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Do not use the Thentia Portal for SLP-Assistant Changes/ Updates

September 14, 2021

Any changes made in the Thentia Portal for SLP-Assistants are not working. Please use the Assistant’s tab on the Board’s website, for all changes/ updates for Assistants. If you have made changes in the Thentia portal please email kyoung@ncboeslpa.org so the changes may be fixed. Thank you for your patience.

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Extended License Renewal Grace Period for North Carolina Licensees Affected by Hurricane Helene

December 11, 2024

In response to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NCBOESLPA) has announced an extension for license renewal grace periods for affected licensees. Extension Details: Important Reminder: If you choose to provide services during your grace period, please ensure your license is renewed before the expiration of the […]

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Hurricane Helene Resources

October 15, 2024

October 8, 2024 Announcement: At the October 7, 2024 meeting the Board determined to make the following allowances: In response to Hurricane Helene and pursuant to 21 NCAC 64.0108 Waiver and North Carolina Executive Order 318, the Board will grant the following waivers/allowances to any NC licensees affected by Hurricane Helene without the need for submission of the waiver/allowance form. In response to Hurricane Helene and pursuant […]

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Medicaid Communication Access Services

June 20, 2024

In 2019, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine partnered with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH) to study access barriers in health care for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind individuals. One of the barriers identified in the report, is the cost to providers […]

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Direct Observation Requirement for Temporary Licensees

May 8, 2024

This does not pertain to Temporary SLP-Assistants, SLP-Assistants with a full registration, or Audiology Assistants. Please be sure to review their supervision/observation requirements separately. The NCBOESLPA’s observation requirement for temporary licensees is different from the ASHA observation requirement for the clinical fellowship.   The Board has made some adjustments to allow some flexibility in the month-to-month […]

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NC Medicaid Provider Verification Process

April 15, 2024

Beginning in May 2021, NC Medicaid started taking additional steps, as outlined in the NCTracks Changes to Provider Verification Process bulletin, to ensure providers meet their contractual obligation to maintain their credentials on their NCTracks provider enrollment record.  NC Medicaid published multiple bulletin articles to notify providers of the change, and providers receive four targeted reminders prior to their […]

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Unethical Acts and Practices Reminder to Licensees

February 6, 2024

The Board requires that anyone (including but not limited to students, clinical fellows, licensees, assistant registrant applicants, and temporary assistant applicants) who will be providing professional services under a licensee’s supervision to meet one of the following requirements: The supervising licensee is responsible for submitting the registration documentation to the Board and ensuring the registration […]

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Additional Guidance regarding OTC hearing aids and "Prescription" hearing aids

January 3, 2024

The following additional guidance regarding OTC hearing aids and “Prescription” hearing aids can be viewed below.

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Board's guidance on Ethical Practices in Addressing Vacancies in the NC School Settings

December 12, 2023

Please click the button below to view the Board’s guidance on Ethical Practices in Addressing Vacancies in the North Carolina School Settings. This guidance was created as a result of inquiries from school based SLPs received by the Board office.

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New temporary license applicant process

October 17, 2023

Please note, our old Supervised Experience Year (SEY) PDF form will be phased out and no longer accepted after November 30, 2023. All SEY Plan submissions will need to be submitted to the Board office via our new SEY Plan form. If you have any questions please contact the Board office.

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