Verified October 9, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What SLPs and audiologists miss in Montana
- Montana licenses renew every year, not every two years.
- The standalone SLP and audiology board now sits inside a combined Board of Physical, Rehabilitative, and Developmental Health Care Professionals.
- A Montana limited license expires after two years and cannot be renewed.
Can I practice in Montana on an ASLP Compact privilege?
Montana has enacted the ASLP Compact but is not issuing privileges yet. Until it does, practicing here takes a Montana license, and a Montana license does not yet give you a privilege anywhere else.
- Enacted, not issuing yet
Can an SLP or audiologist licensed elsewhere get a Montana license by endorsement?
Montana licenses by endorsement when you hold an active license in good standing from a state with substantially equivalent standards. SLP applicants still need a CAA-accredited master's, a 36-week supervised professional experience and a passing Praxis score. Audiologists need an AuD or PhD unless licensed before 2007.
- Endorsement route available
Citation: Mont. Code Ann. 37-1-304; 37-15-303; ARM 24.222.540
Which exams does Montana require for a license?
SLP and audiology applicants must pass the national Praxis exam in their field or its equivalent. Limited licensees for the clinical fellowship must also pass the board-approved exam before the license issues.
- Praxis exam
Does Montana require fingerprints?
- Fingerprint background check
How do clinical fellows get licensed in Montana?
A limited license covers the supervised professional experience: at least 36 weeks and 1,260 hours, with 1,008 in direct client contact. The supervisor needs a Montana license held at least two years. It lasts two years and cannot be renewed, so an unfinished experience means reapplying.
- Limited license
Citation: Mont. Code Ann. 37-15-301(3); ARM 24.222.508; ARM 24.222.509
Does Montana license SLP assistants?
SLPAs and audiology assistants are licensed and must have at least one Montana-licensed supervisor of the same profession. The assistant must tell the board within 10 days of any change in supervisor. Out-of-state assistants need a current license from a state with substantially equivalent standards.
- Speech-language pathology assistant license
What audiologists need to know in Montana
Montana's hearing aid dispenser law does not apply to anyone licensed as an audiologist, so a licensed audiologist can fit and dispense hearing aids without a dispenser license.
- Dispensing covered by the audiology license
How often does a Montana SLP or audiology license renew?
SLP, audiology and assistant licenses renew every year, and inactive licenses also renew annually.
- Renews every year
Licensing in Montana?
For a license, we send your Praxis scores and verifications, file the application and carry the board correspondence. License by endorsement is $599 for an SLP or audiologist.