A.
After an applicant takes the Department-designated
practical examination required in R9-16-303(A), the Department shall provide
written notification to the applicant within five calendar days after the
Department receives the applicant's examination results whether the applicant
received:
1.
A passing score; or
2.
A failing score and, as applicable, approval to
retake the Department-designated practical examination.
B.
The Department shall administer the
Department-designated practical exam that complies with A.R.S. §
36-1924(A)(4) :
1.
In October each calendar year, and
2.
According to A.R.S. § 36-1923 .
A. In addition to complying with
R9-16-303, an applicant for a
temporary hearing aid dispenser license shall submit to the Department:
1. The sponsor's:
a. Name,
b. Business address,
c. Business telephone number, and
d. Arizona hearing aid dispenser license
number.
2. A statement
signed by the sponsor that the sponsor is a licensed hearing aid dispenser who
agrees to train, supervise, and be responsible for the applicant's hearing aid
dispenser practice according to A.R.S. §
36-1905.
B. If the Department issues a temporary
license to the applicant, the Department shall notify the applicant of approval
to take the hearing aid dispenser examination as specified in
R9-16-302.
C. A temporary hearing aid dispenser may
renew a temporary license according to A.R.S. §
36-1926.
D. A temporary license is no longer valid on
the date the Department receives notice from the sponsor that the sponsor is
terminating sponsorship.
E. A
hearing aid dispenser whose temporary license is terminated according to
subsection (D):
1. Shall not practice until
issued a new license,
2. May apply
for an initial or temporary license as a hearing aid dispenser according to
this Article; and
3. May choose to:
a. Complete the two-year test period issued
to the applicant with a previous temporary license, or
b. Restart the two-year test period on the
date the Department approves the hearing aid dispenser's temporary license in
subsection (E)(2); and
4.
If the applicant chooses to restart the two-year test period in subsection
(3)(b), the previous test result obtained will not apply.
F. An initial hearing aid dispenser license
is valid for 12 months from the date of issue for a temporary license or in
compliance with A.R.S. §
36-1926(D).
Notes
Ariz. Admin.
Code §
R9-16-305
Section repealed, new
Section adopted effective June 25, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). New Section made by
exempt rulemaking at
20
A.A.R. 1998, effective 7/1/2014. Adopted by final expedited rulemaking
at
26
A.A.R. 835, effective 4/8/2020.
