Licensure Answers
State of Michigan Licensure
Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions
1. Important Dates
♦Licensure went into effect December 7, 2011.
♦ All individuals currently working MUST be licensed by December 7, 2013.
♦All individuals graduating after January 1, 2012 MUST hold an educational limited license prior to seeing any clients during there clinical fellowship (CFY).
♦All individuals supervising someone with a limited educational license (beginning after January 2012) MUST hold full licensure (even if the fellowship is being completed prior to December 7, 2013)
2. Cost*
♦Initial Licensure Fees:
Initial license is good for only one year or less and will be renewed in September of each year REGARDLESS of when (i.e. what month) you were granted your initial license.
Criminal Background check: $62.50 (one-time fee)
Application Fee: $20.00 (one-time fee)
1st Year License Fee: $75.00
♦Renewal Fees:
Renewal fees are for 2 years and will always renew in September
2 Year License fee: $150.00
♦Educational Limited License (CFY)
License fee: $170.00
3. Types of License:
♦Full Speech-Language Pathology License (by examination or endorsement)
If you have your Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCCs), had them and dropped them, or completed all requirements to obtain CCCs and never got them, you qualify for this license.
♦Limited Speech-Language Pathology License
If you have a Teaching Certificate with an endorsement in Speech-Language Impairment and do not qualify to obtain your CCCs, you qualify for this license. You may ONLY practice in the school setting and you many NOT supervise someone completing their clinical fellowship experience.
♦Educational Limited License
Those graduating after January 1, 2012 and starting their clinical fellowship experience, must apply for this license. You MUST be supervised by a fully licensed Speech-Language Pathologist.
4. Licensure Lapse
♦If your license has lapsed less than 3 years you may re-apply and qualify for a license.
♦If your license has lapsed for greater than 3 years, you may re-apply for licensure if you re-take and pass the Praxis Examination or show that you have been licensed in another state.
♦ If you have a limited license to work only in the schools and your license lapses less than 3 years, you may re-apply as long as you have employment or a contract with a school district, non-public school or a state department that provides these services.
♦If you have a limited license and your license lapses for greater than 3 years, you will have to meet the requirements for a full and unlimited license in order to renew.
5. ASHA CCCs
♦The law does not and cannot mandate that you continue to maintain your Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
♦ An employer, insurance company or third party payor can however, mandate that you have your CCCs in addition to licensure.
♦ASHA and MSHA encourage all professionals to continue maintaining their CCCs for many reasons.
♦ We will not put an "L" after our CCCs to denote license status. It can be stated elsewhere on your resume.
*The rates are as of January 2012 and may be increased at any time by the State of Michigan
This document is for informational use only, prepared for MSHA members at the 2013 MSHA Annual Conference. For further information contact the State of Michigan, Licensing & Regulatory Agency (LARA) at www.michigan.gov or bhpinfo@michigan.gov
