STATE OF NEVADA
JOE LOMBARDO
Governor
DR. KRISTOPHER SANCHEZ
Director

PERRY FAIGIN
NIKKI HAAG
MARCEL F. SCHAERER
Deputy Directors

JENNIFER R. PIERCE
Executive Director
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
OFFICE OF NEVADA BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS STANDARDS
NEVADA SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, AUDIOLOGY
AND HEARING AID DISPENSING BOARD

License Reciprocity

Any person seeking to practice one of the professions licensed by this Board in Nevada OR treat a Nevada resident, regardless of residency or licensure status in another state, must obtain a Nevada license to do so. 

Reciprocal licensing in Nevada is only available to an Audiologist or Speech-Language Pathologist seeking a Standard license through issuance of an expedited license by endorsement authorized in Nevada law. An applicant is only eligible if they meet all three criteria listed below 

  1. Hold a current, corresponding valid and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of speech-language pathology in the District of Columbia or any U.S. state/territory; AND

  2. Have no history of licensing discipline/investigation in the District of Columbia or any U.S. state/territory in which they hold/have held an audiology license; AND

  3. Have no history of a civil or criminal malpractice action in the District of Columbia or any U.S. state/territory.

To request issuance of an expedited license by endorsement, please begin the online application and follow the prompts.   

Reciprocity FAQs

  • Reciprocal licensing is not available to Hearing Aid Specialists or other license types. 
  • Licenses from other states are not automatically recognized by this Board and do not allow a practitioner to treat a Nevada resident.
  • Anyone seeking Nevada licensure must submt an application for the practice/license type that applies to them. 
  • Licenses from other states may not be "transferred" to Nevada. 
  • Our Board does not currently participate in any interstate licensing compacts.

 

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