(225 ILCS 110/8.2)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 8.2. Remote practice of audiology and speech-language pathology.

(a) An audiologist licensed under this Act may conduct the practice of audiology remotely subject to the following conditions:

(1) the practice of audiology may be conducted remotely using video conferencing;

(2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging, store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video conferencing;

(3) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations;

(4) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely is subject to the same standard of care required of an audiologist who practices audiology in a clinic or office setting; and

(5) services delivered remotely by an audiologist must be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in person in a clinic or office setting.

(b) A speech-language pathologist licensed under this Act may conduct the practice of speech-language pathology remotely subject to the following conditions:

(1) the practice of speech-language pathology may be conducted remotely using video conferencing;

(2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging, store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video conferencing;

(3) a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology remotely must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations;

(4) a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology remotely is subject to the same standard of care required of a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology in a clinic or office setting; and

(5) services delivered remotely by a speech-language pathologist must be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in person in a clinic setting.

(c) An out-of-state person providing speech-language pathology or audiology services to a person residing in Illinois without a license issued pursuant to this Act submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of this State.

(Source: P.A. 100-530, eff. 1-1-18.)