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Committee hears technical fix for speech‑language pathologist clinical‑fellowship requirement
Summary
Representative Stinnett presented House Bill 2591 to remove a Missouri‑only clinical‑supervision requirement for speech‑language pathologists; supporters called it a technical fix that addresses a licensing barrier for applicants who completed fellowships in other states.
Representative Stinnett presented House Bill 2591 to the House Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing as a technical correction to Missouri’s speech‑language pathology licensure statute. She told the committee the existing statute requires a clinical fellowship year under a Missouri‑licensed speech‑language pathologist, which can force applicants who completed fellowships in other states to repeat the year if they seek Missouri licensure.
Brent Hemphill, testifying for the Missouri Speech, Hearing and Language Association, described the measure as “purely a technical fix” and urged the committee to pass it, saying the current requirement blocks applicants trained elsewhere from licensure in Missouri. Committee members noted the bill had previously passed committee and the House floor in the prior session but did not become law.
The hearing concluded after supportive testimony and no opposition was recorded. The committee did not take a formal vote during the session; further action will follow the committee’s schedule.
