Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-309 - Continuing Education

A. An applicant for a temporary license shall submit to the Department:

1. An application in a format provided by the Department that contains:

a. The information in R9-16-304(A)(1)(a) through (A)(5) ; and

b. The applicant's sponsor's:

i. Name,

ii. Business address,

iii. Business telephone number, and

iv. 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 ; and

3. A $100 license fee.

B. The Department shall review an application for a temporary license according to R9-16-316 and Table 3.1.

C. If the Department issues a temporary license to the applicant, the Department shall also provide written notification to the applicant of approval to take the Department-designated written hearing aid dispenser examination within six months after the temporary license is issued.

D. If the Department does not issue an applicant a temporary license, the Department shall return the license fee in subsection (A)(3) to the applicant.

E. If a hearing aid dispenser with a temporary license takes and fails the Department-designated written hearing aid dispenser examination required in subsection (C), the temporary hearing aid dispenser may:

1. Renew the temporary license once according to R9-16-311(F), and

2. Take the Department-designated written hearing aid dispenser examination within the six months after renewal of the temporary license.

F. Within five calendar days after the Department receives an individual's Department-designated written hearing aid dispenser examination results, the Department shall provide written notification to the individual of:

1. A passing score that includes approval to take the Department-designated practical examination; or

2. A failing score that includes, as applicable, approval to retake the Department-designated written hearing aid dispenser examination.

G. A temporary license is no longer valid on the date the Department receives notice from the sponsor that the sponsor is terminating sponsorship.

H. A hearing aid dispenser whose temporary license is terminated according to subsection (G), shall:

1. Not practice until issued a new license, and

2. May apply for an initial license as a hearing aid dispenser according to this Article or a temporary license according to this Section.

I. A temporary license is valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

A. Twenty-four months prior to submitting a renewal application, a licensee shall complete 24 continuing education hours that includes no more than eight continuing education hours provided by a single manufacturer of hearing aids.

B. Continuing education shall:

1. Directly relate to the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids;

2. Have educational objectives that exceed an introductory level of knowledge of fitting and dispensing hearing aids; and

3. Consist of courses that include advances within the last five years in:

a. Procedures in the selection and fitting of hearing aids,

b. Pre- and post-fitting management of clients,

c. Instrument circuitry and acoustic performance data,

d. Ear mold design and modification contributing to improved client performance,

e. Audiometric equipment or testing techniques that demonstrate an improved ability to identify and evaluate hearing loss,

f. Auditory rehabilitation,

g. Ethics,

h. Federal and state statutes or rules, or

i. Assistive listening devices.

C. A continuing education course developed, endorsed, or sponsored by one of the following meets the requirements in subsection (B):

1. Hearing Healthcare Providers of Arizona,

2. Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association,

3. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,

4. International Hearing Society,

5. International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies,

6. American Auditory Society,

7. American Academy of Audiology,

8. Academy of Doctors of Audiology,

9. Arizona Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,

10. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, or

11. An organization determined by the Department to be consistent with an organization in subsection (B)(1) through (10).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-16-309

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.