2024 Resolutions and Motions

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Plan Next Steps to Redesign Entry-Level Education for Speech-Language Pathologists.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the Board of Directors (BOD) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) approve the increase of annual dues for certified membership by a $25 increase to $250 per year with an effective date of the 2025 dues renewal period; and further

RESOLVED, That other dues/fees classifications be adjusted as follows:

• Non-member certificate holder only – from $199 to $221 (increase of $22 per year)
• Graduate Student Membership – from $135 to $150 (increase of $15 per year)
• Membership without certification – from $84 to $90 (increase of $6 per year)
• Life Members – from $64 to $71 (increase of $7 per year); and further

RESOLVED, That the ASHA initial application fees be adjusted as follows:

• Certified Member – from $511 to $490
• Certification Only – from $455 to $446
• Member Only – from $114 to $105
• NSSLHA to ASHA Membership Conversion Discount – $286 to $240

Approved: 15–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve adding two ASHA-certified assistants—one (1) audiology assistant and one (1) speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA) to the Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CFCC); and further

RESOLVED, That the BOD provide approval to change the composition of the CFCC to include one (1) ASHA-certified audiology assistant and one (1) ASHA-certified SLPA as members of the CFCC; and further 

RESOLVED, That the CFCC budget include funding for the two additional members; and further

RESOLVED, That these changes be effective January 1, 2025.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) shall accept the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning on Centennial Celebration Recommendations.

Approved: 13–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee for Competency Frameworks (hereafter, “the Committee”), charged with (1) recommending and reviewing the materials for the consultants and subject-matter experts (SMEs) related to competency-based frameworks; (2) participating in and providing direction to the SMEs, who will draft competency frameworks, and (3) recommending the competency frameworks to the ASHA BOD; and further

RESOLVED, That the Committee comprise 10 members—including five ASHA-Certified Member audiologists and five ASHA-Certified Member speech-language pathologists (SLPs), all of whom have voting rights, to be appointed by the Committee on Committees (CoC); and further

RESOLVED, That two individuals—the Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology and the Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology—serve as BOD liaisons and participate in all activities of this Committee but without a vote, and further

RESOLVED, That the Chief Executive Officer appoint the ex officio; and further

RESOLVED, That the Committee work with a consultant who specializes in assessment, licensure, certification, employment selection, survey research, data analysis and beyond to (1) develop competency frameworks for audiologists and SLPs; (2) facilitate strategic and planning meetings; (3) identify competencies—for example, review member input, conduct a literature review, establish job roles, create job descriptions, gather/coordinate resumes, and use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to identify competencies; (4) identify organizational outcomes; (5) administer a survey or surveys; (6) finalize the competency frameworks (one proposed framework for audiology and one proposed framework for speech-language pathology); and (7) educate and promote the concept of competency frameworks via communication and marketing campaigns; and further

RESOLVED, That the Committee submit the final proposed competency frameworks (one per profession) to the ASHA BOD by June 30, 2025; and further

RESOLVED, That the Committee on Committees appoint the following individuals to the Committee in the identified positions for terms to begin immediately and end June 30, 2025:

Certified Audiologists:

• Thomas Evans, AuD, CCC-A
• Mary Sue Fino-Szumski, PhD, MBA, CCC-A
• Julie A. Honaker, PhD, CCC-A
• Nancy McMahon, AuD, CCC-A
• Karen Muñoz, EdD, CCC-A

Certified Speech-Language Pathologists:

• LaBrita Cash-Baskett, EdD, CCC-SLP
• Dee M. Lance, PhD, CCC-SLP
• Rachel K. Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
• Darius Thomas, MS, CCC-SLP
• Patrick R. Walden, PhD, CCC-SLP, and further

RESOLVED, That the Policy section of the Committee’s Standard Operating Procedures be approved.

Approved: 13–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning; and further

RESOLVED, That the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will appoint ASHA staff to determine the feasibility and prioritization of the recommendations for implementation.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s 2024 annual report of the Association’s membership in, and affiliation with, other organizations be approved; and further

RESOLVED, That affiliation with the following organizations be approved:

• Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS)
• ADVION [Associate Membership]
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA)
• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF)
• American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA)
• American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance)
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Injury—Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group
• American Council on Education (ACE)
• American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (AMA CPT HCPAC)
• American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (AMA RUC HCPAC)
• Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)
• Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Commission (ASLP-CC) Executive Committee
• Clear2Connect Coalition
• Coalition for Global Hearing Health
• Coalition for Patients’ Rights
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International (CARF International)
• Committee for Education Funding (CEF)
• Connecting to Coverage Coalition
• Consortium for Constituents With Disabilities (CCD)
• Continuing Education Accreditors in Health Professions Collaborative
• Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
• Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD)
• Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
• Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance (DHHA)
• Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
• Friends of National Center for Birth Defects and Other Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
• Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB Coalition)
• Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
• Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
• Institute of International Education (IIE)
• IALP: International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders
• International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Framework
• International Society of Audiology (ISA)
• Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
• Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference
• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH)
• Long COVID Alliance
• Modern Medicaid Alliance (MMA)
• National Alliance of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (NASISP)
• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)
• National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services
• National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE)
• National Council of State Boards of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NCSB)
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
• National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD)
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• Patient Access to Responsible Care Alliance (PARCA)
• Professional Certification Coalition (PCC)
• Standards Secretariat, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• The Joint Commission
• The National Academies Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (IHPE Forum)
• Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA)
• WHO World Hearing Forum
• World Parkinson Coalition, Inc.

Approved: 13–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the report submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Strategy (hereafter, “AHC LS” or “the Committee”).

Discussion open until 6/9. Voting open 6/10–6/12.

Approved: 14–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors appoint ASHA member Julie A. Sullivan, MS, CCC-SLP, to serve on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Long COVID effective January 16, 2024.

Approved: 12–0

MOVED, That the following individuals be approved as co-chairs for the 2025 Convention Program Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2025 Convention to be held in Washington, DC, and serve on the Scientific and Professional Education Board (SPEB) in 2024 in a consultative role:

• Carla Smiley, AuD, CCC-A (Audiology)
• Sumitrajit Dhar, PhD, CCC-A (Audiology)
• Kia Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathology)
• Rachel Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL (Speech-Language Pathology)
• Laurie Sterling, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S (Speech-Language Pathology)

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors accept the statement, Characterizing the Roles of Voice Professionals: A Joint Statement [PDF], prepared by a joint committee of the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA); and further

MOVED, that the 2005 ASHA Technical Report, The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist, the Teacher of Singing, and the Speaking Voice Trainer in Voice Habilitation, be rescinded.

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors appoint Kristina Blaiser, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Kate Fitzpatrick, AuD, to serve on an advisory group for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Provider Education Center (PEC), effective immediately and ending December 31, 2028.  

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve changes to the following performance measure (PM) for Strategic Objective #1: “Expand Data Available for Quality Improvement and Demonstration of Value”:

Change Target for PM #1: Number of members who participate in NOMS.

FROM: Current Target: 40,000

TO: New Target: 13,000

Approved: 14–0

MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve the removal of the following performance measures (PM) for Strategic Objective #5: “Increase Influence and Demonstrated Value of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services”

Remove Performance Measures (PM)

• PM#2: Participation by Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Alternative Payment Models
• PM#3: Percentage of audiologists and speech-language pathologists enrolled in Medicare and subject to MIPS requirements who successfully report MIPS data to CMS
• PM#4: Number of states that have adopted single licensure across employment settings for audiologists
• PM#5: Number of states that have adopted single licensure across employment settings for speech-language pathologists

Approved: 14–0

MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve changes to the following performance measures (PM) for Strategic Objective #6: Increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) within the Association and the discipline 

• PM#1: % of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds enrolling in and graduating from CSD academic programs.
• PM#2: # of participants in Equity, Action & Accountability site.
• PM#3: %/# of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds engaging with ASHA.

Change for PM#1 and PM#2:

Remove Performance Measures  

• PM#1: % of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds enrolling in and graduating from CSD academic programs.
• PM#2: # of participants in Equity, Action & Accountability site.

Changes for PM#3:

From:

PM#3: %/# of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds engaging with ASHA.

BASELINE data: Convention presentation submissions: 2020 – 2.3% of minority population submitted; represented 18% of submissions | Committee pool applicants: 2020 – 1.01% of minority population in pool; represented 27.4% of applicants in pool.

Target: TBD

To:

PM#3: # of individuals from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds engaging with ASHA.

BASELINE data: Convention presentation submissions: 2020 – 645 | Committee pool applicants: 2020 – 286 | Leadership mentoring program (LMP) mentors: 2021 – 28 | S.T.E.P. mentor applicants: 2020 – 90 | Schools and Audiology Survey respondents: 2020 – 159 |ASHA Leader Contributing Authors: 2020 – 19. 

Target: Maintain and/or increase the 2020 baseline.

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve the following change for performance measure (PM) #1 for Strategic Objective #7: Enhance international engagement.

Remove Performance Measure #1: # of international affiliates.

Baseline Date: 2014

Baseline: 413

Target: 2,000

Approved: 14–0

MOVED, that the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board of Directors acknowledge and accept the 2023 audit report.

Approved: 14–0–1