As speech therapist we have to maintain CEU hours through ASHA and the state we practice in to keep our knowledge relevant with evidence based practice. CEU hours is also known as professional development hours.
Many speech therapist don’t know you can gain CEU hours in many ways, for example
- Continuing education activities
- Employer sponsored in service activities
- Business and management content
- Teacher orientated content
- College or university course work
Visit ASHA for more information and your state organization to verify ways to earn CEU’s
ASHA CEU Requirements
Every certificate holder is assigned a 3-year certification maintenance interval with 30 required PDHs. The 3-year certification maintenance interval begins the first January following the date certification was awarded.
Required out of ASHA CEU 30 required hours
- 1 hour must be in the area of ethics
- 2 hours must be in cultural competency, cultural humility, culturally responsive practice, diversity, equity, inclusion
ASHA Compliance Forms
- A compliance form must be turned into ASHA by December 31st at the end of your interval or anytime before
- ASHA CEU’s can be tracked online on your ASHA account for a price or ASHA provides a Record Keeping Form
- Always keep records from completed courses and record forms for 5 years in case of an audit of proof of CEU’s
State Requirements
Speech therapy CEU’s requirements by all 50 states! Please follow the links to verify that the following information is correct. Each state has requirements for amount of CEU’s and how many years each cycle is for attaining CEU’s. Certain states also have requirements for how to track CEU’s. If you are looking for a way to track CEU’s please follow this link!
Alabama
- State Website
- 12 CEU’s per year
- Keep self record for 1 year
Alaska
- State Website
- No CEU Requirements
Arizona
- State Website
- State Code of Conduct
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Arkansas
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
California
- State Website
- 24 CEU’s per 2 years
- Keep self record for 2 years after submitting
Colorado
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
- Must use Colorado Record Keeping form
Connecticut
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must keep self record keeping for up to 3 years after submitting
Delaware
- State Website
- 30 CEU’s per odd number years (2)
- Must upload CEU’s into DELPROS
Florida
- State Website
- 30 CEU’s per every 2 years
- Must use Florida CE account to keep record
Georgia
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must keep self record for 3 years after submitting
Hawaii
- State Website
- No requirements
Idaho
- State Website
- Code of Conduct
- 30 CEU’s per 3 years
Illinois
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- 1 hour of Ethics Required per cycle
Indiana
- State Website
- 36 CEU’s per 2 years
Iowa
- State Website
- Must keep self record form for 4 years after submitting
Kansas
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Kentucky
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
Louisiana
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
Maine
- State Website
- 25 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must use Maine Record Keeping Form
Maryland
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Michigan
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- 1 hour for pain management required
- Must keep self record form for 4 years after submitting CEU’s
Minnesota
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Missouri
- State Website
- Code of Conduct
- 30 CEU’s per 2 years
Montana
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
Nebraska
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Nevada
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
- Must keep self reporting record for 3 years after submitting
New Hampshire
- State Website
- 30 CEU’s per 2 years
New Jersey
- State Website
- Code of Conduct
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
New Mexico
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
New York
- State Website
- 30 CEU’s per 3 years
- Must use New York’s self record keeping form
North Carolina
- State Website
- 30 CEU’s per 3 year
- Must use North Carolina’s online portal for reporting
North Dakota
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
- Must use North Dakota online portal for reporting
Ohio
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must attain 2 ethics hours per cycle
Oklahoma
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must use Oklahoma online portal
Oregon
- State Website
- 30 CEU’s per 2 years
- 1 hour of professional development related to cultural competency
- Must keep records for 4 years past submitting record
Pennsylvania
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must keep records for 4 years past submitting
Rhode Island
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must keep records for 4 years past submitting
South Carolina
- State Website
- 16 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must keep records for 4 years after submitting
South Dakota
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Tennessee
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
Texas
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- Must keep records for 3 years after each cycle
Utah
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Vermont
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
Virginia
- State Website
- 10 CEU’s per year
Washington
- State Requirements
- 30 CEU’s per 3 years
- 1 hour of infection control required
- Must keep records for 4 years after each cycle
West Virginia
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- 2 hours of ethics required
Wisconsin
- State Website
- 20 CEU’s per 2 years
- 2 hours of ethics required
Wyoming
- State Website
- 12 CEU’s per year
If your state does not provide a way to keep a record of CEU’s I have attached one at the bottom of this paragraph. If your state does not specify how long to keep records for, I suggest keeping certificates and records for at least 4 years past each cycle. Starting a new folder on your computer for CEU’s is a great way to stay organized.
