely must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations; (4) a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology remotely is subject to the same standard of care required of a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology in a clinic or office setting; and (5) services delivered remotely by a speech-language pathologist must be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in person in a clinic setting. (c) An out-of-state person providing speech-language pathology or audiology services to a person residing in Illinois without a license issued pursuant to this Act submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of this State. (Source: P.A. 100-530, eff. 1-1-18.)