Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 137 > Subchapter 5 - Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

• Accredited: means an educational institution that is approved by the United States Department of Education, or one of its regionally accredited agencies. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17101
• 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
• 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.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• 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
• Code of ethics: means the code of ethics pertaining to the practices of speech-language pathology, audiology and hearing aid dealing and fitting adopted by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17101
• 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
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• 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
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• 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
• in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Member state: means a state that has enacted the compact. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17502
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• 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
• sale: means a transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment or any other contract, between a licensed hearing aid dealer and fitter or a licensed audiologist and a purchaser, but does not include wholesale transactions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 17101
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• 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
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72