Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 28A - Speech Pathologists and Audiologists.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 34-28A-1 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall...

Section 34-28A-2 - Declaration of Policy and Legislative Intent. - It is declared that the practice of speech-language pathology and...

Section 34-28A-3 - Persons and Practices Exempt From Chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or...

Section 34-28A-4 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Chapter; Enforcement of Chapter; Assistance of Board by Attorney General; Disposition of Fines Collected for Violations of Chapter. - (a) Any person who practices or offers to practice the...

Section 34-28A-5 - Proceedings to Enjoin or Restrain Violations of Chapter. - The board, the Attorney General, or the local district attorney...

Section 34-28A-6 - Construction of Chapter. - (a) This chapter shall not be construed to repeal Chapter...

Article 2 - Licenses.

Section 34-28A-20 - Required; Licenses to Be Granted to Qualified Applicants. - (a) Under no circumstances shall any person practice or represent...

Section 34-28A-21 - Qualifications of Applicants for Licenses. - (a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as...

Section 34-28A-22 - Applications for Examination; Application Fee; Applications for Reexamination; Performance of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services Prior to Action by Board on Application. - (a) A person eligible for licensure under Section 34-28A-21 and...

Section 34-28A-23 - Examination of Applicants for Licenses. - (a) Applicants for licensure shall be examined at a time...

Section 34-28A-24 - Waiver of Examination and Granting of Licenses. - The board shall waive the examination and grant licensure to...

Section 34-28A-25 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses; Continuing Education; Inactive Status. - (a) The board shall issue a license certificate to each...

Section 34-28A-26 - Suspension or Revocation of Licenses or Issuance of Reprimands to Licensees; Appeals; Restoration of Licenses Revoked, Reduction of Suspensions, Etc. - (a) The license of any licensee under this chapter may...

Section 34-28A-27 - Fees. - (a) The board shall publish, in a manner the board...

Article 3 - Board of Examiners.

Section 34-28A-40 - Creation; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment, and Terms of Office of Members; Meetings; Quorum; Vacancies; Removal of Members. - (a) There is established as an independent agency of the...

Section 34-28A-41 - Compensation of Board Members. - Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their...

Section 34-28A-42 - Powers and Duties of Board Generally; Administrative Fines. - (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions...

Section 34-28A-43 - Adoption of Bylaws and Rules; Seal; Powers of Board as to Witnesses; Institution of Proceedings to Enjoin or Restrain Violations of Chapter and Liability of Board Members Therefor. - (a) The board may adopt all bylaws and rules, not...

Section 34-28A-44 - Employment, Discharge, etc., of Executive Secretary and Other Officers and Employees; Admissibility in Evidence of Copies of Proceedings, Records, etc., of Board; Monthly Report and Disposition of Revenues Received Under Chapter;... - (a) The board may employ, and at its pleasure discharge,...

Article 4 - Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

Section 34-28A-60 - Purpose. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 34-28A-61 - Definitions. - As used in this article, and except as otherwise provided,...

Section 34-28A-62 - State Participation in the Compact. - (a) A license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist...

Section 34-28A-63 - Compact Privilege. - (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and...

Section 34-28A-64 - Compact Privilege to Practice Telehealth. - (a) Member states shall recognize the right of an audiologist...

Section 34-28A-65 - Active Duty Military Personnel or Their Spouses. - A licensee who is an active duty military or his...

Section 34-28A-66 - Adverse Actions. - (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state...

Section 34-28A-67 - Establishment of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission. - (a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a...

Section 34-28A-68 - Data System. - (a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and...

Section 34-28A-69 - Rulemaking. - (a) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to...

Section 34-28A-70 - Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement. - (a) Dispute Resolution. (1) Upon request by a member state,...

Section 34-28A-71 - Date of Implementation of the Interstate Commission for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendment. - (a) This compact takes effect on the date on which...

Section 34-28A-72 - Construction and Severability. - This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate...

Section 34-28A-73 - Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws. - (a) Nothing in this compact prevents the enforcement of any...

Section 34-28A-74 - Judicial Proceedings by Individuals. - Except as to judicial proceedings for the enforcement of this...