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Conditional Speech-Language Pathologist License Pending Reinstatement

Discretionary interim conditional license during the statutory investigation of a reinstatement application; effective until reinstatement is granted or denied.

Licensing authority: Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board · Application information

Conditional license during long lapse reinstatement investigation
Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Jurisprudence Examination
Conditional Issuance
The Board may issue the conditional license during investigation of the underlying reinstatement application; termination occurs upon grant or denial of reinstatement. The law examination belongs to that underlying application, not a separate conditional-license examination.
Implementation
The PLA requires $250, work history or a resume (current ASHA registration if unemployed), other-license verification, 36 education hours for 3–6 expired years or 72 for 6+ years with 36 in the last two years, and sends the Indiana Law Exam after documents arrive.
Lapse
License delinquent more than three years; not suspended or revoked. IC 25-35.6-3-6(d) and IC 25-1-8-6(d) require reinstatement on the statutory conditions, including renewal application, current renewal and initial-application-size reinstatement fees, continuing education and appropriate remediation/additional training.
Rule Conflict
880 IAC 1-3.1-1(d) states: "A license that has been invalid for more than three (3) years may not be reinstated." The controlling reinstatement statutes supersede this lower-ranked prohibition; it is retained as an applicant condition showing the published conflict.
Conditional license during short lapse reinstatement investigation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Issuance
The Board may issue the conditional license while the reinstatement application is investigated; it terminates upon grant or denial of reinstatement.
Investigation
Reinstatement may be delayed for the statutory investigation under IC 25-1-8-8.
Lapse
License delinquent three years or less; not suspended or revoked. Submit the completed renewal application, current renewal and reinstatement fees, and sworn continuing-education compliance statement or satisfy the statutory education-remediation requirements.
Three Year Boundary
The statute places exactly three years in the short-lapse category. The PLA page says: "Expired Three (3) Years or more" and "Indiana Law Exam: This will be sent to you once you have submitted the additional documents". That implementation demand is recorded as a condition at exactly three years; the controlling statute governs the route boundary.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Speech-Language Pathologist License

Independent speech-language pathology licensure. Separate Department of Education school licensure is addressed in IC 25-35.6-1-7. Practice exceptions under IC 25-35.6-1-4, reciprocity agreements under IC 25-35.6-1-5.5, and compact privileges under IC 25-35.6-5 do not constitute additional Board-issued licenses.

Licensing authority: Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board · Application information

Licensure with clinical certification and examination waiver
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certificate
A current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, or another Board-approved national certificate meeting the rule’s minimum qualifications, submitted directly by the certifying agency.
Certificate Implementation
Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA: Applicants may submit a current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association as a substitute for the following requirements: Official Transcript, Direct Supervised Clinical Experience, Clinical Fellowship, Official ETS-Praxis Series Scores. You will need to contact ASHA to request an original letter of verification indicating completion of all requirements to be sent directly to our office. The verification must have a current expiration date.
Jurisprudence
The written state law examination remains required; the Board says no applicant is exempt.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
National Exam Waiver
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Licensure through equivalent existing licensure
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certification Substitution
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Current License
A current license from another United States jurisdiction under standards the Board considers at least equivalent at issuance; the applicant bears the burden of proof and supplies documents under 880 IAC 1-1-2(a).
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Licensure by examination
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Licensure through practice under federal agency authority
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certification Substitution
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
Federal Practice
Proof of practice under the authority and supervision of a federal government agency, plus the Board’s other rule requirements under IC 25-35.6-3-3(a).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Licensure by health profession reciprocity under IC 25 1 21
Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Jurisprudence Examination
Background Check
Submit the national criminal history background check and pay the initial fee.
Current License
Current unlimited license from another United States jurisdiction; either substantially equivalent or higher requirements, or the education, applicable work/clinical-supervision and prior examination conditions specified in IC 25-1-21-5(1)(B).
Law Exam
IC 25-1-21-5(6) authorizes the Indiana-law examination, exercised by the Board’s rule and current reciprocity instructions.
Prior Examinations
An unnamed examination previously required by the issuing jurisdiction is prior applicant evidence; no identifiable national exam is prescribed by this overriding statutory route.
