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Speech-language pathologist license — license eligible for compact privileges

The form in Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)1; exercise of any compact privilege requires eligibility under 459.70(3)-(4).

Licensing authority: Wisconsin Hearing and Speech Examining Board · Application information

Reinstatement of a surrendered or revoked license, or unmet discipline with prolonged expiration
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Competency assessments
459.34(2m)(b) (b) The examining board may, as a condition of removing a limitation on a license, compact privilege, or limited permit issued under this subchapter or of reinstating a license, compact privilege, or limited permit that has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter, require the license, compact privilege, or permit holder to obtain minimum results specified by the examining board on one or more physical, mental, or professional competency examinations if the examining board determines that obtaining the minimum results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation, suspension, or revocation was imposed.
Disciplinary status
HAS 7.06 applies to a license holder with unmet discipline and failure to renew within five years, or whose license was surrendered or revoked.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Inactive period
If not active within five years, complete HAS 7.03(3): renewal/late fees and either an active outside license in good standing or Praxis passed within the previous 12 months.
Rehabilitation
Provide evidence of completing any disciplinary requirements and rehabilitation or changed circumstances warranting reinstatement.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Licensure by credentials / reciprocal license
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Apply and pay the reciprocal fee; provide licensure verifications.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Existing license
Hold a current speech-language pathology license in good standing in another United States state or territory. The Board must find the licensing requirements substantially equivalent to Wis. Stat. 459.24(2).
Reciprocal agreements
HAS 6.07(1)(c) (c) Reciprocal agreements. A license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology may be granted to applicants according to the terms of a reciprocal agreement the board has entered into with another state or territory.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Initial licensure by examination or Board approved equivalency
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Submit the application and required fees. Form 1987 requires school-supplied professional education verification and verification from every board where ever licensed, including inactive licenses.
Board page wording
The pinned DSPS Speech-Language Pathologist Exam Information page states: "Pass the National Examination for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (PRAXIS) that is required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for certification as an audiologist.". Its reference to certification as an audiologist conflicts with this profession's controlling Wis. Stat. 459.26(2)(a) and HAS 6.03(6)(a); this route references the registered Speech-Language Pathology examination.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Conviction record
Evidence satisfactory to the Board of no conviction record, subject to Wis. Stat. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335.
Education
Complete a supervised clinical practicum and a Board-approved master's degree in speech-language pathology, or education/training the Board finds substantially equivalent.
Exam equivalence
HAS 6.03(6)(b) (b) Completed education or training that the board determines is substantially equivalent to passing the NESPA examination that may include verification that the applicant has been granted a certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology by ASHA.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Fellowship
Complete the approved postgraduate clinical fellowship, or education/training the Board finds substantially equivalent; HAS 6.02(6) defines the fellowship as at least 9 months of supervised clinical practice.
Other equivalent written tests
Wis. Stat. 459.26(2)(a) permits substantially equivalent other written tests without identifying them. These are applicant conditions, not invented examination leaves.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Late renewal more than five years after expiration
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Alternative evidence
HAS 7.03(3)(b) accepts either an active license in good standing in another state or a passing Praxis Speech-Language Pathologist score within the previous 12 months. The outside-license alternative is a condition; the currently offered examination remains a leaf.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Elapsed time
Apply more than five years after expiration; HAS 7.03(3) excludes surrendered/revoked licenses and holders with unmet disciplinary requirements.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Fees
Pay renewal and late fees.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Score window
When relying on Praxis rather than the active outside license, the passing score must be within the previous 12 months of applying.
Late renewal within five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application and renewal fee by the statutory renewal date; DSPS identifies January 31 of odd-numbered years as the required renewal date.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Continuing education
HAS 8.03 requires 20 approved continuing education hours per biennium, including 2 ethics hours; first renewal is exempt. Under HAS 8.05 and Wis. Stat. 459.24(5m), the Board may prescribe a special program and an examination to excuse that program. No specific currently offered examination is identified by that provision; any such special requirement is an applicant condition.
Elapsed time
Apply within five years after expiration under HAS 7.03(2).
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Fees
Pay renewal and applicable late fee.
Practice
Do not practice after expiration until renewed or reinstated.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reciprocal license for service members, former service members and spouses
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Submit signed and dated application and required fees under HAS 6.07(2)(a).
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Existing credential
Hold an outside governmental credential authorizing the same acts and be in good standing with all issuing jurisdictions.
Military status
Be a service member, qualifying former service member, or qualifying spouse under Wis. Stat. 440.09(1); former members must have been discharged other than dishonorably within 4 years of the application. Documentation or the permitted affidavit establishes status.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application and renewal fee by the statutory renewal date; DSPS identifies January 31 of odd-numbered years as the required renewal date.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Continuing education
HAS 8.03 requires 20 approved continuing education hours per biennium, including 2 ethics hours; first renewal is exempt. Under HAS 8.05 and Wis. Stat. 459.24(5m), the Board may prescribe a special program and an examination to excuse that program. No specific currently offered examination is identified by that provision; any such special requirement is an applicant condition.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Practice
Do not practice after expiration until renewed or reinstated.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of a suspended license
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Board discretion
459.34(2m)(c) (c) The examining board may, as a condition of reinstating a license or compact privilege that has been suspended under this subchapter, require the license or compact privilege holder to pass an examination required for initial licensure under s. 459.26 (2) .
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Competency assessments
459.34(2m)(b) (b) The examining board may, as a condition of removing a limitation on a license, compact privilege, or limited permit issued under this subchapter or of reinstating a license, compact privilege, or limited permit that has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter, require the license, compact privilege, or permit holder to obtain minimum results specified by the examining board on one or more physical, mental, or professional competency examinations if the examining board determines that obtaining the minimum results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation, suspension, or revocation was imposed.
Discipline
Comply with the Board's disciplinary order and provide evidence supporting restoration.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).

