Maryland SLP license renewal and continuing education
Maryland regulation COMAR 10.41.03.06 requires a licensee to earn “30 continuing education units (CEUs)” within the 2-year renewal period before applying to renew, with at least 20 in the area of licensure, including at least 1 in cultural competency and 1 in ethics.
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: COMAR 10.41.03.06 (Continuing Education) and COMAR 10.41.03.05 (Renewal of Licensure) in the Library of Maryland Regulations.
Hours and cycle
COMAR 10.41.03.06A(1) states: “Within the 2-year renewal period immediately preceding the licensee's application for renewal, the licensee shall earn 30 continuing education units (CEUs) as follows”. The list requires “A minimum of 20 CEUs in the area of licensure that includes a minimum of 1 CEU in each of the following areas: (i) Cultural competency; and (ii) Ethics”, and allows “No more than 10 CEUs in areas related to speech-language pathology or audiology or both, including practice management”.
It states: “It is recommended that a licensee applying for the renewal of a license successfully complete, within the 2-year licensing period as a part of the required 30 hours of Board-approved continuing education programs, a minimum of 2 CEUs in the area of supervision.”
For timing, it states: “A speech-language pathologist licensee shall complete the required CEUs within the 2-year period immediately preceding the license expiration.” COMAR 10.41.03.05 states: “A license shall be renewed on or before May 31 of the year in which it expires.”
Carryover, new licensees, and proration
It states: “Continuing education units may not be carried over from one renewal period to the next.” It also states: “The Board shall waive all continuing education requirements for a speech-language pathologist or audiologist obtaining full licensure within 6 months of the renewal cycle.” And: “Continuing education units shall be prorated for licensees holding a full license for at least 6 months but less than 2 years during the renewal cycle.”
Records
COMAR 10.41.03.05 says an applicant for renewal must “Maintain evidence of satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements”. It also sets out discipline for a licensee who does not finish the requirement on time (paraphrased; this page does not list amounts).
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.