Standing
No disqualifying act, pending professional-conduct investigation or complaint, or discipline; signed good-standing affidavit; verify at least one current license before issuance and all remaining licenses by first renewal.
Military service licensure based on existing equivalent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instruction Conflict
The Board’s general licensing instructions state: Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. Please note that you must have a Speech Language Pathology license through our office to practice as a SLP in the State of Indiana, including all school districts.  School districts may also require you to have a license through the Department of Education in addition to a license issued by the Board. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology by Reciprocity Submit the following with your online application: Application Fee of $150.00: Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable. Criminal Background Check. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any disciplinary/background questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Current license verification is required.  The official license verification must be sent directly from the licensing authority to the Board at pla5@pla.in.gov. If licensee holds more than one license, all license verifications are required to be submitted by licensee's first renewal. Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. The military statute’s overriding issuance conditions govern this special route; the general Board demand remains visible here as a condition.
Conduct
Satisfy the statutory conduct, pending-investigation and fee conditions; required background checks and application documentation remain applicant conditions.
Prior License
Current equivalent or higher license, certification, registration or permit held for at least one year.
Qualifying Applicant
Military service member, military spouse, or dependent as defined in IC 25-1-17.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure of military spouse or dependent
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instruction Conflict
The Board’s general licensing instructions state: Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. Please note that you must have a Speech Language Pathology license through our office to practice as a SLP in the State of Indiana, including all school districts.  School districts may also require you to have a license through the Department of Education in addition to a license issued by the Board. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology by Reciprocity Submit the following with your online application: Application Fee of $150.00: Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable. Criminal Background Check. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any disciplinary/background questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Current license verification is required.  The official license verification must be sent directly from the licensing authority to the Board at pla5@pla.in.gov. If licensee holds more than one license, all license verifications are required to be submitted by licensee's first renewal. Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. The military statute’s overriding issuance conditions govern this special route; the general Board demand remains visible here as a condition.
Conduct
Satisfy the statutory conduct, pending-investigation and fee conditions; required background checks and application documentation remain applicant conditions.
Prior License
Equivalent or higher current occupational credential held for at least one year, good standing, no discipline, and demonstrated competency by Board-determined methods. No identified examination is named by the defining statute.
Qualifying Applicant
Military service member, military spouse, or dependent as defined in IC 25-1-17.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military service licensure based on equivalent military training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instruction Conflict
The Board’s general licensing instructions state: Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. Please note that you must have a Speech Language Pathology license through our office to practice as a SLP in the State of Indiana, including all school districts.  School districts may also require you to have a license through the Department of Education in addition to a license issued by the Board. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology by Reciprocity Submit the following with your online application: Application Fee of $150.00: Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable. Criminal Background Check. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any disciplinary/background questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Current license verification is required.  The official license verification must be sent directly from the licensing authority to the Board at pla5@pla.in.gov. If licensee holds more than one license, all license verifications are required to be submitted by licensee's first renewal. Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. The military statute’s overriding issuance conditions govern this special route; the general Board demand remains visible here as a condition.
Conduct
Satisfy the statutory conduct, pending-investigation and fee conditions; required background checks and application documentation remain applicant conditions.
Military Training
Completed military training, an awarded occupational specialty and performance in that specialty substantially equivalent to or exceeding the profession’s academic or experience requirements.
Qualifying Applicant
Military service member, military spouse, or dependent as defined in IC 25-1-17.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military applicant licensure based on work experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instruction Conflict
The Board’s general licensing instructions state: Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. Please note that you must have a Speech Language Pathology license through our office to practice as a SLP in the State of Indiana, including all school districts.  School districts may also require you to have a license through the Department of Education in addition to a license issued by the Board. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology by Reciprocity Submit the following with your online application: Application Fee of $150.00: Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable. Criminal Background Check. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any disciplinary/background questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Current license verification is required.  The official license verification must be sent directly from the licensing authority to the Board at pla5@pla.in.gov. If licensee holds more than one license, all license verifications are required to be submitted by licensee's first renewal. Jurisprudence Examination: All Applicants for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must pass a written jurisprudence examination. When your application has been approved, you will receive the jurisprudence examination and instructions. The jurisprudence examination will cover the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Statute (IC § 25-35), Administrative Rules (Title 880) and the Health Professions Standards of Practice (IC § 25-1-9) that can be found on the Board's home page. The passing score on the jurisprudence examination is seventy-five percent (75%). NO APPLICANT IS EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE LAW EXAMINATION. The military statute’s overriding issuance conditions govern this special route; the general Board demand remains visible here as a condition.