Speech-language pathologist compact privilege

Wisconsin authorization under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3e) and 459.70 for an eligible licensee whose home state is another compact member.

Licensing authority: Wisconsin Hearing and Speech Examining Board · Application information

Initial Wisconsin compact privilege
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Adverse action
No adverse action against any license or privilege during the previous two years; report nonmember adverse action to the Commission within 30 days.
Application
Notify the Commission of seeking Wisconsin privilege, complete the compact process and pay applicable fees.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Home license
Maintain an active, unencumbered home-state license in another compact member; no state license may be encumbered.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Maintenance of Wisconsin compact privilege
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Adverse action
No adverse action against any license or privilege during the previous two years; report nonmember adverse action to the Commission within 30 days.
Application
Notify the Commission of seeking Wisconsin privilege, complete the compact process and pay applicable fees.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Duration
Privilege lasts until the home-state license expires; comply with 459.70(4)(a) to maintain it.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Home license
Maintain an active, unencumbered home-state license in another compact member; no state license may be encumbered.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Return to compact eligibility after home state encumbrance
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Adverse action
No adverse action against any license or privilege during the previous two years; report nonmember adverse action to the Commission within 30 days.
Application
Notify the Commission of seeking Wisconsin privilege, complete the compact process and pay applicable fees.
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Home license
Maintain an active, unencumbered home-state license in another compact member; no state license may be encumbered.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).
Return to eligibility
Under 459.70(4)(j)-(L), clear the home-state encumbrance, wait two years from the adverse action, and meet all compact-eligibility conditions again.
Restoration of suspended Wisconsin compact privilege
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Board discretion
459.34(2m)(c) (c) The examining board may, as a condition of reinstating a license or compact privilege that has been suspended under this subchapter, require the license or compact privilege holder to pass an examination required for initial licensure under s. 459.26 (2) .
Compact eligibility
For compact use, satisfy Wis. Stat. 459.70(3)(f) and (4), including accredited education or a verified equivalent foreign degree, supervised practicum and postgraduate experience, an active unencumbered home-state license, no disqualifying practice-related felony, and a valid Social Security or national practitioner identification number.
Competency assessments
459.34(2m)(b) (b) The examining board may, as a condition of removing a limitation on a license, compact privilege, or limited permit issued under this subchapter or of reinstating a license, compact privilege, or limited permit that has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter, require the license, compact privilege, or permit holder to obtain minimum results specified by the examining board on one or more physical, mental, or professional competency examinations if the examining board determines that obtaining the minimum results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation, suspension, or revocation was imposed.
Examination equivalence
ASLP-IC Chapter 8 section 8.2(A) also allows a successor or another national examination recognized as equivalent by the Commission; no other particular current examination is identified. Passing score is determined by each member state's board.
Home license
Maintain the required active unencumbered home-state license.
Residence
Home state is the primary state of residence; active-duty personnel and spouses may designate a state where they hold a current license in good standing under 459.70(6).

