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

The fee for any license conversion type is $50.00 and may be paid online through the payment page links listed below. 

License Type Conversions

Converting a license from one type to another is typically required when moving from a lower/temporrary license to a standard license. Pleaae 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 oassing 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

  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 (both Sponsor and Apprentice), 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: All Licenses 

A change in status from active to inactive must be done at the time of renewal. In the renewal application, the licensee must attest that they will no longer practice or represent to others that they are authorized to practice while the license is inactive. Once converted, the following are still required:  
  • Annual 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 remain eligible to apply for a license reinstatement for up to 3 years.

Inactive to Active: All Licenses 

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, who will notifiy you via email when the cobversion is complete.

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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