Advocacy Updates
The TAASLP Advocacy Team sends out monthly information via email and social media regarding information and surveys for state and national advocacy efforts, as well as letter-writing campaigns. Make sure you are a TAASLP member so that you don’t miss out on important state advocacy efforts!
2025 Advocacy Events
February 28, 2025: Sometimes Value Doesn’t Translate to Adequate Payment: How Advocacy Can Help
March 4, 2025: Day on the Hill
How can you help advocate?
How can you help advocate?
Learn more about state-based advocacy networks at https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/state-networks/
Interested in learning more about state level advocacy?
Learn more about state-based advocacy networks at https://www.asha.org/advocacy
/state/state-networks/
Interested in learning more about state level advocacy?
Together, we can be the change we wish to see.
Current Projects
2024- Received ASHA Student Advocacy Grant for Day on the Hill
2023- Introduced successful legislation mandating 60 day turnaround for TN licensing
2022-Legislation reimbursing telehealth practice was approved
2022- TN became part of the Interstate Compact with successful introduction and passing of legislation.
2019- Assisted in the repeal of the Professional Privilege Tax for 15 of the original 22 professions, including Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
2019- Introduced successful legislation which established a provisional license for SLP Clinical Fellows (CFs), allowing them to be reimbursed by Medicare and other third-party payers.
2015- Introduced legislation to repeal the Professional Privilege Tax. Our efforts contributed to the study that is being signed into law (as of 4.22.16)
2011- Legislation mandating insurance coverage for hearing aids for children passed
2007- Legislation explicitly allowing speech-language pathologists to perform endoscopy passed
Advocated for legislation mandating newborn hearing screening
Advocated for insurance mandate for autism coverage
If you would like to be involved in the Legislative Affairs Committee, or would like to discuss current and/ or prospective legislation, please contact TAASLP VP Legislative Affairs at info@taaslp.org
Thanks for all you do to support infants, children, and adults with communication, balance, and swallowing disorders!
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