Licensure Applications
As of December 7, 2013 all Speech-Language Pathologists in Michigan will need to be licensed. To begin the process please see the LARA website at:
http://www.mi.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-27417_27529_53664---,00.html
Licensure Information:
MorphoTrust is the company that does fingerprinting in Michigan for Licensure. Please contact MorphoTrust at http://www.l1enrollment.com/locations/?st=mi
Do you have a question about licensure? Please direct all questions pertaining to licensure to LARA at
bhcshelp@michigan.gov
You can easily track your file by checking the online checklist at www.michigan.gov/appstatus. Use your customer number and instructions that you will receive approximately 3 weeks after receipt of your application.
To verify a license
To check on the status of your license
For more information
www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
Desmond Mitchell from LARA, the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Division of the Michigan Department of Licensing, issued a memo containing important information regarding Licensure for Speech-Language Pathologists. It features answers to frequently asked questions regarding the current law and timelines and what you must do to become licensed by December 7, 2013. MSHA is committed to helping with the dissemination of information about licensure and what you need to do to comply with the law.
Licensure FAQs
FAQs about applying for Licensure
Michigan-specific FAQ's, guidelines and requirements for Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist
If a licensee has already had a Criminal Background Check (CBC) and fingerprints pursuant to MCL 333.16174(3) the licensee would not need to obtain another CBC, fingerprints again for licensure of a different health profession that we regulate.
Official version of the rules on the Office of Regulatory Reinvention’s website:
http://www7.dleg.state.mi.us/orr/Files/AdminCode/494_10468_AdminCode.pdf
Some General Questions and Answers Regarding Licensure
The following questions and answers have been generated based on questions SLPs have raised. The answers stated here are based on the current understanding of members of MSHA's legislative committee who have been working closely with this process. The answers may change as the process is shaped by the Speech-Language Pathology Board who will write the rules.
Q. Will licensure apply to SLPs in all settings including the schools?
A. Yes, all SLPs working in the state of Michigan will be required to be licensed.
Q. If I have my CCCs, am I eligible for a license?
A. Yes. SLPs with their CCCs will be eligible to apply for a license.
Q. What is the "grandfather" clause for school-based SLPs?
A. School-based SLPs who are currently eligible to to work in the school setting with a teaching certificate endorsed in speech will be able to obtain a licensure that will allow them to continue working in schools. This applies to all SLPs without CCCs who hold a teaching certificate endorsed in speech and are currently eligible to work in the schools. This group of SLPs will be licensed to work in the schools only.
Q. What if I work in the schools with a teaching certificate in speech but never obtained the CCCs?
A. You will be granted a grandfathered license to work only in the schools. In this scenario, you would not be able to work in private practice or a clinic without completing coursework, taking the required test and participating in a clinical fellowship. Remember, you must make application to the Speech-Language Licensing Board after the process starts in order to receive a license.
Q. What will someone in their Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) do?
A. The bill provides for a temporary license for SLPs working on their CFY. This is a significant benefit to the schools, where there have been difficulties since the teaching certificate requirement was lifted and replaced with the requirement of the CCCs. CFYs will need to be supervised by a licensed SLP.
Q. How much will it cost?
A. Criminal Background Check (one time fee) $62.50
Application Fee $20.00
1st year License $75.00
Renewal Fee-2 year License (always in September) $150.00
Educational Limited License (CFYs) $170.00
Q. Do I include "L" after CCC-SLP when signing my name?
A. The Michigan SLP licensing board decided not to add more letters after our current ones.
Q. What if I don't have my teaching certificate or my CCCs and I work in the schools?
A. In order to be qualified to work in the schools as it stands now (before licensure), SLPs must have either a teaching certificate in speech or current CCCs. This will continue to be true after licensure.
Q. When will I renew my license?
A. All renewals are in September and will be for two (2) years. You will receive notice in the mail 45-60 days before the expiration of your license letting you know it is time to renew. It is important that you keep LARA updated if you have an address change so that you can receive your renewal notice.
The SLP Licensure Board:
Brit Austin, M.A. of Oxford, term expires December 31, 2014
Erica Dwyer M.A. of Williamsburg, term expires December 31, 2015
Janelle Edmunds, of Clarkston, term expires December 31, 2017
Patrisha Mervenne, M.A. of Bloomfield Hills, term expires December 31, 2016
Christopher Mills, B.A. of Grand Rapids, term expires December 31, 2015
Mary Purtee, M.A., of North Muskegon, term expires December 31, 2017
Melissa Pynnonen, M.D. of Ann Arbor, term expires December 31, 2016
Bradford Swartz, Ph.D. of Mt. Pleasant, term expires December 31, 2015
Jeffrey Weingarten, M.D. of Grosse Pointe Woods, term expires December 31, 2017
Lyn'ee Wells, of Grand Rapids, term expires December 31, 2016
Amanda Wong, of Ada, term expires December 31, 2014