Utah 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 or equivalent (at least 90 quarter hours in speech or hearing disorders, of which at least 50 shall be for graduate level credit)
2. One year of supervised professional experience (30 hours/week for an academic year)
3. Passage of a nationally standardized examination
4. Verification of training and experience in treating and managing the major communication disabilities identified in speech-language pathology or audiology
5. Good moral character
6. In compliance with regulations of conduct and codes of ethics for the profession of speech-language pathology or audiology

Exemptions

1. Physicians
2. Credentialed employees of public or state schools
3. Federal and state employees
4. Students appropriately titled to indicate training status
5. Persons trained in elementary audiometry and qualified to perform basic audiometric tests while employed by a licensed medical doctor and under his direct supervision
6. Clinical fellows
7. Teachers of persons who are deaf

Reciprocity

The Board may issue a license to an applicant who is licensed in another state with equivalent requirements or to CCC holders.

Interim Practice/Temporary Licensure

A nonresident without a state license may provide speech-language pathology or audiology services for no more than 1 month per calendar year if in association with a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist.

Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

Twenty hours of continuing professional education per 2-year period

Hearing Aid Dispensing

Audiologists may dispense hearing aids under their audiology license.

Support Personnel

1. Speech-language pathology and audiology aides must provide evidence of graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent and registration as a health care assistant in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 62.
2. A licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist supervising an aide must have a current written utilization plan outlining the specific manner in which the aide will be employed and supervised.
3. The supervisor or substitute supervisor must be physically present in the same facility where an action is performed by an aide; the supervisor must provide face-to-face observation and evaluation of the aide at least 25% of the time.
4. A licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist may not supervise more than three aides at one time.

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.