Conduct
Satisfy the statutory conduct, pending-investigation and fee conditions; required background checks and application documentation remain applicant conditions.
Qualifying Applicant
Military service member, military spouse, or dependent as defined in IC 25-1-17.
Work Experience
At least three years working in a jurisdiction that does not license the lawful occupation, where Indiana licenses an occupation with a similar Board-determined scope; good standing and no discipline.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New licensure application after revocation
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certification Waiver
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
Revocation
IC 25-1-9-12 bars reinstatement and prohibits a new application until seven years after revocation. A subsequent application must satisfy the current initial licensing requirements.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Removal of probationary limitations
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Hearing
After a hearing, the Board finds the deficiency requiring discipline has been remedied; limitations are removed under IC 25-1-9-16(d), or probation modified/withdrawn under IC 25-1-9-9(b).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement of license delinquent more than three years
Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Jurisprudence Examination
Implementation
The PLA requires $250, work history or a resume (current ASHA registration if unemployed), other-license verification, 36 education hours for 3–6 expired years or 72 for 6+ years with 36 in the last two years, and sends the Indiana Law Exam after documents arrive.
Lapse
License delinquent more than three years; not suspended or revoked. IC 25-35.6-3-6(d) and IC 25-1-8-6(d) require reinstatement on the statutory conditions, including renewal application, current renewal and initial-application-size reinstatement fees, continuing education and appropriate remediation/additional training.
Rule Conflict
880 IAC 1-3.1-1(d) states: "A license that has been invalid for more than three (3) years may not be reinstated." The controlling reinstatement statutes supersede this lower-ranked prohibition; it is retained as an applicant condition showing the published conflict.
Reinstatement of license delinquent three years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Investigation
Reinstatement may be delayed for the statutory investigation under IC 25-1-8-8.
Lapse
License delinquent three years or less; not suspended or revoked. Submit the completed renewal application, current renewal and reinstatement fees, and sworn continuing-education compliance statement or satisfy the statutory education-remediation requirements.
Three Year Boundary
The statute places exactly three years in the short-lapse category. The PLA page says: "Expired Three (3) Years or more" and "Indiana Law Exam: This will be sent to you once you have submitted the additional documents". That implementation demand is recorded as a condition at exactly three years; the controlling statute governs the route boundary.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Initial Period
IC 25-1-2-6(e) carries a license first issued less than 90 days before the normal expiration into the next period.
Records
Confirm continuing education on the renewal form, retain records for four years, and provide verification upon Board request.
Renewal
Renew each odd-year December 31, with the $100 renewal fee and required continuing education; 36 hours per biennial cycle, subject to the initial-licensure exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement of voluntarily surrendered license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Approval
The Board must approve surrender and may impose any appropriate conditions on reinstatement; no identified occupational examination is prescribed by IC 25-1-9-14.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Corrective Measures
Any disciplinary or corrective measures the Board imposes are conditions; the statute identifies no new occupational examination.
Hearing
After a hearing, the Board must be satisfied that the applicant can practice with reasonable skill and safety to the public.
Renewal
Renewal of a suspended license alone does not authorize practice while suspension continues.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Probationary Speech-Language Pathologist License

Licensure subject to Board-imposed probationary limitations; underlying licensure qualifications remain applicable.

Licensing authority: Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board · Application information

Licensure with clinical certification and examination waiver with probationary restrictions
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certificate
A current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, or another Board-approved national certificate meeting the rule’s minimum qualifications, submitted directly by the certifying agency.
