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
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Convert Your License

License Type Conversions

Converting a license type typically occurs when moving to a standard license from a temporary, provisional, or apprentice license. Please note the following:

  • Conversion does NOT automatically renew the license and may not be done during license renewal. You must renew your license in a separate transaction, and you may choose which action to complete first, based on when your license expires in relation to the timing of the conversion. You will pay the same fees in total between the two transactions, and your renewal date will remain the same.
  • Conversion does NOT require a new application. Instead, please follow the instructions below according to your area of practice.

Temporary to Standard: Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists

  1. Visit our Conversion Payment page to pay the conversion fee.
  2. Board staff will be notified of the request & payment via email.
  3. Board staff will make the change and you will be notified via email when the conversion is complete.

Temporary to Standard: Dispensing Audiologists & Hearing Aid Specialists 

  1. Wait for notification from the Board of your passing scores on both the written and practical dispensing examinations.
  2. Board staff will be notified of the request & payment via email.
  3. Board staff will make the change and you will be notified via email when the conversion is complete.

Provisional to Standard: Speech-Language Pathologists

  1. Upon award of your ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP), please email a copy to board@nvspeechhearing.org.
  2. Visit our Conversion Payment page to pay the conversion fee.
  3. Board staff will be notified of the request & payment via email.
  4. Board staff will make the change and you will be notified via email when the conversion is complete.

Provisional to Standard: Hearing Aid Specialists

* Please note that NBC-HIS certification will not be required after January 1, 2026 and proposed regulations will establish revised requiremets for a standard license.

  1. Upon award of your NBC-HIS certification, please email a copy to board@nvspeechhearing.org.
  2. Visit our Conversion Payment page to pay the conversion fee.
  3. Board staff will be notified of the request & payment via email.
  4. Board staff will make the change and you will be notified via email when the conversion is complete.

Apprentice to Standard: Hearing Aid Specialists

  1. Download, complete, and sign the Apprentice Training Completion & Competency Evaluation form.
  2. Email the completed form to the Board at board@nvspeechhearing.org.
  3. Wait for award of NBC-HIS certification and notification of passing scores on both the Written and Dispensing Practical Examinations from the Board.
  4. Visit our Conversion Payment page to pay the conversion fee.
  5. Board staff will be notified of the request & payment via email.
  6. Board staff will make the change and you will be notified via email when the conversion is complete.

License Status Conversions

Active to Inactive *Standard Licenses Only*

A change in status from active to inactive may only be made to a standard license, and must be done at the time of renewal.

In the renewal application, you must attest that you will not practice or represent to others that you are authorized to practice while the license is inactive. Once converted, the following are still required:

  • Annual license renewal (for a lesser fee)
  • Continuing education, following the same requirements as if the license was active.

A licensee who does not plan to practice for the foreseeable future may also choose to let their license expire, removing the renewal and continuing education requirements, and remaining eligible to apply for a license reinstatement for up to 3 years.

Inactive to Active *Standard Licenses Only*

A change in status from inactive to active may be requested at any time or at license renewal.

At License Renewal

  1. Make the request in the license renewal application.
  2. The application may require manual review by Board staff.
  3. Board staff will notify you via email of the outcome of the conversion request.

Any Other Time

  1. Visit our Conversion Payment page to pay the conversion fee.
  2. Board staff will be notified of the request & payment via email.
  3. Board staff will make the change and you will be notified via email when the conversion is complete.
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