The Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) facilitates the interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology while maintaining public protection. The ASLP-IC offers benefits including improvement in continuity of care, portability for military spouses and enhanced access to audiology and speech-language pathology providers.

Rhode Island became 14th State to enact the Dietician Licensure Compact, facilitating the interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving public access to dietetic services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure, while also providing for licensure portability through a compact privilege granted to qualifying professionals.

Rhode Island became the 37th state to adopt the Counseling Compact after Gov. McKee signed HB 7141 into law. The Counseling Compact provides continuity of care, reduces regulatory burdens on licensed professionals and enhances employment access for military spouses.

Rhode Island became a member of the Nurse Licensure Compact when Gov. Daniel McKee signed the law on June 24, 2023.

This act would create the occupational therapy licensure compact, that would allow licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in all states that join the compact. This act would also remove the need for practitioners to get an individual license in each state where they want to practice.

The Physical Therapy Compact is an agreement between member states to improve access to physical therapy services for the public by increasing the mobility of eligible physical therapy providers to work in multiple states. Rhode Island joined over 30 states with the signing of HB 7213 into law.

Rhode Island became the 44th state to join an interstate compact by acceding to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, which was sponsored by Senator Alana DiMario and Representative Joseph McNamara.

This act adopted model legislation facilitating the interstate practice of regulated social workers. The compact increases public access to social work services; reduces overly burdensome and duplicative requirements associated with holding multiple licenses; promotes mobility, addresses workforce shortages and provides support to military families, particularly military spouses.