The Montana Speech-Language Hearing Association

02/24/2026

Registration for the 2026 MSHA Conference is open! Join us for 2 days of learning in the beautiful Flathead Valley. Social Event, MSHA Awards and Poster session on Thursday evening. Grab your professional bestie and register now! We hope to see you there! Link is in the comments.

02/23/2026

✨MSHA Spring Conference 2026 - Speaker Spotlight✨

We’re so excited to announce the two incredible speakers joining us for the MSHA Spring Conference 2026 in Kalispell, MT.

🎤Cari Ebert brings nationally recognized expertise, blending evidence-based practice with real-world strategies clinicians can use immediately. Her engaging, their practice. Adria is dedicated to improving the lives of and empowering. Cari is a neurodiversity affirming therapist, consultant, author, product developer, and
she loves most-TALK! She has an energetic personality, and this translates to a high-energy speaking style. Cari specializes in autism, apraxia, play-based learning, parent coaching, and early child development.

🎤Adria Thompson is a dynamic clinician and speaker known for her thoughtful, compassionate approach and actionable takeaways. Her sessions leave attendees inspired, confident, and ready to bring new ideas back to nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do wh people with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. As a health care practitioner, faculty member and aging advocate, she teaches teach practical, evidence-based dementia strategies.

📅 17 April 2-3, 2026
📍Kalispell, Montana
🔗 Register at MSHAonline.org

This is a conference you won’t want to miss-come learn, connect, and recharge with colleagues!

02/03/2026

📣 FROM APTA:

Montana Medicaid Update – February 2026 | APTA Montana Members

APTA Montana is keeping a close eye on updates from Montana Medicaid so our members can stay informed, compliant, and focused on patient care.

Key reminders from the February 2026 Montana Healthcare Programs Claim Jumper: https://medicaidprovider.mt.gov/cjnewsletters

- Therapy services must have a valid physician or mid-level order/referral before care begins
- Verbal orders require written follow-up within 30 days
- Orders/referrals are valid for 180 days — services beyond that timeframe require a new order and a new plan of care
- Providers are required to revalidate Medicaid enrollment every 5 years — missing deadlines can result in payment suspension
- Electronic claims submission training is available to help reduce delays and denials

📊 The newsletter also highlights common claim denial reasons, updated fee schedules (including PT, OT, and SLP), and upcoming provider trainings.

APTA Montana will continue reviewing Medicaid updates and sharing what matters most for physical therapy practice, compliance, and access to care across our state.

💬 Questions? Seeing trends or issues in your clinic? Let us know — member feedback helps shape our advocacy and education efforts.

01/27/2026

Did you remember to renew your membership to Montana Speech-Language Hearing Association? Do you have 3 or more coworkers you would like to sign up with? Email our treasurer for more information or visit our website at https://www.mshaonline.org/Membership.

01/25/2026

✨ MSHA Spring Conference 2026 – Speaker Spotlight ✨

We’re so excited to announce the two incredible speakers joining us for the MSHA Spring Conference 2026 in Kalispell, MT!

🎤 Cari Ebert brings nationally recognized expertise, blending evidence-based practice with real-world strategies clinicians can use immediately. Her engaging, practical approach makes complex topics feel accessible and empowering. Cari is a neurodiversity affirming therapist, consultant, author, product developer, and nationally recognized speaker who gets paid to do what she loves most-TALK! She has an energetic personality, and this translates to a high-energy speaking style. Cari specializes in autism, apraxia, play-based learning, parent coaching, and early child development.

🎤 Adria Thompson is a dynamic clinician and speaker known for her thoughtful, compassionate approach and actionable takeaways. Her sessions leave attendees inspired, confident, and ready to bring new ideas back to their practice. Adria is dedicated to improving the lives of people with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. As a health care practitioner, faculty member and aging advocate, she teaches teach practical, evidence-based dementia strategies.

📅 April 2–3, 2026
📍 Kalispell, Montana
🔗 Register at MSHAonline.org

This is a conference you won’t want to miss—come learn, connect, and recharge with colleagues from across Montana and beyond! ✨

11/28/2025

📣 ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS
Continuing Education Opportunity With Hanen!
The registration link will be coming via email to current MSHA members soon! 🎉

11/22/2025

Meet our next Member Highlight. View the pictures for more information and to meet this wonderful member of MSHA. Thank you for being a member!

11/08/2025

Meet the Board continues with Dr. Ginger Collins. Dr. Collins currently serves as the CE Administrator and UM Liaison. Thank you for your service!

11/06/2025

Last Call for Nominations! We are looking for a number of wonderful SLPs and Audiologists to join the board. Our positions have a variety of different time commitments and can be tailored to your needs. Apply today!

10/29/2025

Donation Alert! Help the University of Montana raise money to support innovative clinical training experiences and clinical training equipment AND research training experiences and research training equipment for our students in the speech, language, hearing and occupational sciences!

Shape the future with our Speech, Language, Hearing & Occupational Sciences students!

10/28/2025

Come and join the UM Chapter of NSSLHA at the Roxy on Thursday, October 30th for a screening of Sentenced. More information and for tickets: https://www.theroxytheater.org/show/sentenced/. We hope to see you there!

10/27/2025

We are looking for volunteers for the board! Are you savy with money, great with a website, would love to represent private practices, birth to 3 or Audiologists? Send us an email with your nomination: either yourself or someone else.

Google Form: https://forms.gle/aE9YtLXXEewoiYuj6