Moving to a new home state with a compact privilege
Compact privileges are tied to your home state license, so a move changes things. The PT Compact says you cannot practice in your new home state with a compact privilege for more than 60 days after moving. The ASLP-IC says a move can deactivate privileges and convert the home state license to a single-state license. The OT Compact defines the home state as your primary state of residence.
Quoted from official pages checked November 10, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
PT Compact
The PT Compact’s eligibility checker, checked November 10, 2026, asks: “Do you plan to change permanent legal residence (i.e. get a new driver's license in a new state)?” Under “Information on Changing Your Home State,” it states: “You cannot practice in your new home state with a compact privilege for more than 60 days after moving to the new home state. It is strongly recommended that you apply for a license by endorsement/reciprocity in the new home state PRIOR to moving.”
ASLP-IC
The ASLP-IC FAQ states: “Convert means when an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of residence by moving from a compact member state or a non-compact member state and privileges to practice in member states are deactivated. The home state license converts to a single state license and can no longer be used to participate in the Compact. Former privileges to practice in member states may be converted to single-state licenses by those states.”
It defines primary state of residence as the state “in which an audiologist or speech-language pathologist who is not Active-Duty Military declares a primary residence for legal purposes”. It also states that, after a change of primary state of residence to a non-compact member state, deactivation means “to terminate the active status of all privileges to practice in member states”.
OT Compact
The OT Compact’s Practitioner FAQs define the home state this way: it “is defined as the practitioner’s primary state of residence where s/he is licensed, and it is a member of the OTC.” They also state: “If this is not the case, the only way for you to practice in a non-member state is by obtaining a license through that state’s regular licensing process.” The FAQs checked did not describe a change-of-home-state process.
What this page does not do
It gives no advice on when to apply or which license to hold, and lists no fees or processing times. Contact the boards in both states and the compact.