Certificate Implementation
Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA: Applicants may submit a current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association as a substitute for the following requirements: Official Transcript, Direct Supervised Clinical Experience, Clinical Fellowship, Official ETS-Praxis Series Scores. You will need to contact ASHA to request an original letter of verification indicating completion of all requirements to be sent directly to our office. The verification must have a current expiration date.
Jurisprudence
The written state law examination remains required; the Board says no applicant is exempt.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
National Exam Waiver
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
Probation
The Board may refuse or impose probation for qualifying prior discipline or acts bearing on competent practice, or prior unlicensed practice; comply with any reporting, scope, education, restitution or other ordered conditions.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Probationary status imposed on existing license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discipline
An existing licensee subject to a disciplinary finding may be placed on probation with Board-imposed conditions under IC 25-1-9-9; this status change prescribes no new occupational examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure through equivalent existing licensure with probationary restrictions
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certification Substitution
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Current License
A current license from another United States jurisdiction under standards the Board considers at least equivalent at issuance; the applicant bears the burden of proof and supplies documents under 880 IAC 1-1-2(a).
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
Probation
The Board may refuse or impose probation for qualifying prior discipline or acts bearing on competent practice, or prior unlicensed practice; comply with any reporting, scope, education, restitution or other ordered conditions.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Licensure by examination with probationary restrictions
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
Probation
The Board may refuse or impose probation for qualifying prior discipline or acts bearing on competent practice, or prior unlicensed practice; comply with any reporting, scope, education, restitution or other ordered conditions.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Licensure through practice under federal agency authority with probationary restrictions
Application
Submit the signed Board application, pay the nonrefundable $150 initial fee, and complete the state and national criminal history background check; disclose the Social Security number and provide name-change and positive-response documentation when applicable.
Application Deadline
880 IAC 1-1-2(f): complete the application within one year or it is abandoned; subsequent applications are new applications.
Certification Substitution
IC 25-35.6-3-3(b) permits the Board to waive the examination for a clinically competent nationally certified applicant; 880 IAC 1-1-2(b) accepts that certificate instead of the education, practicum, fellowship and score documents in (a)(2)-(5). The Praxis leaf is retained as the named examination subject to the waiver; no new examination sitting is asserted.
Clinical Experience
400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience; completed clinical fellowship of nine full-time months or equivalent within 18 consecutive months, with at least 15 hours per week.
Education
At least a Board-recognized master’s degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology under IC 25-35.6-1-5(2)(A) and 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(2).
Federal Practice
Proof of practice under the authority and supervision of a federal government agency, plus the Board’s other rule requirements under IC 25-35.6-3-3(a).
License History
Documentation of disciplinary proceedings from each jurisdiction in which the applicant has been licensed.
National Exam Alternatives
880 IAC 1-1-1(7) permits another suitable Board-approved examination; the open remainder is an applicant condition and supplies no additional identified registered leaf.
Probation
The Board may refuse or impose probation for qualifying prior discipline or acts bearing on competent practice, or prior unlicensed practice; comply with any reporting, scope, education, restitution or other ordered conditions.
School Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-7 governs Department of Education licenses; the PLA instructions state that school districts may also require that license. It is an additional applicant/employment condition outside the Board-issued credential set.
Scores
An official ETS-Praxis passing-score report sent directly to the Board. 880 IAC 1-1-2(a)(5) states a score of at least 600; the Board’s current instructions request a passing ETS-Praxis report without restating that historical scale.
Swallowing Practice
IC 25-35.6-1-11 permits pharyngoesophageal assessment and management only after demonstrating the specified competencies through successful passage of a written test. The provision does not identify a separate examination or grant a separate specialty license.
Reinstatement on probation following long lapse investigation
Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Jurisprudence Examination
Implementation
The PLA requires $250, work history or a resume (current ASHA registration if unemployed), other-license verification, 36 education hours for 3–6 expired years or 72 for 6+ years with 36 in the last two years, and sends the Indiana Law Exam after documents arrive.
Investigation
The applicant and Board agree after a personal appearance to reinstatement and probation under IC 25-1-8-8(b)(4).
Lapse
License delinquent more than three years; not suspended or revoked. IC 25-35.6-3-6(d) and IC 25-1-8-6(d) require reinstatement on the statutory conditions, including renewal application, current renewal and initial-application-size reinstatement fees, continuing education and appropriate remediation/additional training.
