Cross-Jurisdictional Virtual Care

“Out-of-province” clients include those: Whose permanent address is outside of Alberta (i.e., in another province/territory), Who wish to obtain services from an Alberta based, ACSLPA registered SLP or Audiologist (e.g., clients wishing to access specialized services that are not available in their home jurisdiction), and Who will participate in sessions virtually or otherwise receive professional services from their home jurisdiction. ACSLPA typically considers the location of the client to be the location of service provision. Therefore, the regulatory body in the client’s home jurisdiction has the authority to decide on any registration requirements for service provision in situations like these. [...]

In this situation the regulated member: Will not be providing services to clients in the jurisdiction where they are staying temporarily, and Will be returning to Alberta after their stay out of province. E.g., ACSLPA regulated members going on vacation to another province/territory in Canada or internationally, or temporarily residing in another province/territory in Canada, or internationally for family, school, work, or other obligations. Given that the client in this circumstance is physically located in Alberta, from ACSLPA’s viewpoint, the regulated member can proceed with service provision virtually, as long as they practice in compliance with the College’s Standard of [...]

These are situations where: The client to whom services are provided is in Alberta. E.g., one guardian of a minor client lives out of province for work or school. Given that the client in this circumstance is physically located in Alberta, the ACSLPA regulated member can proceed with service provision, with the out-of-province family member observing virtually, without needing to inquire about registration requirements in the jurisdiction where the family member is located.

These are clients: Whose permanent address will no longer be in Alberta, Who are moving to another province/territory in Canada or internationally, Who will not be returning to reside in Alberta, and Who would like to receive virtual services from their Alberta-based SLP or audiologist. ACSLPA regulated members must inquire about registrations requirements with the regulatory body in the client’s new place of residence in order to determine what type of registration might be required to provide ongoing services. From ACSLPA’s viewpoint, regulated members who hold the appropriate registration in the client’s new place of residence may provide services in [...]

These are clients: Whose permanent address is in Alberta, and Who will be returning to Alberta after their stay out of the province. E.g., clients going on vacation to another province/territory in Canada or internationally, clients temporarily residing outside of Alberta for extended periods for family, school, work, or other obligations. ACSLPA does not require regulated members to become registered in the other province/territory or country in these situations, but we cannot speak for extra-jurisdictional regulators. In this circumstance, regulated members will need to inquire about the registration requirements of the regulatory body or association in the jurisdiction that the [...]