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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.
Michigan does not regulate the professions of Speech-Language Pathology.
Audiology
(Implementing regulations currently under review)
Initial Licensure Requirements
- Master's or doctoral degree in audiology from a regionally accredited college or university approved by the Board
- Completion of at least 9 months of supervised clinical experience in audiology
- Successful completion of an examination in audiology
Exemptions
- Individuals employed by a regionally accredited college or university and involved in research or teaching of communication disorders, as long as the individual does not engage in the practice of audiology or hold himself/herself out as licensed or otherwise authorized under this article as an audiologist
- Individuals employed by the department of community health from conducting hearing sensitivity screenings
- Individuals certified by an agency acceptable to the occupational health standards commission from engaging in hearing screening as part of a hearing conservation program under the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act
- A certified, registered, or otherwise statutorily recognized member of another profession, including a person licensed in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery and an unlicensed person to whom tasks have been delegated under his or her supervision
- Licensed hearing aid dealers (so long as the individual does not hold himself out to the public as possessing a license issued or title protected under this article
Reciprocity
N/A
Interim Practice/Temporary Licensure
N/A
Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal
Twenty clock hours of CE per 2-year period
Hearing Aid Dispensing
Audiologists may dispense under their audiology license.
Support Personnel
N/A
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.
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