Rule Conflict
880 IAC 1-3.1-1(d) states: "A license that has been invalid for more than three (3) years may not be reinstated." The controlling reinstatement statutes supersede this lower-ranked prohibition; it is retained as an applicant condition showing the published conflict.
Reinstatement on probation following investigation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Investigation
During a delayed reinstatement investigation, the applicant and Board agree following a personal appearance to reinstatement and probation under IC 25-1-8-8(b)(4).
Underlying Reinstatement
License delinquent three years or less; fulfill the short-lapse reinstatement conditions in IC 25-1-8-6(c).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement of delinquent probationary license after three years
Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Jurisprudence Examination
Implementation
The PLA requires $250, work history or a resume (current ASHA registration if unemployed), other-license verification, 36 education hours for 3–6 expired years or 72 for 6+ years with 36 in the last two years, and sends the Indiana Law Exam after documents arrive.
Lapse
License delinquent more than three years; not suspended or revoked. IC 25-35.6-3-6(d) and IC 25-1-8-6(d) require reinstatement on the statutory conditions, including renewal application, current renewal and initial-application-size reinstatement fees, continuing education and appropriate remediation/additional training.
Probation
Continue any unremoved probationary restrictions.
Rule Conflict
880 IAC 1-3.1-1(d) states: "A license that has been invalid for more than three (3) years may not be reinstated." The controlling reinstatement statutes supersede this lower-ranked prohibition; it is retained as an applicant condition showing the published conflict.
Reinstatement of delinquent probationary license within three years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Investigation
Reinstatement may be delayed for the statutory investigation under IC 25-1-8-8.
Lapse
License delinquent three years or less; not suspended or revoked. Submit the completed renewal application, current renewal and reinstatement fees, and sworn continuing-education compliance statement or satisfy the statutory education-remediation requirements.
Probation
Continue any unremoved probationary restrictions.
Three Year Boundary
The statute places exactly three years in the short-lapse category. The PLA page says: "Expired Three (3) Years or more" and "Indiana Law Exam: This will be sent to you once you have submitted the additional documents". That implementation demand is recorded as a condition at exactly three years; the controlling statute governs the route boundary.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal while probationary limitations remain
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Initial Period
IC 25-1-2-6(e) carries a license first issued less than 90 days before the normal expiration into the next period.
Probation
Continue to obey all imposed probationary limitations.
Records
Confirm continuing education on the renewal form, retain records for four years, and provide verification upon Board request.
Renewal
Renew each odd-year December 31, with the $100 renewal fee and required continuing education; 36 hours per biennial cycle, subject to the initial-licensure exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Jurisprudence Examination

Provider
Indiana Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board
Format
Written jurisprudence examination supplied after application approval
Passing score
75%
Examination outline
  • IC 25-35.6, Chapter 1. General Provisions
  • IC 25-35.6, Chapter 2. Creation of Board
  • IC 25-35.6, Chapter 3. Regulation of Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
  • IC 25-35.6, Chapter 4. Unlawful Practices
  • IC 25-35.6, Chapter 5. Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact
  • IC 25-1, Chapter 9. Health Professions Standards of Practice
  • IC 25-0.5, Chapter 1. Initial License or Certificate Under IC 25-1-1.1-4
  • 880 IAC 1-1, Rule 1. Definitions; Licensure; Ethics; Continuing Education
  • 880 IAC 1-2.1, Rule 2.1. Support Personnel
  • 880 IAC 1-3.1, Rule 3.1. Renewal of License; Continuing Education
  • 880 IAC 2-1, Rule 1. Convictions of Concern
Examination sources

Speech-Language Pathology (5331)

Provider
Educational Testing Service (ETS); computer delivered at a test center or at home (online); ASHA announces a transition to PSI, a wholly owned ETS subsidiary, on January 11, 2027, with availability through ETS and Prometric through December 31, 2026
Format
Computer-delivered selected-response questions; the test may contain some questions that do not count toward the score; the score is based on the number of questions answered correctly
Exam questions
132 selected-response questions (approximately 44 in each of the three content categories)
Time limit
150 minutes
Passing score
States, institutions, and associations that require the test set their own passing scores; the passing score for purposes of ASHA certification is 162 on a 100-200 scale
Exam fee
$146.00
Examination outline
  • I. Foundations and Professional Practice (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists must have strong foundational knowledge about typical communication development, as well as common characteristics of communication and swallowing disorders and potential factors impacting communication. SLPs must also understand the professional practice requirements that support the provision of services. Knowledge about these requirements ensures that ethical, culturally competent services are provided within the framework of legislative and regulatory requirements and are founded in research.
