Is Ohio issuing ASLP Compact privileges?

Yes. Ohio began issuing privileges on February 9, 2026. As of October 2026 the other issuing states are Louisiana, West Virginia and Tennessee.

How much is an Ohio compact privilege?

Ohio's state fee is $25 plus the $50 Commission administrative fee, $75 in total. Ohio does not require a jurisprudence exam for a privilege. Fees are nonrefundable.

Can an Ohio clinical fellow use the compact?

No. The compact requires a license to practice independently. An Ohio fellow works under a conditional license, valid for eighteen months.

Does Ohio accept the CCC for licensure?

Yes. Ohio Revised Code 4753.08(B) requires the board to waive the exam, education and experience requirements for an applicant with a current CCC in good standing.

Ohio SLP Licensing and the Compact

Ohio licenses speech-language pathologists and audiologists through the State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board, under Chapter 4753 of the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio is also one of the few states where the ASLP Compact is more than a promise. It began issuing compact privileges on February 9, 2026, joining Louisiana and West Virginia, which opened in October 2025. Tennessee followed on May 28, 2026.

That gives Ohio two kinds of clinicians to think about: Ohio residents who want privileges elsewhere, and clinicians from other states who want to practice in Ohio. The answer for each is different.

Can an Ohio SLP use the compact to practice in other states?

Yes, if you live in Ohio, hold an active, unencumbered Ohio license, and want to practice in another issuing state. Your home state for the compact is where you live, pay taxes and hold your driver's license, according to the Commission's FAQ. As of October 2026, the states where an Ohio-based clinician can buy a privilege are Louisiana, West Virginia and Tennessee.

The rules that matter most:

Eligibility. An active, unencumbered home license, no adverse action against any license in the past two years, the required degree, a passed national exam, an FBI background check through Ohio, and, for SLPs, supervised postgraduate experience. Audiologists who graduated on or after January 1, 2008 need a doctorate.
Fees per privilege. A $50 Commission fee plus the remote state's fee: $50 for Louisiana, $25 for West Virginia and $150 for Tennessee. Fees are nonrefundable.
Jurisprudence. West Virginia and Tennessee require one before you apply; Louisiana does not.
Expiration. Every privilege expires with your Ohio license. The Commission says a privilege goes "Inactive" at the printed expiration date even during a grace period, so renew the Ohio license at least 10 business days early.

You create your own CompactConnect account, answer the attestations and pay with your own card. Those attestations are first-person, legally binding statements. See can someone else apply for my ASLP Compact privilege?

Who can practice in Ohio on a privilege?

An SLP or audiologist whose home state is Louisiana, West Virginia or Tennessee, and who meets the eligibility rules, can buy an Ohio privilege. Ohio's state fee is $25, plus the $50 Commission fee, for $75 in total, tied with West Virginia for the lowest among the issuing states. Ohio does not require a jurisprudence exam for a privilege.

Everyone else, including clinicians living in compact states that do not issue yet, like Florida, Georgia, Washington and North Carolina, needs an Ohio license. SLPAs and clinical fellows cannot use the compact at all; the Commission says practicing through it requires a license to practice independently. See who the ASLP Compact does not cover.

Uptake has been small. The Commission's FY26 annual report counts 11 privileges purchased for Ohio in the year ending June 2026, 10 for SLPs and 1 for an audiologist, out of 35 across all states.

How does an Ohio license work for out-of-state clinicians?

Ohio gives licensed clinicians two shortcuts.

The CCC route. Revised Code 4753.08(B) requires the board to waive the examination, education and professional experience requirements for any applicant who presents a current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in good standing in the area of licensure.

The license route. Section 4753.07 directs the board to issue a license under Chapter 4796, Ohio's universal licensure law, to an applicant who holds a license in another state, or who has satisfactory work experience or a government or private certification as an SLP or audiologist in a state that does not issue those licenses.

