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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.
Initial Licensure Requirements
- Master's degree or equivalent from an institution recognized by the Board
- Passage of an exam
- Three hundred fifty hour clinical practicum
Note: No postgraduate professional experience is required.
Exemptions
- Physicians
- Hearing aid dealers
- Credentialed public school employees
- Federal employees
- Appropriately designated speech-language pathology or audiology trainees or interns
- Credentialed teachers of the hearing impaired
- CAOHC technicians
- Hearing screeners if services are performed in cooperation with a licensed audiologist or licensed physician
Reciprocity
The Board may waive the examination requirement if the applicant presents proof of licensure in another state with equivalent standards.
Interim Practice/Temporary Licensure
Nonresidents who are not licensed in the state may provide services for no more than 5 days in any calendar year in cooperation with a licensed practitioner.
Continuing Education Requirement for Licensure Renewal
Ten clock hours per year
Hearing Aid Dispensing
Audiologists who dispense must obtain an HAD 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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