Audiology / SLP · CA
Can a Audiologist transfer a license to California as a military spouse?
Data as of May 2026|Source: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) commission + DOJ Servicemembers Initiative
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⚠ VAEIA federal backstop
Not through the compact — California is not currently a Audiology / SLP compact member. A military-spouse Audiologist relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires California to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.
Your audiology / speech-language pathology board in California
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board
www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/applicants/index.shtml ↗☎ 916-287-7915California military-spouse provision
Under AB 107, beginning July 1 2023 the Board must issue a nonrenewable 12-month temporary license to an applicant who holds a current unrestricted out-of-state license and is married to or in a domestic partnership with an active-duty military member stationed in California.
Official source ↗About the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC)
For audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Allows compact privilege to practice in member states without separate licensure.
Official compact site ↗All Audiology / SLP member states
29 jurisdictions. Tap any to check that destination for this profession.