58-41-301. Licensure requirements.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)An individual may not engage in the practice of audiology or the practice of speech-language pathology without being a licensed individual.

(2)To obtain a license as an audiologist an applicant shall:

(a)submit a completed application in a form the division approves;

(b)pay a fee to the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 ;

(i)submit evidence of a current and unrestricted ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, an ABA Certification, or an equivalent as the division approves by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or

(A)submit evidence that the applicant holds a clinical doctorate degree in audiology from an accredited university or college;

(B)comply with the regulations of conduct and the codes of ethics for the profession of audiology;

(C)submit evidence of having completed at least one academic year of professional experience, consisting of at least 30 hours per week of direct clinical experience in treatment and management of patients supervised and attested to by a licensed audiologist or an audiologist certified by a national organization as the division approves by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

(D)pass a nationally standardized examination in audiology that is the same as, or equivalent to, the examination required for the CCC, with pass-fail criteria equivalent to current ASHA standards.

(a)An individual who, before May 6, 2026, is licensed as an audiologist under this chapter, is considered to hold a current license under this chapter as an audiologist and is subject to this chapter.

(b)Beginning on May 6, 2026, an individual who holds a credential issued by the State Board of Education on or after July 1, 2020, and before May 6, 2026, and performs the functions of a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, shall apply to the division for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist and renew the credential in accordance with Section 58-41-303 .

(i)An audiology assistant shall meet the minimum qualifications the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(ii)The division shall make the minimum qualifications substantial but less than those established by this chapter for licensure as an audiologist.

(b)An audiology assistant shall work under the personal direction and direct supervision of a licensed audiologist who accepts the responsibility for the acts and performances of the audiology assistant.

(c)An audiology assistant shall work within the audiology assistant scope of practice, as the division defines by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(5)To obtain a license as a speech-language pathologist an applicant shall:

(a)submit a completed application in a form the division approves;

(b)pay a fee to the department in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 ; and

(i)submit evidence of a current and unrestricted ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence or an equivalent as the division approves by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or

(A)provide the division with verification that the applicant has received at least a master's degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited university or college, based on a program of studies primarily in the field of speech-language pathology;

(B)comply with the regulations of conduct and code of ethics for the profession of speech-language pathology;

(C)submit to the division certified evidence of having completed at least one academic year of professional experience, consisting of at least 30 hours per week of direct clinical experience in treatment and management of patients supervised and attested to by a licensed speech-language pathologist, or a speech-language pathologist certified by the CCC, or an equivalent organization as the division approves by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

(D)pass a nationally standardized examination in speech-language pathology that is the same as, or equivalent to, the examination required for the CCC, with pass-fail criteria equivalent to current ASHA standards.

(6)To perform an invasive procedure, a speech-language pathologist shall comply with the standards the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 140 , 2026 General Session