    • A. Foundations — 1. Typical development and performance across the lifespan: a. developmental norms; b. speech sound and phonology; c. receptive and expressive language (–– syntax and morphology; –– semantics; –– pragmatics/social language); d. fluency; e. voice, resonance, and motor speech; f. feeding and swallowing; g. cognition; h. processing; i. motor and linguistic processes
    • A. Foundations — 2. Factors that influence communication, feeding, and swallowing: a. medical; b. cultural and ethnic; c. linguistic; d. psychological; e. anatomy/physiology; f. environmental; g. genetics; h. auditory
    • A. Foundations — 3. Epidemiology and characteristics of common communication and swallowing disorders: a. speech sound and phonology; b. syntax and morphology; c. semantics; d. pragmatics; e. fluency; f. voice, resonance, and motor speech; g. feeding and swallowing; h. cognition; i. processing
    • B. Professional Practice — 1. Wellness and prevention: a. prevention terminology, practices, and public education; b. risk factors for communication disorders
    • B. Professional Practice — 2. Culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery: a. understanding, respecting, and responding to explicit and implicit cultural factors that influence communication; b. identifying the impact of assimilation and acculturation on communication patterns; c. communication differences between speakers of the same language
    • B. Professional Practice — 3. Counseling, collaboration, and teaming: a. interpersonal communication and counseling techniques; b. integration of other professionals into the assessment and treatment process; c. communication with patient/client/student, families, and other professionals
    • B. Professional Practice — 4. Documentation: a. legal and regulatory requirements; b. purposes of documentation; c. privacy requirements; d. official records
    • B. Professional Practice — 5. Ethics: a. standards of ethical practice (–– permissions, referrals, and record keeping; –– client/patient/student privacy; –– supervisory requirements; –– conflicts of interest; –– professional competence)
    • B. Professional Practice — 6. Legislation and client advocacy: a. federal laws and regulations impacting delivery of services; b. reporting requirements of governmental agencies; c. licensing requirements and standards
    • B. Professional Practice — 7. Research methodology and evidence-based practice: a. criterion for test selection; b. determining reliability of assessment procedures; c. models of research design; d. test construction principles; e. tenets of evidence-based practice
  • II. Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists use a variety of tools and strategies to gather information about clients with communication and swallowing disorders. They must synthesize and analyze the information to develop appropriate management plans. This section will focus on screening, assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders. Topics include how SLPs use and interpret various screening and assessment tools to determine whether additional formal evaluation is indicated, as well as issues related to the selection of appropriate tools and approaches for screening, assessment, and evaluation. Identification of relevant factors from the case history, determining an appropriate assessment protocol, and interpretation of findings to determine a diagnosis and formulate recommendations are covered in this section of the exam, as well.
    • A. Screening — 1. Communication disorders: a. role of the SLP in screening for speech, language, and hearing disorders; b. screening procedures and approaches; c. identification of clients/patients and characteristics requiring further evaluation; d. knowledge of populations at risk for communication disorders
    • A. Screening — 2. Feeding and swallowing disorders: a. role of the SLP in screening for feeding and swallowing disorders; b. screening procedures and approaches; c. identification of clients/patients and characteristics which require further evaluation; d. knowledge of factors leading to increased risk of swallowing and feeding disorders in various populations
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 1. Developing case histories: a. reviewing records for pertinent information; b. interviewing techniques to obtain pertinent information; c. integrating critical factors identified in the case history
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 2. Selecting appropriate assessment instruments, procedures, and materials: a. identifying factors that influence test/procedure selection; b. identifying factors that require adaptation of traditional assessment procedures, instruments, and materials; c. selecting instrumental approaches that can be utilized to evaluate various communication and swallowing disorders (e.g., imaging, acoustic, aerodynamic, etc.)
