Speech-language pathology state and territory boards

The official agency that licenses speech-language pathologists in each state and territory, with Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) status from the compact’s official map. 52 of 56 jurisdictions have a board link this site verified; the rest are marked Not yet verified.

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.

How this list was built

Board names and starting links come from the contact sections of ASHA’s State and Territory Information pages, read November 12, 2026. ASHA states that the information on those pages “is collected from state licensure boards or regulatory agencies responsible for regulating the professions of audiology and/or speech-language pathology” in each state. Each link was then fetched in full on November 12, 2026. A board is listed only if its own official page loaded and named speech-language pathology. Where a link redirected, the page it landed on is linked. One name (Maryland) is taken from the board’s own page because it differs from ASHA’s listing.

Jurisdictions not verified on the first pass were retried the same day through other official routes, such as the state’s licensing portal, health department, or licensing office site. Seven more were verified that way: Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Their names are taken from the agency’s own page. The District of Columbia page also says its Board of Rehabilitative Therapies regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology; the name shown is the one in the page’s board contact line. Guam’s link is the Health Professional Licensing Office site, which the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services site links to.

A third pass the same day verified three more from official legal texts, since their licensing sites refused the request or needed a script: Alaska, from Alaska Statutes 08.11 on the Alaska Legislature site, which name the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development as the licensing department; Mississippi, from the State Department of Health’s speech-language pathology licensure regulations (PDF); and Ohio, from Ohio Revised Code chapter 4753, which names the state speech and hearing professionals board. Georgia, New Jersey, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands remain Not yet verified.

Not yet verified means the board link could not be confirmed in a full fetch on November 12, 2026 (the site refused the request, did not respond, returned a not-found page, or landed on a general page), or ASHA’s page listed no agency link. It does not mean the jurisdiction has no board.

ASLP-IC status

Status is read from the official ASLP-IC Compact Map on November 12, 2026. The map’s legend counts: “Legislation Enacted - Not Yet Issuing Privileges: 32”; “Legislation Enacted - Issuing Privileges: 5”; “Active Legislation: 3”; and “No Active Legislation:16”. Jurisdictions the map does not mark as enacted or active are labeled that way below. The ASLP-IC home page states that registration “is open for licensed practitioners in Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.” More on the compact: the ASLP-IC.

Boards

What this page does not do

It lists the speech-language pathology licensing agency only. It does not list school credentialing agencies, early intervention agencies, or fees, and it has no audiology track. Some boards also license other professions; the name shown is the board’s. Check the board’s own site for current requirements.

Related pages

• SLP license renewal by state
• Verify a certification or find a state board
• The ASLP-IC compact
• How to become an SLP
• All speech-language pathology topics