Act No. 36 Page 1 of 1
2023
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Act No. 36 (H. 86). An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Audiology and Speech-
Language Pathology Interstate Compact
Subjects: Professions and occupations; Office of Professional Regulation; interstate
compact; audiologists; speech-language pathologists
This act is Vermont’s adoption of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Interstate Compact into Vermont law. This act will allow audiologists and speech-
language pathologists licensed out of state to practice in the State of Vermont through the
Compact’s “privilege to practice” process if the practitioner is licensed in another
compact member state and pays the required fees. This act also authorizes the Office of
Professional Regulation to conduct background checks on audiologists and speech-
language pathologists and establishes a separate “privilege to practice” fee for out-of-
state practitioners practicing in Vermont through the Compact. This act also updates
terms relating to the provision of transcription and interpretation services to individuals
who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind who are entitled to those services while
participating in State proceedings.
Effective Date: Multiple effective dates, beginning on July 1, 2023
VT LEG #370805 v.2


Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 26-87
As Passed By the House -- Official: 26-87, 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 26-3290, 3-125
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 26-87, 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 26-3290, 3-125
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 26-87, 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 26-3290, 3-125
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 26-87, 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 26-3290, 3-125
As Enacted: 26-87, 3-123(j)(1), 3-123, 3-123(j), 26-3290, 3-125