{"application_form_url":null,"application_portal_url":null,"board_contact_url":null,"board_email":"mailto:tn.health@tn.gov","board_fax":"(615) 741-6470","board_mailing_address":"665 Mainstream Dr., Nashville, TN 37243","board_name":"Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences","board_parent_org":"Tennessee Department of Health","board_phone":"(615) 741-5735","board_physical_address":"665 Mainstream Dr., Nashville, TN 37243","board_source_url":null,"board_url":null,"canonical_url":"https://statelicensingreference.com/tennessee-slp","ce_requirements_url":null,"common_delays":[{"description":"Fingerprint results can take several weeks to be processed by the TBI and FBI. 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