A.
A licensee shall maintain an audiometer that
performs the audiometric tests as described in R9-16-313 according to the
manufacturer's specifications.
B.
If a licensee uses equipment that requires
calibration, the licensee shall ensure that:
1.
The equipment is calibrated at least every 12 months
and according to the American National Standard - Specifications for
Audiometers, S3.6-2010, Standards Secretariat, c/o Acoustical Society of
America, 1305 Walt Whitman Road, Suite 300, Melville, New York, 11747-4300,
November 2, 2010, incorporated by reference and on file with the Department and
the Office of the Secretary of State, with no future additions or amendments;
and
2.
A written record of the calibration is maintained in
the same location as the calibrated equipment for at least 36 months after the
date of the calibration.
C.
A licensee shall maintain a record according to
A.R.S. § 32-3211 for each client with the following documents for at least
36 months after the date the licensee provided a service or dispensed a product
while engaged in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing
aids:
1.
The name, address, and telephone number of the
individual to whom services are provided;
2.
A written statement from a licensed physician that
the client has medical clearance to use hearing aids or a medical waiver signed
by the client who is 18 years of age or older;
3.
For each audiometric test conducted for the client,
the:
a.
Audiometric test results by date and procedure used
in evaluating hearing disorders or determining the need for dispensing a
product or service,
b.
Name of the individual who performed the audiometric
tests, and
c.
Signature of the individual who performed the
audiometric tests;
4.
A copy of the bill of sale required in
R9-16-313(A)(8) ;
5.
Documented verification of the effectiveness of the
hearing aid required in R9-16-313(A)(7) ; and
6.
The contracts, agreements, warranties, trial
periods, or other documents involving the client.
A. For each type of license issued by the
Department under this Article, Table 6.1 specifies the overall time-frame
described in A.R.S. §
41-1072(2).
1. An applicant or licensee and the
Department may agree in writing to extend the substantive review time-frame and
the overall time-frame.
2. The
extension of the substantive review time-frame and overall time-frame may not
exceed 25% of the overall time-frame.
B. For each type of license issued by the
Department under this Article, Table 6.1 specifies the administrative
completeness review time-frame described in A.R.S. §
41-1072(1).
1. The administrative completeness review
time-frame begins on the date the Department receives an application required
in this Article.
2. Except as
provided in subsection (B)(3), the Department shall provide written notice of
administrative completeness or a notice of deficiencies to an applicant within
the administrative completeness review time-frame.
a. If an application and required
documentation is not complete, the notice of deficiencies shall list each
deficiency and the information or documentation needed to complete the
application.
b. A notice of
deficiencies suspends the administrative completeness review time-frame and the
overall time-frame from the date of the notice until the date the Department
receives the missing information or documentation.
c. If the applicant does not submit to the
Department all the information or documentation listed in the notice of
deficiencies within 30 calendar days after the date of the notice of
deficiencies, the Department shall consider the application
withdrawn.
3. If the
Department issues a license during the administrative completeness review
time-frame, the Department shall not issue a separate written notice of
administrative completeness.
C. For each type of license issued by the
Department under this Article, Table 6.1 specifies the substantive review
time-frame described in A.R.S. §
41-1072(3), which
begins on the date the Department sends a written notice of administrative
completeness.
1. Within the substantive
review time-frame, the Department shall provide written notice to the applicant
that the Department approved or denied the application.
2. During the substantive review time-frame:
a. The Department may make one comprehensive
written request for additional information or documentation; and
b. If the Department and the applicant agree
in writing, the Department may make supplemental requests for additional
information of documentation.
3. A comprehensive written request or a
supplemental request for additional information or documentation suspends the
substantive review time-frame and the overall time-frame from the date of the
request until the date the Department receives all the information or
documentation requested.
4. If the
applicant does not submit to the Department all the information or
documentation listed in a comprehensive written request or supplemental request
for additional information or documentation within 30 calendar days after the
date of the request, the Department shall deny the license.
D. An applicant who is denied a
license may appeal the denial according to A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article
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