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 3. Assessing factors that influence communication and swallowing disorders: a. cultural and ethnic factors; b. linguistic factors; c. medical factors (e.g., stable versus progressive conditions, early versus late onset, etc.); d. developmental and cognitive factors; e. psychological factors; f. environmental factors
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 4. Assessment of anatomy and physiology: a. assessment of pertinent anatomy, physiology, and neural substrates for: –– respiration; –– phonation; –– speech sound production; –– resonance; –– speech/language perception and processing; –– feeding and swallowing
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 1. Speech sound production: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of speech sound production; c. instrumental assessment of speech sound production; d. differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 2. Fluency: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of fluency; c. instrumental assessment of fluency disorders; d. differential diagnosis of fluency disorders (e.g., stuttering versus cluttering); e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 3. Voice, resonance, and motor speech: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; c. instrumental assessment of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; d. differential diagnosis of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 4. Receptive and expressive language: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of receptive and expressive language disorders; c. instrumental assessment of language disorders; d. differential diagnosis of language disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 5. Social aspects of communication, including pragmatics: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of social aspects of communication, including pragmatics; c. differential diagnosis of social communication disorders and pragmatic disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 6. Cognitive aspects of communication: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of cognitive communication disorders; c. differential diagnosis of cognitive communication disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 7. Augmentative and alternative communication: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. low tech and high tech instrumental assessment procedures; c. parameters of assessment for augmentative and alternative communication; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 8. Hearing: a. assessment approaches; b. considerations related to age, developmental status, medical condition, etc.; c. interpretation of assessment (e.g., audiograms and tympanograms) and identification of indicators for referral
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 9. Feeding and swallowing: a. instrumental and noninstrumental assessment procedures; b. considerations related to age, developmental status, medical/surgical history, etc.; c. differential diagnosis of feeding and swallowing disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data and indications for referral
    • D. Etiology — 1. Genetic: a. modes of inheritance; b. genetic conditions associated with communication disorders and feeding/swallowing disorders, including common syndromes; c. features of common syndromes and their impact on communication and feeding/swallowing (e.g., Trisomy 21, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, etc.)
    • D. Etiology — 2. Developmental: a. developmental delay; b. congenital and acquired conditions associated with developmental communication and feeding/swallowing disorders
    • D. Etiology — 3. Disease processes: a. childhood (e.g., congenital vocal fold paralysis, cystic fibrosis); b. acquired (e.g., Bell’s palsy, iatrogenic); c. progressive (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myopathy)
    • D. Etiology — 4. Auditory problems: a. congenital and childhood hearing loss; b. acquired hearing loss
    • D. Etiology — 5. Neurological: a. congenital (e.g., cerebral palsy); b. acquired (e.g., TBI, neoplasms, stroke)
    • D. Etiology — 6. Structural and functional: a. congenital (e.g., craniofacial anomalies); b. acquired (e.g., head and neck surgery, trauma, and iatrogenic causes); c. functional causes (e.g., velopharyngeal mislearning, vocal misuse)
    • D. Etiology — 7. Psychogenic
  • III. Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists are responsible for designing and implementing evidence-based treatments to help clients maximize their functioning in communication and/or swallowing. Consequently, the test includes a range of items that pertain to treatment planning, implementation, and evaluation. This topic area includes issues related to the development and evaluation of treatment plans, as well as evidence-based principles and procedures associated with specific communication and swallowing disorders.
