(a)        The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and exercise rule-making powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.

(b)        Any state that joins the Compact subsequent to the Commission’s initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that state.

(c)        Any member state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.

(1)        A member state’s withdrawal shall not take effect until six months after enactment of the repealing statute.

(2)        Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state’s audiology or speech-language pathology licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(d)       Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any audiology or speech-language pathology licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a nonmember state that does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.

(e)        This Compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states. ?(2020-87, s. 3.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.12

  • Adverse action: Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, including actions against an individual's license or privilege to practice such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, or restriction on the licensee's practice. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Audiology: The care and services provided by a licensed audiologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • licensing board: means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of audiologists and/or speech-language pathologists. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • Member state: Member state means a state that has enacted the Compact. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • Rule: A regulation, principle, or directive promulgated by the Commission that has the force of law. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • Speech-language pathology: The care and services provided by a licensed speech-language pathologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • State: Any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-312.2
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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