Oklahoma § 59-1578 - Compact privilege

§ 59-1578. 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;

3. Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in

accordance with Section 3 of this act;

4. Have not had any adverse action against any license or

Compact privilege within the previous two (2) years from date of

application;

5. Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the

Compact privilege within a remote state(s);

6. Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the

Compact privilege; and

7. Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any

nonmember state within thirty (30) days from the date the adverse

action is taken.

B. For the purposes of the Compact privilege, an audiologist or

speech-language pathologist shall only hold one home state license

at a time.

C. Except as provided in Section 6 of this act, if an

audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of

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residence by moving between two member states, the audiologist or

speech-language pathologist shall apply for licensure in the new

home state, and the license issued by the prior home state shall be

deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the

Commission.

D. The audiologist or speech-language pathologist may apply for

licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence.

E. A license shall not be issued by the new home state until

the audiologist or speech-language pathologist provides satisfactory

evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home

state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a license

from the new home state.

F. If an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes

primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a

nonmember state, the license issued by the prior home state shall

convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home

state.

G. The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of

the home state license. The licensee shall comply with the

requirements of subsection A of this section to maintain the Compact

privilege in the remote state.

H. A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology

services in a remote state under the Compact privilege shall

function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.

I. A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology

services in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory

authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and

that state's laws, remove a licensee's Compact privilege in the

remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines and/or take

any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its

citizens.

J. If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall

lose the Compact privilege in any remote state until the following

occur:

1. The home state license is no longer encumbered; and

2. Two (2) years have elapsed from the date of the adverse

action.

K. Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to

good standing, the licensee shall meet the requirements of

subsection A of this section to obtain a Compact privilege in any

remote state.

L. Once the requirements of subsection J of this section have

been met, the licensee shall meet the requirements in subsection A

of this section to obtain a Compact privilege in a remote state.

Added by Laws 2020, c. 42, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.