Speech-language pathologist license — single-state license

The single-state form specified in Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2. Students and directly supervised assistants are exempt from this Board license under Wis. Stat. 459.22(2)(d)-(e); a person whose entire practice is in a DPI-licensed position is exempt under paragraph (f). These scoped exemptions do not eliminate the ordinary license.

Licensing authority: Wisconsin Hearing and Speech Examining Board · Application information

Reinstatement of a surrendered or revoked license, or unmet discipline with prolonged expiration
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Competency assessments
459.34(2m)(b) (b) The examining board may, as a condition of removing a limitation on a license, compact privilege, or limited permit issued under this subchapter or of reinstating a license, compact privilege, or limited permit that has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter, require the license, compact privilege, or permit holder to obtain minimum results specified by the examining board on one or more physical, mental, or professional competency examinations if the examining board determines that obtaining the minimum results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation, suspension, or revocation was imposed.
Disciplinary status
HAS 7.06 applies to a license holder with unmet discipline and failure to renew within five years, or whose license was surrendered or revoked.
Inactive period
If not active within five years, complete HAS 7.03(3): renewal/late fees and either an active outside license in good standing or Praxis passed within the previous 12 months.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Rehabilitation
Provide evidence of completing any disciplinary requirements and rehabilitation or changed circumstances warranting reinstatement.
Licensure by credentials / reciprocal license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Apply and pay the reciprocal fee; provide licensure verifications.
Existing license
Hold a current speech-language pathology license in good standing in another United States state or territory. The Board must find the licensing requirements substantially equivalent to Wis. Stat. 459.24(2).
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Reciprocal agreements
HAS 6.07(1)(c) (c) Reciprocal agreements. A license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology may be granted to applicants according to the terms of a reciprocal agreement the board has entered into with another state or territory.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination or Board approved equivalency
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Submit the application and required fees. Form 1987 requires school-supplied professional education verification and verification from every board where ever licensed, including inactive licenses.
Board page wording
The pinned DSPS Speech-Language Pathologist Exam Information page states: "Pass the National Examination for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (PRAXIS) that is required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for certification as an audiologist.". Its reference to certification as an audiologist conflicts with this profession's controlling Wis. Stat. 459.26(2)(a) and HAS 6.03(6)(a); this route references the registered Speech-Language Pathology examination.
Conviction record
Evidence satisfactory to the Board of no conviction record, subject to Wis. Stat. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335.
Education
Complete a supervised clinical practicum and a Board-approved master's degree in speech-language pathology, or education/training the Board finds substantially equivalent.
Exam equivalence
HAS 6.03(6)(b) (b) Completed education or training that the board determines is substantially equivalent to passing the NESPA examination that may include verification that the applicant has been granted a certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology by ASHA.
Fellowship
Complete the approved postgraduate clinical fellowship, or education/training the Board finds substantially equivalent; HAS 6.02(6) defines the fellowship as at least 9 months of supervised clinical practice.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Other equivalent written tests
Wis. Stat. 459.26(2)(a) permits substantially equivalent other written tests without identifying them. These are applicant conditions, not invented examination leaves.
Late renewal more than five years after expiration
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Alternative evidence
HAS 7.03(3)(b) accepts either an active license in good standing in another state or a passing Praxis Speech-Language Pathologist score within the previous 12 months. The outside-license alternative is a condition; the currently offered examination remains a leaf.
Elapsed time
Apply more than five years after expiration; HAS 7.03(3) excludes surrendered/revoked licenses and holders with unmet disciplinary requirements.
Fees
Pay renewal and late fees.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Score window
When relying on Praxis rather than the active outside license, the passing score must be within the previous 12 months of applying.
Late renewal within five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application and renewal fee by the statutory renewal date; DSPS identifies January 31 of odd-numbered years as the required renewal date.
Continuing education
HAS 8.03 requires 20 approved continuing education hours per biennium, including 2 ethics hours; first renewal is exempt. Under HAS 8.05 and Wis. Stat. 459.24(5m), the Board may prescribe a special program and an examination to excuse that program. No specific currently offered examination is identified by that provision; any such special requirement is an applicant condition.
Elapsed time
Apply within five years after expiration under HAS 7.03(2).
Fees
Pay renewal and applicable late fee.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Practice
Do not practice after expiration until renewed or reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reciprocal license for service members, former service members and spouses
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit signed and dated application and required fees under HAS 6.07(2)(a).
Existing credential
Hold an outside governmental credential authorizing the same acts and be in good standing with all issuing jurisdictions.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Military status
Be a service member, qualifying former service member, or qualifying spouse under Wis. Stat. 440.09(1); former members must have been discharged other than dishonorably within 4 years of the application. Documentation or the permitted affidavit establishes status.
Residence
Reside in Wisconsin.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit renewal application and renewal fee by the statutory renewal date; DSPS identifies January 31 of odd-numbered years as the required renewal date.
Continuing education
HAS 8.03 requires 20 approved continuing education hours per biennium, including 2 ethics hours; first renewal is exempt. Under HAS 8.05 and Wis. Stat. 459.24(5m), the Board may prescribe a special program and an examination to excuse that program. No specific currently offered examination is identified by that provision; any such special requirement is an applicant condition.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.
Practice
Do not practice after expiration until renewed or reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of a suspended license
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Board discretion
459.34(2m)(c) (c) The examining board may, as a condition of reinstating a license or compact privilege that has been suspended under this subchapter, require the license or compact privilege holder to pass an examination required for initial licensure under s. 459.26 (2) .
Competency assessments
459.34(2m)(b) (b) The examining board may, as a condition of removing a limitation on a license, compact privilege, or limited permit issued under this subchapter or of reinstating a license, compact privilege, or limited permit that has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter, require the license, compact privilege, or permit holder to obtain minimum results specified by the examining board on one or more physical, mental, or professional competency examinations if the examining board determines that obtaining the minimum results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation, suspension, or revocation was imposed.
Discipline
Comply with the Board's disciplinary order and provide evidence supporting restoration.
License choice
Specify the single-state license under Wis. Stat. 459.24(3c)(a)2; that license itself grants no compact privilege.

