The Colorado Office of Audiology Licensure and the Colorado Office of Speech-Language Pathology Certification are both divisions of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). DORA regulates individual license and certificate holders in the state of Colorado.
DORA activities include setting the requirements for licensure and certification, investigating complaints, and enforcing disciplinary actions against those who violate the Audiologist Practice Act or the Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act and Director’s rules and regulations. The mission of DORA is consumer protection through licensing and enforcement.
Licensure and certification both protect consumers by establishing and enforcing a set of competency requirements that a professional must meet in order to practice. Licensure is regulated by a Licensure Board whereas certification is not.
DORA mandates that audiologists must obtain state licensure to practice in the state of Colorado. A speech-language pathologist who holds a special services license issued by the Department of Education and also works outside of the educational setting is not required to obtain certification from DORA.
VIEW DORA STATE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Contact the Licensure Board
Phone: 303-894-2988 | Fax: 303-894-7764
Program and Discipline Info: dora_audiologyboard@state.co.us
Application, Renewal and Customer Questions: dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us
DORA mandates that speech-language pathologists must obtain state certification to practice in the state of Colorado. School speech-language pathologists who are paid solely by a school district, board of cooperative services, or state charter school providing services to exceptional children are excluded from regulation by DORA.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS & APPLICATIONS
Contact the Licensure Director
Phone: 303-894-7800 | Fax: 303-894-7764
Program and Discipline Info: dora_speechlanguagepathology@state.co.us
Application, Renewal and Customer Questions: dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists working in the school system must obtain a license from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) as a Special Service Provider. The progression is from an initial license to a professional license. Both in-state and out-of-state applicants apply for an initial license.
COLORADO LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
SUBMIT LICENSING SUPPORT REQUEST
Contact the Educator Licensing Department
Phone: (720) 739-3304
Email: CDELicensing@cde.state.co.us
Stay informed about licensure and certification maintenance requirements and continuing education opportunities with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the American Academy of Audiology (AAA).