Legislation Document

AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by deleting lines 82 and 83 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

“ “Telehealth” means the application of telecommunication, audio-visual, or other technology that meets the applicable standard of care to deliver audiology or speech-language pathology services at a distance for assessment, intervention and/or consultation. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 on line 87 by deleting “ in each member state ”, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ in each member state where the licensee obtains such a privilege ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 on line 186 by deleting “.” and adding the following:

“ , and the privilege to practice in any member state is deactivated in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Commission. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by adding after line 207 the following:

“ 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 state where the patient/client is located. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by deleting line 233 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

“ system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the new home state of any ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by deleting lines 251 and 252 in their entirety and substituting in lieu

thereof the following:

“ If a member state takes adverse action against a licensee, it shall promptly notify the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the home state and any remote states in which the licensee has a privilege to practice, of any adverse actions by the home state or remote states. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by deleting the “ . ” at the end of line 287 and inserting the following after

“ states ”:

“ to the extent and in the manner provided for in the Compact. "

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by inserting the following after line 312:

“ (20) The Commission shall have no authority to change or modify the laws of the member states

which define the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in the respective states. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 on line 313 by inserting after “Commission” the following:

“ , within the powers of the Commission, ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 on line 337 by adding the following after “ Commission ” and before “ . ”

“ or the Executive Committee ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 on line 359 by adding the following after “ minutes. ” and before “ All ”:

“ All minutes and documents of meetings other than closed meetings shall be made available to members of the public upon request at the requesting person’s expense. ”

FURTHER AMEND Senate Bill No. 272 by deleting line 459 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

“ All hearings shall be recorded. A copy of the recording shall be made available to any person upon on request and at the requesting person’s expense. ”