265 CMR, § 4.01 - Application for Apprentice's Certificate
(1) Any person 18 years of age or older who
holds a high school diploma from an accredited high school or has equivalent
proof of high school education may apply in writing for certification as an
apprentice. The application shall be made on a form or electronic application
prescribed by the Board.
(2) As a
condition for applying for an apprentice's certificate, the applicant shall
agree in writing to participate in and perform the training, functions and
responsibilities prescribed for apprentices in
265 CMR 4.00 and agree to
uphold standards of ethics and professional conduct.
(3) The applicant's apprenticeship supervisor
shall certify the application as prescribed on the application form. The
certification shall include a verification of the statements of the apprentice
and a statement that the supervisor agrees to participate in the apprenticeship
program described in
265 CMR 4.00 including the
provision of applicable instruction of the formal training requirements of
265 CMR
4.03 and to perform the functions and duties
prescribed in
265 CMR
4.06.
(4) The applicant's apprenticeship supervisor
shall certify in writing that he/she is registered in good standing in the
Commonwealth as a hearing instrument specialist or licensed as an audiologist.
He or she shall provide the appropriate license number and date of expiration
to the Board.
(5) The applicant
shall accompany his or her application with the filing fee set by the Secretary
of Administration and Finance. The fee shall be paid by personal check or money
order.
(6) The Board shall notify
an applicant promptly in writing whether or not his/her apprentice application
has been approved. The initial written notification may be in electronic form.
If the Board approves the application, the Board shall issue to the applicant
an apprentice's certificate, and such certificate shall include the name of the
applicant's apprenticeship supervisor and the date on which the period of
training and experience referred to in M.G.L. c. 112, § 198 shall
begin.
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