Missouri 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 or doctoral degree from ASHA CAA program or other accrediting agency approved by the Board
2. Evidence of completion of coursework and clinical practicum equivalent to that required by the CAA
3. Clinical fellowship
   Note: Persons applying with an audiology clinical doctorate degree are exempt from this provision.
4. Passage of an exam
5. Passage of a state jurisprudence exam (about the state licensing law provisions).

Exemptions

1. Federal employees
2. Certified teachers of the deaf
3. Students
4. Physicians and surgeons
5. CAOHC technicians
6. Public school employees

Reciprocity

1. The Board may issue a license to an applicant licensed in another jurisdiction with equivalent or more stringent standards.
2. The Board may issue a license to a CCC holder.

Interim Practice/Temporary Licensure

The Board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who has met the requirements for practicum and academic requirements from an accredited training program.

Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

1. Licensees must complete 30 hours of continuing education per biennium.
2. Continuing education hours cannot be carried over to the next reporting period.

Hearing Aid Dispensing

Audiologists who dispense must obtain an HAD license.

Support Personnel

1. Speech-language pathology and audiology aides must register with the Board; aides must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be employed in a setting in which direct and indirect supervision are provided on a regular and systematic basis by a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
2. Speech-language pathology assistants must have a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology from an institution accredited or approved by a regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or its equivalent and submit official transcripts presenting evidence of bachelor's level coursework and clinical practicum requirements equivalent to that required or approved by a regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or its equivalent.

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.