Utah Admin. Code R156-46a-304 - Continuing Education
(1) Under Section
58-46a-304, a hearing instrument
specialist shall complete continuing education requirements under this section
for renewal of licensure.
(2) A
hearing instrument specialist shall complete at least 16 hours of continuing
education during each two-year renewal cycle.
(3) Continuing education courses shall be in
one or more of the following topics:
(a)
acoustics;
(b) nature of the ear
such as normal ear, hearing process, disorders of hearing;
(c) hearing measurement;
(d) hearing aid technology;
(e) selection of hearing aids;
(f) marketing and customer
relations;
(g) client
counseling;
(h) ethical
practice;
(i) state laws and
regulations regarding the dispensing of hearing aids; and
(j) other topics approved by the
Division.
(4) Continuing
education courses shall be approved by:
(a)
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA);
(b) the American Academy of Audiology (AAA);
or
(c) the International Hearing
Society (IHS).
(5) A
licensee may fulfill continuing education requirements by maintaining current
National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS) board
certification.
(6) A licensee shall
maintain documentation showing compliance with the requirements of this
section, such as copies of transcripts or certificates of completion or of
board certification, for two years from the end of the renewal period for which
the continuing education is due.
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