Massachusetts State Characteristics of Licensure Law

The information below is collected from state licensure boards or regulatory agencies responsible for regulating the professions of SLP and/or AUD. It is intended for informational use only, and should not be construed as legal advice.

Contact the state's licensure board or regulatory agency for exact licensure, certification, or registration requirements in your jurisdiction.

Initial Licensure Requirements

1. Master's degree or equivalent (75 semester hours)
2. Three hundred fifty hour clinical practicum
3. Thirty-six weeks of full-time supervised professional experience
4. Passage of an examination (exam may be waived for applicants with a CCC)

Exemptions

1. Physicians and physician-supervised personnel
2. Hearing aid dealers
3. Teachers of esophageal speech
4. Certified industrial audiometric technicians
5. Audiometric screening technicians

Reciprocity

Individuals licensed in another state with equivalent standards or holder of ASHA CCC

Interim Practice/Temporary Licensure

N/A

Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

Licensees must complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education per biennium.

Hearing Aid Dispensing

Audiologists may dispense under an audiology license.

Support Personnel

To be eligible for licensure by the Board  as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant, an applicant shall:

1. Be of good moral character
2. Possess at a minimum an associate's degree in a speech-language pathology or audiology training program approved by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology OR a bachelor's degree from a college with a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant certificate program OR an equivalent course of study with a major emphasis in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology AND
3. Meet the minimum criteria established by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology for licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant

Note

• The abbreviation SLP or SP stands for Speech Language Pathology or Pathologist, as appropriate, the abbreviation AUD stands for Audiology or Audiologist, as appropriate, and the abbreviation HAD stands for Hearing Aid Dealer.
• All jurisdictions require applicants to achieve a passing score on a national exam, and all but Nevada, North Dakota, and Virginia require applicants to complete a post graduate professional experience requirement.
• The term "clinical fellow," used throughout, means a person completing the post graduate professional experience requirement.

Questions concerning data contained in this document can be addressed by calling 800-498-2071 and asking to speak to someone on the State Policy Team.