How Do I Apply for a Speech Pathologist Temporary License?

Documentation and questions may be submitted by email: plpublic@idph.iowa.gov.

The application fee is $120. All application fees are nonrefundable.

Applicants must submit official documentation for all of the following:

1. Official transcript(s) documenting issuance of a master's degree sent directly to the board from the college or university;
2. Official verification of completion of a minimum of 400 hours of supervised clinical training; and
3. Results of the Praxis Examination. 

After the temporary license is issued, the applicant must submit a completed and signed Supervised Clinical Experience Plan. 

• Supervisor(s) must have an active license in good standing
• Supervisor must be approved by the board.

Email board staff at plpublic@idph.iowa.gov to request the Supervised Clinical Experience Plan.

If applicable, applicants that have previously been licensed, registered or certified in another state, the applicant must meet the following requirements.

1. Meet the requirements established in Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) 481—740.2; and
2. Submit official license verification for all states in which the applicant has been licensed. Applicant must verify at a minimum of five years of licensure as an independent licensee in one or more states.

The license verification must include the following: 

• Licensee Name;
• License Number;
• Issue Date;
• Expiration Date;
• License Status; and
• Reference to Any Pending or Past Disciplinary Action.

The verification may be printed from another state licensing board’s website if it contains all of the information noted above. If an online verification is not available, the verification must be sent directly from the licensing board(s).