Do Indiana SLPs Need the CCC? License, Medicaid and CE Rules

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Indiana at a glance

CCC	Named in rules, not required
License renewal CE	36 hrs every 2 years (by Dec 31, odd years)
Whose CE counts	Any relevant CE counts
Clinical fellowship	Clinical Fellowship Year registration (not a license): nine months full time, finished within 18 months. The supervisor needs an Indiana license.
School credential	CCC not required

Does Indiana require the CCC?

The school Medicaid tool kit (23rd edition, reposted January 2023) requires an Indiana license and then one of three things: the CCC, a finished program with supervised experience in progress, or equivalent education and experience. It notes that the third group includes people who chose not to maintain the CCC. Support personnel must be supervised by a "licensed, ASHA-certified SLP." This covers school billing only. The general IHCP Therapy Services module (version 7.0, effective July 1, 2024) requires only a licensed SLP, or a clinical fellow supervised by a licensed SLP, and does not mention the CCC. Indiana licensure does not require the CCC. The licensing agency lists a transcript, 400 supervised clinical hours, a nine-month clinical fellowship, Praxis scores and a jurisprudence exam, and accepts a current CCC only as a substitute for the transcript, hours, fellowship and Praxis items. The one place Indiana law does require the CCC is IC 25-35.6-1-8(b): an SLP who supervises support personnel must hold a license and the CCC "or its equivalent" from a nationally recognized association. The board's own rule, 880 IAC 1-1-2(b), says the board "will accept" a CCC from ASHA or another approved national association instead of the transcript, clinical hours, fellowship and exam documents. It is a substitute for the paperwork, not a requirement.

Sources: Licensure: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, SLP and Audiology Board (application requirements, opened); Medicaid: Medicaid Billing Tool Kit, 23rd ed. (reposted Jan. 2023); Medicaid: IHCP Therapy Services module, version 7.0; Licensure: 880 IAC 1, board licensing rules (Indiana Administrative Code)

What you can do

• Ask the Department of Education to replace the three-part list with "licensed by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency" (language B).
• Ask to change "licensed, ASHA-certified SLP" in the supervision text to "licensed SLP" (language C).

Continuing education for Indiana SLPs

Hours: 36 hrs every 2 years (by Dec 31, odd years).
Topic rules: None named; no more than 6 hrs self-study.
Whose CE counts: Any relevant program; no national sponsor or pre-approval required.

Sources: 880 IAC 1-3.1-2

Compare every state in our CEU requirements by state guide.

Clinical fellowship and background checks

Clinical Fellowship Year registration (not a license): nine months full time, finished within 18 months. The supervisor needs an Indiana license.

Sources: PLA: licensing information

Required for speech pathologists and SLP support personnel. Compact member; not issuing compact privileges yet.

Sources: PLA: license types needing a background check; ASLP-IC compact map

School-based SLPs

The board license is needed to practice in schools, and districts may also require a Department of Education license.

Sources: PLA: licensing information

SLP assistants in Indiana

Indiana registers three levels of support personnel: aides (high school), associates (associate degree) and assistants (bachelor's) (IC 25-35.6-1-5; 880 IAC 1-2.1).

Sources: 880 IAC 1-2.1 (support personnel); IPLA licensing information

Other notes

• Indiana requires extra training to treat oropharyngeal dysphagia (older spreadsheet note).
• Older spreadsheet note: HB 1608 (2023) limits instruction on human sexuality in K-3. Not re-checked in this update.

If your employer says you need the CCC

Many job posts and policies still list the CCC out of habit. Our employer education page has language you can share, and the Indiana one-sheet puts the license and the CCC side by side on two printable pages.

Checked against state sources through October 31, 2026. This page summarizes public rules for general information and is not legal advice. Rules change, and employers and payers can set their own requirements, so confirm with the board before you rely on it.