Audiology / SLP · SD
Can a Audiologist transfer a license to South Dakota 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 — South Dakota is not currently a Audiology / SLP compact member. A military-spouse Audiologist relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires South Dakota to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.
Your audiology / speech-language pathology board in South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) and South Dakota Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers and Audiologists (audiology) — both SD Dept of Health
doh.sd.gov/licensing-and-records/boards/speech-language-pathology ↗☎ 605-642-1600South Dakota military-spouse provision
The South Dakota SLP board provides, under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, a special application for active-duty members and their spouses subject to a military transfer to South Dakota; this reaches the SLP licensor.
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.