    • A. Treatment Planning — 1. Evaluating factors that can affect treatment: a. evaluating the evidence base associated with a particular treatment strategy or approach; b. evaluating the role of client factors such as age, disorder type, disorder severity, concomitant disorders, personal goals/aspirations, and sociocultural background when planning and implementing treatment goals; c. evaluating the role of external factors such as caregivers’ interactions with the client, school or workplace policies, public laws, medications and iatrogenic, and societal stereotypes when planning and implementing treatment goals
    • A. Treatment Planning — 2. Initiating and prioritizing treatment and developing goals: a. processes and procedures for developing comprehensive, appropriate treatment goals; b. processes and procedures associated with integrating assessment results, caregiver or client/patient/student preferences, and treatment outcomes research; c. factors that affect when to begin, modify, or terminate a treatment plan; d. factors that affect the order in which treatment goals are addressed
    • A. Treatment Planning — 3. Determining appropriate treatment details: a. factors related to treatment scheduling (e.g., number and duration of sessions, time and location of sessions); b. factors related to treatment delivery (e.g., individual versus group sessions, sequential or simultaneous targeting of goals); c. personnel requirements (e.g., extent to which caregivers, teachers, peers, etc., are involved with treatment); d. training requirements (e.g., extent to which caregivers, teachers, peers, etc., need to be trained prior to participating in treatment or implementing generalization activities)
    • A. Treatment Planning — 4. Generating a prognosis: a. considering/accounting for client/patient/student factors (e.g., age, motivation, nature of disorder) that can affect treatment outcome; b. considering/accounting for external factors (e.g., family support, availability of services) that can affect treatment outcome
    • A. Treatment Planning — 5. Communicating recommendations: a. procedures, requirements, and best practices for communicating treatment-related recommendations to clients/patients/students and (when appropriate) their family members; b. procedures, requirements, and best practices for communicating treatment-related recommendations to other professionals who are involved in the client/patient/student’s treatment plan; c. principles of interprofessional practice
    • A. Treatment Planning — 6. General treatment principles and procedures: a. general principles and procedures to consider when selecting a treatment (e.g., age, disorder, sociocultural background, severity of impairment, nature of disability)
    • B. Treatment Evaluation — 1. Establishing methods for monitoring treatment progress and outcomes to evaluate assessment and/or treatment plans: a. procedures associated with identifying appropriate measures of treatment progress and treatment outcomes; b. methods associated with measuring baseline performance; c. methods associated with measuring progress while treatment is ongoing; d. procedures associated with modifying progress measures, if necessary, while treatment is ongoing; e. methods associated with evaluating performance when treatment concludes (e.g., short- and long-term outcomes); f. methods associated with determining the social validity of treatment outcomes and the impact of treatment outcomes on a client/patient’s quality of life
    • B. Treatment Evaluation — 2. Follow-up on post-treatment referrals and recommendations
    • C. Treatment — 1. Speech sound production: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of disorders that affect speech sound production; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with speech sound production disorders or differences
    • C. Treatment — 2. Fluency: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of fluency disorders; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with fluency disorders
    • C. Treatment — 3. Voice, resonance, and motor speech: a. voice (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of voice disorders; –– strategies and procedures for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with voice disorders); b. resonance (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of resonance disorders; –– strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with resonance disorders); c. motor speech (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of motor speech disorders; –– strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with motor speech disorder)
    • C. Treatment — 4. Receptive and expressive language: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of receptive and expressive disorders; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disabilities associated with receptive and expressive language functioning
    • C. Treatment — 5. Social aspects of communication, including pragmatics: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used to treat social aspects of communication, including pragmatics; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with social aspects of communication
    • C. Treatment — 6. Communication impairments related to cognition: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used to treat communication impairments that are related to cognitive functioning; b. srategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with cognitively based communication impairments
    • C. Treatment — 7. Treatment involving augmentative and alternative communication: a. factors involved in determining candidacy for AAC approaches; b. factors involved in selecting an appropriate AAC approach; c. principles and characteristics of AAC options/strategies; strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability in those who use AAC
    • C. Treatment — 8. Hearing and aural rehabilitation: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of hearing loss; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating speech-language and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with hearing impairment
    • C. Treatment — 9. Swallowing and feeding: a. rationale for selection of interventions used in the treatment of swallowing and feeding disorders based on evaluation data; b. other factors (outside of evaluation data) affecting the likelihood of success for a given treatment for feeding/swallowing disorders; c. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating swallowing and feeding disorders; d. strategies for reducing the common health-related adverse consequences of swallowing and feeding disorders
Examination sources