The purpose of the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is to administer and enforce the statutory authority and to monitor the needs of the consuming public. The board examines and licenses all eligible candidates for entry into the profession of speech-language pathology and audiology. It recommends appropriate changes in the law to assure fairness and equality. The board conducts formal hearings when necessary and prosecutes by due process any violators of KRS 334A.
The board is a self-supporting agency and receives no General Fund tax appropriation. It is funded entirely through fees assessed for licensing its professionals.
Licensees are encouraged to provide the board with an up-to-date email address to make certain you are receiving important information from the board.
Effective Feb. 1, 2014 all late renewals for licensure for 2014 shall be submitted in paper form with payment to the board office.