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It is declared to be a policy of this state that it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech-language pathology and audiology services to the public in order to:
      (1) Safeguard the public health, safety and welfare;
      (2) Protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous and unauthorized persons;
      (3) Protect the public from unprofessional conduct by qualified speech-language pathologists and audiologists; and
      (4) Help ensure the availability of the highest possible quality speech-language pathology and audiology services to people of this state who have communication disabilities.

Protecting the Public

The Board was established in 1973 to regulate the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in Oregon. It regulates the performance of Audiologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Speech-Language Pathology Assistants in order to protect consumers. The Board is required to investigate all complaints on a confidential case-by-case basis and then determine whether disciplinary action is needed in order to to protect the public. The Board may issue civil penalties for up to $5,000 per violation of its statutes or rules and may also revoke or suspend licenses. For information about how to file a complaint, as well as a description of the investigation process, see our “For the Public” links above.

 

Seeking A License

Anyone purporting to be a Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, and/or Audiologist or seeking to work in or from Oregon as a Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, or Audiologist must hold a license from this Board. 

See Licensing Qualifications on our Applications page.

Choose the application for your profession and read the instructions carefully.

Any required application documents can be sent prior to the application. Once the application is submitted we keep it on file for six months for all required documents to be submitted before it expires and a person must re-apply.

Practicing Responsibilities

BSPA Professional & Ethical Standards

Mandatory Reporting:

Any change in contact information or name change within 30 days. (OAR 335-005)

Any SLPA or C-SLP change in supervisor within 30 days. (OAR 335-005)

Any felony arrest or misdemeanor​ or felony conviction within 10 days of the event. (OAR 335-005)

Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse (ORS 419b)

 
 

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