New York SLP registration renewal and continuing competency
New York’s Office of the Professions states that each licensed speech-language pathologist in practice “is required to complete 30 hours of continuing competency learning activities during every three-year registration cycle.”
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Sources read on November 12, 2026: the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions Continuing Education for Speech-Language Pathology page and its Questions and Answers page.
Hours and cycle
The continuing education page states: “Each licensed speech-language pathologist and audiologist in practice is required to complete 30 hours of continuing competency learning activities during every three-year registration cycle. Of these 30 hours, at least 20 must be completed in a "professional" area, and the remainder may be in a "related area."”
For speech-language pathologists, it defines the professional area as “the study of normal processes, and the assessment and treatment of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing disorders.”
It also states: “only two-thirds of the requirement can be met through self-directed online study from an approved provider, the other one-third must be in-person, live online, or synchronous online study from an approved provider or other learning activities as defined below.”
Registration versus license
The Questions and Answers page states: “Your registration, which is required to practice, expires every three years. Licenses do not expire. To reregister, you must meet these continuing competency requirements.”
New graduates and short registration periods
It states: “Newly licensed new graduates do not need to meet the requirement when they reregister for the first time.” A licensee who was practicing in another jurisdiction before receiving a first New York license must complete the requirement from the first registration period (paraphrased). When a registration period is shorter than three years, the hours required are one per month of the registration, up to 30 (paraphrased).
Carryover and activity limits
It states: “Continuing competency hours can not be carried over from one registration period to the next.” On self-study: “No more than two-thirds of the continuing competency requirement may be completed through self-study.” On independent study: “No more than one-sixth of the continuing competency requirement may be completed through independent study.”
Records
It states: “You are required to set written learning goals at the beginning of every registration cycle.” On how long to keep them: “You are required to maintain records for 6 years.” On ASHA’s registry: “In addition to the information provided by ASHA, you must keep notes summarizing what you learned, for each session or workshop you attended.”
What this page does not do
It covers the speech-language pathologist license only, and only what the official page or pages named above say. It does not list fees, does not cover school credentials issued by a state education agency, and does not replace the board’s own instructions. Rules change; check the board before you renew.