Which States Are Issuing ASLP Compact Privileges

As of October 2026, only four states issue privileges under the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact: Louisiana, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee. The Commission's Compact Privilege Status Update page and its home page both say registration is open for licensed practitioners in those four states. No fifth state or opening date has been announced.

That matters twice over. Your home state has to be one of the four for you to request a privilege at all, and the state where you want to practice also has to be one of the four. An SLP who lives in Florida, which has enacted the compact but is not issuing, cannot get a privilege anywhere yet.

When did each state start issuing?

The Commission's status page gives these dates:

• Louisiana: October 28, 2025
• West Virginia: October 28, 2025
• Ohio: February 9, 2026
• Tennessee: May 28, 2026

Louisiana and West Virginia went first, on the day the Commission announced that "The ASLP-IC Operationalizes!" Ohio followed in February and Tennessee at the end of May.

How do the four issuing states compare?

The Commission's State Fee and Jurisprudence table, current as of May 28, 2026, lists each state's fee and whether it requires a jurisprudence exam. Every privilege also carries the Commission's $50 administrative fee.

• Louisiana: state fee $50; jurisprudence not required. Total per privilege: $100. See Louisiana SLP and audiology licensing.
• West Virginia: state fee $25; jurisprudence required. Total per privilege: $75, plus whatever West Virginia charges for its exam. See West Virginia.
• Ohio: state fee $25; jurisprudence not required. Total per privilege: $75. See Ohio.
• Tennessee: state fee $150; jurisprudence required. Total per privilege: $200, plus any exam fee. See Tennessee.

Because you cannot buy a privilege in your own home state, an issuing-state resident can reach at most three other states today. A Tennessee SLP could request Louisiana, West Virginia and Ohio. A Louisiana audiologist could request West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee. Our post on what a privilege costs adds these up for real cases, and jurisprudence requirements for ASLP Compact privileges covers the West Virginia and Tennessee exams.

Which states have enacted the compact but are not issuing?

The Commission's compact map lists 33 jurisdictions as "Enacted, Not Yet Issuing Privileges": Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Enactment is a necessary step, but it is not permission to practice. The Commission's FAQ says enacting the compact "does not automatically approve your license for use in other participating states." Before a state can issue, it has to onboard to CompactConnect and fully implement FBI criminal background checks for its applicants. Enacted is not issuing explains what that takes.

Some of those states have already set the fee they will charge. The Commission's table lists, for example, Florida at $5, Maryland at $100, Washington at $80 and Wyoming at $120, and marks most of the others "TBD." A posted fee is not a sign that a state is about to open; Florida's fee is listed, and Florida is still "not yet" in the same table.

Where are bills pending, and which states have nothing?

The map shows active legislation in three states: Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. None of them is a member yet.

Twelve states and the District of Columbia show no active legislation: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota and Texas, plus D.C. Several of the largest SLP and audiology job markets are on that list. If you are moving to or picking up a contract in California, Texas, New York or Illinois, you need a state license there; the compact is not an option. See California, Texas, New York and Illinois.

How many people are actually using privileges?

Very few so far. The Commission's FY2026 annual report shows $1,750 in income from privilege purchases for July 2025 through June 2026. At the $50 administrative fee per privilege, that works out to 35 privileges across the whole compact. Most SLPs and audiologists practicing in more than one state still do it with separate state licenses, and that will stay true until the large enacted states start issuing.

Where should you check for the next state?

Go to the source. The Commission's home page and its Compact Privilege Status Update page are where new states are announced, and the home page answers "When will my home state start issuing compact privileges?" with a single instruction: reach out to your home state licensing board. Secondhand summaries can lag, so check the date on anything you read against the Commission's own pages.

A new state opening changes your options in one of two ways. If it is your home state, you become eligible to request privileges in the other issuing states. If it is a state where you want to work, residents of the existing issuing states can add it. If it is neither, nothing changes for you. Our ASLP Compact hub tracks the current list.

Can we help if your state is one of the four?

Yes, with readiness and a guided session. The ASLP Compact Readiness Review ($149 one time) confirms your eligibility, your home license dates and any jurisprudence you need. The Compact Privilege Concierge ($299 for the first privilege, $149 for each additional) is a screen-share where you register, click your own attestations and pay with your own card while we guide each step. The application and the payment are always yours. If your state is not issuing, our state license services start at $599 per state for endorsement.