West Virginia State Characteristics of Licensure Law

The information below is collected from state licensure boards or regulatory agencies responsible for regulating the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology. 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. Minimum of a Master's degree or equivalent with coursework approved by CAA
2. Three hundred fifty clock hours of clinical practicum
3. Nine months of supervised postgraduate professional experience or verification of CCC's; any person who completes a clinical doctorate in audiology (AuD) and completed 75 hours of post-baccalaureate coursework from an accredited institution, is deemed to have fulfilled the postgraduate professional experience.
4. Passage of the national exam (score of 600 or better)

Exemptions

1. Physicians and surgeons
2. Individuals trained in hearing testing or balance system assessments under the direct supervision of a physician or surgeon
3. Persons employed or contracting with the state or county Board of Education or regional Education Service Agency
4. Credentialed teachers of the deaf
5. Students appropriately designated as intern or trainee
6. Hearing aid dealers/fitters
7. CAOHC technicians
8. Licensed persons acting within their scope of practice
9. Qualified non-residents who register with the board and practice speech language pathology or audiology for no more than 5 days in any calendar year

Reciprocity/Endorsement

The Board shall waive the examination requirement for:

1. An applicant currently licensed in another state with equivalent standards
2. CCC holders
3. A person with licensure in another state with equivalent standards and CCC holders may practice speech-language pathology or audiology in the state pending Board disposition of their applications.

Interim Practice/Temporary Licensure

Clinical fellows must obtain a provisional license and obtain 10 hours of continuing education if renewing the provision license.

Continuing Education for Licensure Renewal

Twenty clock hours of continuing education per biennium; provisional licensee must obtain 10 hours if renewing; dual licensees must obtain 30 hours per biennium.

Board Oversight

West Virginia Board of Examiners of Speech & Language Pathology and Audiology

Board Composition

The Board shall comprise five members, appointed by the Governor, who have been state residents for at least 2 years; there shall be two licensed speech-language pathologists and two licensed audiologists all of whom are currently practicing or who have had 3 years of experience; the fifth member shall be a lay person who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice or business of speech-language pathology or audiology nor a member of an allied profession or occupation.

Resources

The information contained herein was collected and summarized annually. For detailed information on state licensure requirements, contact the state board and visit this website:

West Virginia Board of Examiners of SLP & Audiology

Questions regarding this document? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team.