Without either, the standard qualifications in 4753.06 apply: a master's degree in speech-language pathology or a doctor of audiology degree (or the board's equivalent), supervised clinical experience, a passed exam and, for SLPs, supervised professional experience. Every applicant for an initial license also completes a criminal records check under sections 4776.01 to 4776.04, and applications go through eLicense Ohio.

Our post on SLP license by endorsement compares Ohio's approach with other states.

What about clinical fellows?

An SLP who still needs supervised professional experience applies for a conditional license under section 4753.071, with a plan for the experience on the board's form. A conditional license authorizes practice under the supervision of a fully licensed SLP and is valid for eighteen months. The board will not renew a conditional license, but it may grant a second one. Medicare and Medicaid services by a conditional licensee must be billed by the supervisor.

Ohio also issues a student permit, under section 4753.073, to SLP graduate students in Ohio programs who have finished at least a year of graduate training, with caseload and supervision limits set by rule. See licensing during your clinical fellowship.

Does Ohio license aides?

Ohio licenses speech-language pathology aides and audiology aides under section 4753.072, with qualifications set by board rule. The statute says an aide "shall not act independently," works under the direction and supervision of a licensed SLP or audiologist, cannot dispense hearing aids and cannot start work until the license is approved. Aides are not eligible for compact privileges. See SLPA supervision rules that trip up a move.

How does Ohio renewal work?

Ohio licenses renew every two years under section 4753.09. If you apply for renewal a year or more after it was due, you apply for licensure again instead. The continuing education rule, Ohio Administrative Code 4753-4-01, requires:

20 hours in the two years before renewal;
at least 10 of them in your area of licensure;
at least 2 hours relating to ethics;
20 hours for each license if you are dual licensed; and
no carryover between periods.

Up to 10 hours can come from approved internet programs without a post-test. Hours approved for a teaching license renewal by a local professional development committee can count too.

If you hold privileges elsewhere through Ohio, your Ohio renewal date is the date that controls all of them. See renewing ASLP privileges with your home license.

Is teletherapy covered?

Section 4753.20 lets an Ohio-licensed audiologist or SLP provide telehealth services in line with section 4743.09. Under the compact, practice happens where the client is, so an Ohio clinician serving a West Virginia client by video needs a West Virginia license or privilege. See teletherapy for SLPs across state lines.

When does a privilege beat an Ohio license, or the reverse?

A privilege is faster and cheaper for an Ohio clinician who wants occasional work in Louisiana, West Virginia or Tennessee, or a clinician from one of those states who wants to work in Ohio. A license makes more sense if you are moving to Ohio permanently, since Ohio then becomes your home state; if you plan to practice in states that do not issue privileges; or if you are an SLPA or clinical fellow. Our post on compact privilege or a state license works through the choice.

What should you check before buying a first privilege?

Residence. Your home state is where you actually live. An Ohio license held by someone living in Kentucky does not make Ohio a home state.
A clean two-year record. Any adverse action on any license in the past two years rules you out.
The remote state's extras. Jurisprudence for West Virginia and Tennessee must be done first.
Setting. The Commission's FAQ says a privilege works in a school only if that state's education department does not require its own credential, and an audiologist can dispense hearing aids on a privilege only where the state does not require a separate dispensing credential.
Your Ohio renewal date. A privilege bought a month before your Ohio license expires lasts a month.

Our post on the ASLP Compact for audiologists covers the audiology side in more depth.

How can we help in Ohio?

For an Ohio license, our License by Endorsement service is $599 and a full application is $749; a conditional license for a clinical fellow is $349. For the compact, our ASLP Compact Readiness Review is $149: we check your eligibility, the status of your FBI background check through Ohio, and each remote state's jurisprudence. Our Compact Privilege Concierge is $299 for the first state and $149 for each additional one. It is a guided session in which you log in to CompactConnect, answer the attestations and pay the Commission and state fees yourself while we walk you through each screen. We never log in, attest or pay for you. See Ohio details and sources on the Ohio state page and the compact map on our ASLP Compact hub.