{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-35.6-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-35.6-1-7","heading":"Initial license; renewal license; speech-language pathologist; continuing education","body":"Sec. 7. (a) The division of professional standards established within the department of education by IC 20-28-2-1.5 (referred to as \"the division of professional standards\" in this section) may issue the following:\n(1) An initial license as a speech-language pathologist only to an individual who is licensed as a speech-language pathologist under this article.\n(2) A nonrenewable initial license as a speech-language pathologist to an individual who is completing a clinical fellowship in speech-language pathology and who has registered the clinical fellowship with the board. The nonrenewable initial license expires on the earlier of:\n(A) the date the individual is licensed by the board as a speech-language pathologist; or\n(B) eighteen (18) months after the individual begins the clinical fellowship in speech-language pathology.\n(3) A renewal license as a speech-language pathologist to an individual who was licensed by the professional standards board before July 1, 2005, and who is not licensed as a speech-language pathologist under this article.\n(b) The division of professional standards shall issue a license as a speech-language pathologist to an individual who:\n(1) is licensed as a speech-language pathologist under this article; and\n(2) requests licensure.\n(c) A speech-language pathologist licensed by the division of professional standards shall register with the Indiana professional licensing agency all speech-language pathology support personnel that the speech-language pathologist supervises.\n(d) The division of professional standards may not impose different or additional supervision requirements upon speech-language pathology support personnel than the supervision requirements that are imposed under this article.\n(e) The division of professional standards may not impose continuing education requirements upon an individual who receives a license under this section that are different from or in addition to the continuing education requirements imposed under this article.\n(f) An individual:\n(1) who:\n(A) if the individual is a speech-language pathologist, receives a license under this section or received a license as a speech-language pathologist issued by the professional standards board before July 1, 2005; or\n(B) if the individual is an audiologist, works in an educational setting;\n(2) who has been the holder of a certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology or audiology or its equivalent issued by a nationally recognized association for speech-language pathology and audiology for at least three (3) consecutive years; and\n(3) who has professional experience as a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist in a school setting that is equivalent to the experience required for a teacher seeking national certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards;\nis considered to have the equivalent of and is entitled to the same benefits that accrue to a holder of a national certification issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 35.6. SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS","Chapter 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-35.6-1-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"865e16311877ecc869b5d6e2b512fd5ea6cb7d6ffa961d6835ff9b9dcc786793","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-35.6-1-6.5","next":"us-in/ic-25-35.6-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}