Licensing

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Licensing

To seek employment in a private practice or medical setting in the State of Nevada, you must obtain a license from the State Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology. You may contact them by calling (775) 857-3500.

To obtain employment in a local school district, you must have a valid teaching license from the State of Nevada Department of Education. You may contact them by calling (775) 687-9115. Simply state that you are interested in gaining employment in a local school district as a speech-language pathologist. You do not need to obtain a State Board of Examiners license to be employed in a local school district; however, if you were to do per diem, etc. in another setting, you would need to obtain that license.

If you plan to work in a Nevada school district, there is currently a salary supplement for SLPs who have met three critiera
1) worked for a district three years,
2) have their CCC
3) have their Board of Examiner's license

Thus, you may need to contact both agencies listed below if you would like to be eligible for the salary supplement.

Department of Education License:
You may contact the State of Nevada Department of Education by calling:
(775) 687-9115

State Licensure:

You may contact the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology by calling (775)-787-3421.

Board of Examiners for Audiology
and Speech Pathology
Loretta L. Ponton, Executive Director
P.O. Box 34540
Reno, NV 89533-4540
(775)-787-3421

Website: www.speech_pathology.state.nv.us � e-mail: info@nvaud-sp.org
To maintain this yearly license, you must pay a fee and complete 15 clock hours of continuing education credits.