Montana Board of Physical, Rehabilitative, and Developmental Health Care Professionals

Rule Notices

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Montana Administrative Register (MAR)

  • The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) is proposing rulemaking regarding dispute resolution, joint investigations, post-graduate professional experience, the national examination, and military identification.

     

     

    Emailed comments will be accepted at info@aslpcompact.com until 3 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Oral comments will be accepted at a Special Commission Meeting on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 11 a.m. Mountain Time. Register here to attend.

     

    Last updated: 5/6/2026

    Last Updated 5/6/26

  • (Coming soon)

    This statutorily required rule must pertain to the qualifications and permitted activities for unlicensed speech-language pathology and audiology aides (not assistants).

    Last Updated 3/16/26

  • On January 1, 2026, the Boards of Athletic Trainers, Occupational Therapy Practice, Physical Therapy Examiners, and Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists merged into the new Board of Physical, Rehabilitative, and Developmental Health Care Professionals. This rulemaking will combine the separate boards' rules into one chapter with minor changes. An additional new rule will determine which states will be considered substantially equivalent to Montana in terms of licensure standards.

     

     

    Comment period closes Friday, June 5, 2026, at 5 p.m.

     

    Last updated: 5/8/2026

    Last Updated 5/8/26

  • Montana Administrative Register (MAR) No. 2025-238 pertains to relocating the renewal dates for the various license types whose boards merged January 1, 2026, under their new board titles.

    Last Updated 3/16/26

  • Montana Administrative Register (MAR) No. 2025-417 pertains to which states are considered substantially equivalent to Montana in terms of licensure standards for speech-language pathology and audiology.

    Last Updated 12/24/25

  • Montana Administrative Register (MAR) No. 2025-138 pertains to changing the date by which speech-language pathology and audiology assistants (not aides) must be licensed.

    Last Updated 3/16/26

  • Montana Administrative Register (MAR) No. 2025-117 pertains to establishing fees for a contingent litigation fund.

    Last Updated 6/27/25