Advocacy
Governor Newsom Signs AB2423 into Law, Securing Funding Increases for Early Start SLPs
CSHA is excited to announce that on Saturday, September 28, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2423, a law that requires the California legislature to review and update funding rates every 2 years for providers like SLPs and SLPAs who work in Early Start, the California state early intervention system funded through DDS. Read …[Read More]
CSHA Urges Governor to Sign AB 2423 to Ensure Regular Updates to DDS Rate Models
Please view letter here.
CSHA Advocacy Success: Rate Implementation Now January 1, 2025
On Saturday, June 22, Governor Newsom and leaders from the state legislature came to an agreement on the state budget. The final vote happened on Thursday, June 27. Thanks to the collective action of all of you who signed and shared CSHA’s budget opposition letter, the final state budget includes a compromise to provide Early …[Read More]
New SLPA Supervision Requirements Effective July 1, 2024
Beginning July 1, 2024, any speech-language pathology (SLP) who wish to supervise a SLPA will, in addition to current requirements, be required to: Have two (2) years of full-time experience or 3,120 hours providing services as a licensed or credentialed SLP before supervising a SLPA, Provide direct supervision that consists of on-site observation and guidance …[Read More]
Each One, Reach One
Doubling CSHA membership in 2022 If you’re a CSHA member, now's the time to bring a colleague into the CSHA community! If you’re not a member, now's the time to join for access to best practices, research-based knowledge and opportunities to network with like-minded professionals in the speech, hearing and language field. JOIN OR RENEW ...[Read More]
Sign up for the CSHA Advocacy Network
CSHA recently launched its long-planned Advocacy Network for members! By joining the network, CSHA Advocacy Network members will receive: Timely policy and legislative updates via texts and emails Urgent calls to action Insightful policy updates And more! This new member benefit allows members to directly communicate with their legislators on issues of key importance to ...[Read More]
Leading the way
CSHA advocates for the community (From Summer 2021 Convey magazine) By Jennifer Snelling THESE DAYS, we have become more comfortable with telehealth, teletherapy and Zoom. But more than a year ago when we were all asked to shelter in place, many practitioners were concerned about how to best continue serving their clients and patients. This ...[Read More]