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225 ILCS 110/8.2 (2026)

Remote practice of audiology and speech-language pathology

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(225 ILCS 110/8.2)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
    Sec. 8.2. Remote practice of audiology and speech-language pathology.
    (a) An audiologist licensed under this Act may conduct the practice of audiology remotely subject to the following conditions:
        (1) the practice of audiology may be conducted
    
remotely using video conferencing;
        (2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging,
    
store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video conferencing;
        (3) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely
    
must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations;
        (4) an audiologist who practices audiology remotely
    
is subject to the same standard of care required of an audiologist who practices audiology in a clinic or office setting; and
        (5) services delivered remotely by an audiologist
    
must be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in person in a clinic or office setting.
    (b) A speech-language pathologist licensed under this Act may conduct the practice of speech-language pathology remotely subject to the following conditions:
        (1) the practice of speech-language pathology may
    
be conducted remotely using video conferencing;
        (2) the use of telephone, email, instant messaging,
    
store and forward technology, or facsimile must be in conjunction with or supplementary to the use of video conferencing;
        (3) a speech-language pathologist who practices
    
speech-language pathology remotely must follow all applicable Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy and security regulations;
        (4) a speech-language pathologist who practices
    
speech-language pathology remotely is subject to the same standard of care required of a speech-language pathologist who practices speech-language pathology in a clinic or office setting; and
        (5) services delivered remotely by a
    
speech-language pathologist must be equivalent to the quality of services delivered in person in a clinic setting.
    (c) An out-of-state person providing speech-language pathology or audiology services to a person residing in Illinois without a license issued pursuant to this Act submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Department and the courts of this State.
(Source: P.A. 100-530, eff. 1-1-18.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Stachler v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, 2023 IL App (1st) 221092 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023).
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Stachler v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, 2023 IL App (1st) 221092 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 225 ILCS 110/8.2(b)(5) (West 2018). Moreover, the allegations in Stachler’s complaint about her work rotation at three schools and regular meetings with special education teachers highlight that telework was impractical and not reasonable.”
— 225 ILCS 110/8.2(b)(5) — 1 case
Stachler v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, 2023 IL App (1st) 221092 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “” 225 ILCS 110/8.2(b)(5) (West 2018). Moreover, the allegations in Stachler’s complaint about her work rotation at three schools and regular meetings with special education teachers highlight that telework was impractical and not reasonable.”
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