Temporary license to practice speech-language pathology

Temporary licensure during the postgraduate clinical fellowship; 18 months and one discretionary renewal.

Licensing authority: Wisconsin Hearing and Speech Examining Board · Application information

Temporary fellowship license
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Application
Submit the application, fee, professional education verification, and supervisor-supplied temporary-license application.
Conviction record
Provide evidence concerning arrest and conviction records subject to Wis. Stat. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335.
Duration
Valid for 18 months; terminates in 90 days for failure to take the next available examination unless Board inaction or hardship applies.
Education
Supervised clinical practicum and approved master's degree, or Board-determined equivalent education/training.
Exam timing
The statute requires applying for the next available licensure examination; HAS 6.10(1)(a)4 also states registration for the next Praxis, a prior pass, or Board-determined equivalent education/training. Timing and equivalency are conditions; Praxis remains a leaf.
Supervision
HAS 6.10(1)(d) (d) A person holding a temporary license to practice speech-language pathology shall be supervised face-to-face, at least monthly, by a licensed or compact privilege holding speech-language pathologist. The person holding the temporary license shall have the supervisor, once a month, provide written approval in the client files of the clinical services provided.
One discretionary temporary license renewal
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Exam status
The fellowship license remains subject to the examination application and timing provisions of 459.24(6) and HAS 6.10(1).
Renewal limit
The Board may renew the temporary license once for 18 months.
Supervision
HAS 6.10(1)(d) (d) A person holding a temporary license to practice speech-language pathology shall be supervised face-to-face, at least monthly, by a licensed or compact privilege holding speech-language pathologist. The person holding the temporary license shall have the supervisor, once a month, provide written approval in the client files of the clinical services provided.
Restoration of suspended temporary fellowship license
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Board discretion
459.34(2m)(c) (c) The examining board may, as a condition of reinstating a license or compact privilege that has been suspended under this subchapter, require the license or compact privilege holder to pass an examination required for initial licensure under s. 459.26 (2) .
Competency assessments
459.34(2m)(b) (b) The examining board may, as a condition of removing a limitation on a license, compact privilege, or limited permit issued under this subchapter or of reinstating a license, compact privilege, or limited permit that has been suspended or revoked under this subchapter, require the license, compact privilege, or permit holder to obtain minimum results specified by the examining board on one or more physical, mental, or professional competency examinations if the examining board determines that obtaining the minimum results is related to correcting one or more of the bases upon which the limitation, suspension, or revocation was imposed.
Temporary limits
The temporary license remains subject to its duration, renewal limit, and fellowship supervision requirements.

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
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