{"application_form_url":"https://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/applicants/apply_simply.shtml","application_portal_url":"https://www.breeze.ca.gov/","board_contact_url":null,"board_email":"mailto:speechandhearing@dca.ca.gov","board_fax":"(916) 263-2668","board_mailing_address":"2005 Evergreen St., Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95815","board_name":"Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board","board_parent_org":"California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)","board_phone":"(916) 263-2666","board_physical_address":"2005 Evergreen St., Suite 2100, Sacramento, CA 95815","board_source_url":"https://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/","board_url":"https://www.speechandhearing.ca.gov/","canonical_url":"https://statelicensingreference.com/california-slp","ce_requirements_url":null,"common_delays":[{"description":"Missing transcripts or clinical verification forms are the most common cause of delays. 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This allows supervised practice for 36 weeks full-time or 72 weeks part-time. The RPE supervisor must hold a current California SLP license.","reciprocity_info":"California offers alternative licensure pathways for out-of-state SLPs. Applicants holding a current ASHA CCC-SLP or a valid license in another state may qualify for expedited review. However, California does not participate in the ASLP Interstate Compact. All out-of-state applicants must submit a full application with California-specific documentation.","renewal_cycle":"Every 2 years","renewal_fee_amount":150.0,"renewal_portal_url":"https://www.breeze.ca.gov/","required_documents":[{"description":"Must be sent directly from the university showing a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.","name":"Official Transcripts","url":null,"url_label":null},{"description":"Official scores sent from ETS (Code 8544). 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