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

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Nevada at a glance

CCC	Required for a license
License renewal CE	10 hrs every year
Whose CE counts	Named sponsors or board-approved CE
Clinical fellowship	Provisional license for the clinical fellowship: one year, renewable to three. Requires Praxis.
School credential	CCC is one accepted route

Does Nevada require the CCC?

The Medicaid enrollment checklist asks for a Nevada license and does not mention the CCC. The CCC is in the licensing statute. NRS 637B.197 says that, except for provisional licensees, "a speech-language pathologist must hold a current Certificate of Clinical Competence" from ASHA (amended 2025). The word "current" makes it an ongoing condition, not only a condition of the first license. NAC 637B.0365 also requires proof of ASHA certification to reinstate an expired license. Nevada has a provisional license for clinical fellows (NRS 637B.201).

Sources: Licensure: NAC 637B (Nevada Legislature, rev. 4-13-2026); Licensure: NRS 637B (Nevada Legislature); Medicaid: Medicaid Services Manual ch. 1700, Therapies (DHCFP); Medicaid: Medicaid provider enrollment checklist

What you can do

• Contact the Legislative Counsel Bureau now to find the 2027 bill-draft deadline, and find a legislator to sponsor a bill that removes the CCC from NRS 637B.197 and keeps the degree, exam and supervised experience.
• Ask the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Board how it would view the change, and ask it to amend NAC 637B.0365 to match.
• Tell legislators the 2025 amendment already touched this section, so the language is open for change.

Continuing education for Nevada SLPs

Hours: 10 hrs every year.
Topic rules: At least 1 hr ethics, cultural competence or cultural humility.
Whose CE counts: Listed organizations' courses deemed approved; others need board approval.

Sources: Revised regulation (LCB); Board CE page

Compare every state in our CEU requirements by state guide.

Clinical fellowship and background checks

Provisional license for the clinical fellowship: one year, renewable to three. Requires Praxis.

Sources: Board: SLP license types

The compact requires fingerprint-based FBI checks for anyone applying for a compact privilege. The Nevada board says it does not require criminal background checks for its own licenses. Compact member; not issuing compact privileges yet.

Sources: Board: licensing overview; ASLP-IC compact map

School-based SLPs

Since October 1, 2026, the NDE endorsement for speech and language impairments (NAC 391.370) needs a master's plus either the CCC or a Nevada board license, or an out-of-state school endorsement. Endorsements issued on or before October 1, 2026 carry over.

Sources: NAC 391.370 (effective Oct. 1, 2026); NDE: speech and language pathologist license

SLP assistants in Nevada

The Nevada board licenses SLP assistants under NRS and NAC 637B, both revised in 2026 (LCB File R026-25).

Sources: Board: license types, including assistants; Board: current laws and regulations (NAC 637B, R026-25)

Other notes

• Nevada requires the CCC for supervisors of SLPAs and provisional SLPs.

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 Nevada 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.