Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502

• Active duty military: means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 United States Code, Chapter 1209 and 10 United States Code, Chapter 1211. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Adverse action: means any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a state's laws that 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 Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Alternative program: means a nondisciplinary monitoring process approved by an audiology or speech-language pathology licensing board to address impaired practitioners. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Audiologist: means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice audiology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Audiology: means the care and services provided by a licensed audiologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Board: means the Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing pursuant to section 17201. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17101
• Client: means a recipient of audiology or speech-language pathology services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• commission: means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Compact privilege: means the authorization granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist in the remote state under its laws and rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Current significant investigative information: means investigative information that a licensing board, after an inquiry or investigation that includes notification and an opportunity for the audiologist or speech-language pathologist to respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Data system: means a repository of information about licensees, including, but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative, compact privilege and adverse action. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Encumbered license: means a license in which an adverse action restricts the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by the licensee and the adverse action has been reported to the National Practitioners Data Bank. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Executive committee: means a group of members elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Home state: means the member state that is the licensee's primary state of residence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Impaired practitioner: means an individual whose professional practice is adversely affected by substance use disorder, addiction or other health-related conditions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Licensee: means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the state licensing board to practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• licensing board: means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of audiologists and speech-language pathologists. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Member state: means a state that has enacted the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Privilege to practice: means a legal authorization permitting the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology in a remote state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Remote state: means a member state other than the home state where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Rule: means a regulation, principle or directive promulgated by the commission that has the force of law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Single-state license: means an audiology or speech-language pathology license issued by a member state that authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Speech-language pathologist: means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice speech-language pathology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Speech-language pathology: means the care and services provided by a licensed speech-language pathologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• State: means any state, commonwealth, district or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• State practice laws: means a member state's laws, rules and regulations that govern the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology, define the scope of audiology or speech-language pathology practice and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Telehealth: means the application of telecommunications technology to deliver audiology or speech-language pathology services at a distance for assessment, intervention or consultation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72