Massachusetts SLP license renewal and continuing education
Massachusetts regulation 260 CMR 7.00 requires a speech-language pathologist to complete “a minimum of the equivalent of 20 Continuing Education Hours per licensure renewal period (every two years),” with at least ten in the area of licensure.
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: the copy of 260 CMR 7.00: Continuing education posted on mass.gov by the Board of Registration in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, and the board’s Renew a speech-language pathology and audiology license page.
Hours and cycle
260 CMR 7.02(1)(a) states: “Licensees holding a license as either a Speech-language Pathologist or Audiologist are required, as a condition of license renewal, to complete a minimum of the equivalent of 20 Continuing Education Hours per licensure renewal period (every two years). A minimum of ten of the total 20 Continuing Education Hours must be completed in the licensee's area of licensure.”
It also states: “Only those Continuing Education Activities which are completed during the two year period prior to each renewal date will qualify as a Continuing Education Activity.”
Newer licensees
The regulation states that persons holding initial licensure six months to one year before the end of the renewal period “are required to complete a minimum of ten Continuing Education Hours (a minimum of four Continuing Education Hours in the area of licensure) before the date of renewal.” Those licensed six months or less before the end of the period “are not required to complete any Continuing Education Hours for that renewal period.”
Limits on certain activities
It states: “A Continuing Education Academic Course may be substituted for not more than ten Continuing Education Hours per license renewal period.” Instructors may be credited one hour for each hour taught, “up to a maximum of ten Continuing Education Hours required per licensure renewal period.”
Attestation and audits
260 CMR 7.03 states: “At the time of renewal, each licensee will be required to attest to his or her completion of the required hours of Continuing Education Hours on a form provided by the Board.” And: “The Board may randomly audit licensees as to satisfaction of the continuing requirements of 260 CMR 7.00.” The board may request verification for “the two most recently preceding license renewal periods.”
The renewal page states: “You may renew your speech-language pathology and audiology license online”, through the state’s Health Professions Licensing Portal (paraphrased).
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.