Sec. 5.5. (a) An individual may practice speech-language pathology in Indiana under a license to practice speech-language pathology issued by a state that has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the board under which an individual licensed to practice speech-language pathology in Indiana is authorized to practice speech-language pathology in the other state under the individual's Indiana speech-language pathology license.
(b) Before January 1, 2023, the board shall initiate and make every effort to enter into a reciprocity agreement with another state that:
(1) is contiguous to Indiana; and
(2) is not a member of an interstate compact with Indiana concerning speech-language pathology;
that would allow an individual licensed to practice speech-language pathology in Indiana or the other state to practice in the other state under the individual's speech-language pathology license.