Vermont § 4507 - Adverse actions

§ 4507. Adverse actions

• (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have
  the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to: (1) Take adverse action against an audiologist’s or speech-language pathologist’s privilege
  to practice within that member state. (2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and
  testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by
  a licensing board in a member state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses
  or the production of evidence from another member state shall be enforced in the latter
  state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure
  of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The
  issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other
  fees required by the service statutes of the state in which the witnesses or evidence
  are located. (3) Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse action against a audiologist’s
  or speech-language pathologist’s license issued by the home state. (b) For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same priority
  and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if the conduct
  had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall apply its own
  state laws to determine appropriate action. (c) The home state shall complete any pending investigations of an audiologist or speech-language
  pathologist who changes primary state of residence during the course of the investigations.
  The home state shall also have the authority to take appropriate action or actions
  and shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the administrator
  of the data system. The administrator of the coordinated licensure information system
  shall promptly notify the new home state of any adverse actions. (d) If otherwise permitted by state law, the member state may recover from the affected
  audiologist or speech-language pathologist the costs of investigations and disposition
  of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that audiologist or speech-language
  pathologist. (e) The member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of the remote
  state, provided that the member state follows the member state’s own procedures for
  taking the adverse action. (f) Joint investigations. (1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective audiology
  or speech-language pathology practice act or other applicable state law, any member
  state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees. (2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in
  furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact. (g) If adverse action is taken by the home state against an audiologist’s or speech-language
  pathologist’s license, the audiologist’s or speech-language pathologist’s privilege
  to practice in all other member states shall be deactivated until all encumbrances
  have been removed from the state license. All home state disciplinary orders that
  impose adverse action against an audiologist’s or speech-language pathologist’s license
  shall include a statement that the audiologist’s or speech-language pathologist’s
  privilege to practice is deactivated in all member states during the pendency of the
  order. (h) If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the administrator
  of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the
  home state of any adverse actions by remote states. (i) Nothing in this Compact shall override a member state’s decision that participation
  in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action. (Added 2023, No. 36, § 2, eff. July 1, 2024.)