INDIANA SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION (ISHA)

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School Licensure in Indiana

Two public agencies license SLPs in Indiana

The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) https://www.in.gov/pla/
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) https://www.doe.in.gov/

You must have a license from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) to practice as an SLP in the state of Indiana. Some school systems may also require a license from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). You may use a current IPLA license to seek and maintain a school IDOE license.

Step 1

Finish Graduate School
Register as a Clinical Fellow with IPLA: https://www.in.gov/pla/files/Updated_CFY_INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

Step 2

Apply for your IDOE license: https://www.doe.in.gov/licensing/communication-disorder (choose "Original Communication Disorder”

Step 3

Upon completion of your Clinical Fellowship Year

Apply for your IPLA license: https://www.in.gov/pla/3712.htm
Renew your IDOE license as indicated: https://www.doe.in.gov/licensing/communications-disorders-slp-licensure
If you maintain your IPLA license, you can use it to renew your IDOE school license as often as needed: https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/licensing/renewing-valid-ipla-sbs.pdf

IPLA also licenses SLP Support Personnel in Indiana

Go to https://www.in.gov/pla/2897.htm to obtain your license to become:

Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders)
Speech-Language Pathology Associate (must hold a 2-Year Associates Degree in Communication Disorders)
Speech-Language Pathology Aide (must have at least a High School Diploma)

Support Personnel must be supervised by a licensed SLP (supervisor cannot be practicing under an Emergency Permit)

To support and empower members to provide the highest quality, life changing communication, swallowing and hearing services to the people of the State of Indiana.

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