The following information includes audiology and speech-language pathology assistants and support personnel requirements in educational and other practice settings. The information is reviewed on an annual basis. Please be advised that regulations and policy may change at any time, so always check with your state for the most up-to-date information.
Support personnel are not regulated and are therefore prohibited from practice by the state.
Support personnel are not regulated and are therefore prohibited from practice by the state.
Support personnel are not regulated specifically for practice in school settings.
Audiology apprentices must be licensed and meet educational standards specified by the licensing board which include:
The on-site training and work experience portion of the in-service training must consist of a minimum of 16 hours per week and 30 weeks per year and may be completed in conjunction with the academic portion of the in-service training.
A hearing aid specialist or an audiologist must act as the sponsor of the apprentice and may not sponsor more than two apprentices at one time.
Apprentices may not have more than two sponsors at one time.
The Licensing Board may require a sponsor to provide to the Board:
For further information on laws and regulations for speech-language pathology and audiology support personnel in educational and other practice settings, please visit:
To see where your state stands on support personnel licensure trends, please view the trends charts which are updated annually:
Questions regarding state advocacy issues? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team.