Michigan SLP license renewal and continuing professional development
Michigan’s speech-language pathology rules require a licensee renewing after a full 2-year period to “accumulate not less than 20 CPD hours” during the 2 years before the end of the license cycle, including at least 1 hour in pain and symptom management.
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.
Source read on November 12, 2026: Michigan Speech-Language Pathology General Rules (R 338.601 to R 338.649) on the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs administrative rules site.
Hours and cycle
R 338.627(2) states: “An applicant for license renewal who was licensed for the 2-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall accumulate not less than 20 CPD hours in activities approved under R 338.629 during the 2 years preceding the end of the license cycle.”
Requirements within the 20 hours
R 338.629(1) states: “No more than 12 CPD hours may be earned for approved CPD programs or activities during one 24-hour period.” It also states that “a licensee shall earn at least 1 CPD hour in pain and symptom management by completing a CPD program or activity.”
It states that implicit bias training completed during the 2 years before the license expires “may be used toward satisfaction of the requirements” of the renewal rule.
The rule also has a table of acceptable activities with per-activity limits. That table did not extract cleanly from the copy read, so this page does not summarize it; read the table in the rule itself.
Attestation, records, and audits
R 338.627(3) states: “Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant’s certification of compliance with the requirements of this rule. A licensee shall maintain documentation of satisfying the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years after the date of applying for license renewal.”
R 338.627(4) states: “The department may select and audit a licensee who renewed their license and request proof of compliance with subrule (2) of this rule.”
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.