SLP state license renewal and continuing education: a first set of states
Each state board sets its own speech-language pathologist license renewal cycle and continuing education hours. This page summarizes thirty-seven states from their official board, rule, or statute pages. Each state page quotes its source. Other states are not yet covered here.
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.
This is separate from ASHA certification maintenance (30 PDHs every 3 years); see maintaining the ASHA CCC-SLP.
Thirty-seven states at a glance
| State | SLP continuing education | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 20 clock hours, 2 in ethics | License term 2 years |
| Florida | 30 hours: 18 clinically related, 10 non-clinical, 2 on medical errors | Biennial |
| Washington | Minimum 30 hours in set topics | Every three years |
| Virginia | At least 10 hours | Each year |
| Minnesota | Minimum 30 contact hours (or ASHA’s requirements) | Two years |
| Ohio | 20 hours, 10 specific to SLP practice, at least 2 on ethics | Two-year licensure period |
| California | 24 hours (12 for the first renewal), with self-study and indirect-care limits | 2 years |
| Pennsylvania | 20 clock hours, including 2 on child abuse recognition and reporting | Biennial |
| North Carolina | 30 CEU hours | Three-year cycle |
| Kentucky | 30 hours, 2 on ethics | Biennial |
| Colorado | 10 professional development activities (clock hours) in 2 or more categories | Each certification period (length not stated on the page read) |
| New York | 30 hours of continuing competency, at least 20 in a professional area | Three-year registration cycle |
| Tennessee | 10 hours, 5 in the area of practice | Each calendar year |
| Michigan | 20 CPD hours, at least 1 in pain and symptom management | 2 years |
| Massachusetts | 20 hours, at least 10 in the area of licensure | Every two years |
| Wisconsin | 20 hours, at least 2 on ethics | Biennial |
| Illinois | 20 hours, at least 1 on ethics | 2-year licensing cycle |
| Maryland | 30 CEUs, at least 20 in the area of licensure, with cultural competency and ethics | 2-year renewal period |
| Indiana | 36 hours, no more than 6 by self-study | Two-year renewal cycle |
| South Carolina | 16 hours, at least half on clinical practice | Biennial license period |
| Oregon | 20 hours, 1 in cultural competency | Two-year professional development period |
| Iowa | 26 hours (up to 13 may carry over) | Biennium |
| Alabama | 12 hours, at least 10 in the area of licensure | Every year |
| Utah | 20 hours of continuing professional education | Two-year renewal cycle |
| Oklahoma | 20 clock hours, at least 3 on professional ethics | Two-year period |
| New Hampshire | 30 hours, at least 15 clinical | 2 years |
| Nevada | 10 hours, at least 1 on ethics or cultural competence | One-year license |
| Idaho | 10 contact hours | 12 months before each renewal |
| New Mexico | 20 hours | Every two years |
| Louisiana | 10 clock hours, at least 5 in scope of practice | July 1 to June 30 license period |
| Delaware | 30 hours | Two-year renewal period ending July 31 of odd years |
| Missouri | 30 hours; no carryover | Biennial; licenses expire in odd-numbered years |
| Nebraska | 20 hours | 24 months; licenses expire in even-numbered years |
| West Virginia | 20 clock hours, including 2 on ethics; up to 6 may carry forward | Two-year period; licenses expire at the end of even-numbered years |
| Rhode Island | 20 clock hours; no carryover | Two years; renews in even-numbered years |
| North Dakota | 10 clock hours a year | Annual |
| South Dakota | 20 credit hours (2.0 units) | Two-year renewal period |
Summaries of official pages read November 12, 2026. Exemptions, first-renewal rules, and dual-license rules differ; read the state page and the board’s own site.
Other states
For a state not listed, find its board in the SLP state board directory. Under the compact, ASLP-IC says practitioners only need to complete continuing education in their home state; see the ASLP-IC.