N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-8.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:35-8.3 - Training and experience requirements

(a) An applicant for licensure as a hearing aid dispenser shall submit one of the following to the Committee:

1. Proof of completion of a minimum of six months continuous or interrupted training within a 24-month period ending with the deadline for making application to take the next examination;

2. Proof of successful completion of a college curriculum in hearing aid selection and fitting approved by the Committee and/or the Commission on Higher Education; or

3. Proof of successful completion of a master's degree in audiology from an American Speech Language Hearing Association accredited college or university after January 1, 1993.

(b) An individual, including a New Jersey licensed audiologist, who has met training and experience requirements set forth in (a) above shall not dispense a hearing aid as defined by N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.8 until he or she passes the written and practical examination administered by the Committee, unless the individual is under supervision as the holder of a training permit or a temporary license.

(c) No person shall commence training as a hearing aid dispenser until such time as he or she has received a training permit. The training period shall be calculated to have commenced on the date the permit is issued.

(d) Upon being issued a training permit, the trainee shall train in the same office or business location as that of his or her sponsor and in the physical presence of the sponsor. The training shall consist of the following:

1. 40 hours of training with an audiometer;

2. 160 hours of hearing aid dispensing procedures, including the taking of earmold impressions, the alteration of earmolds and hearing aids, and application and fitting techniques;

3. Reading all the books and articles relating to hearing aid dispensing specified in a list formulated by the Committee.

(e) No trainee shall be permitted to sell, fit or dispense hearing aids or to engage in the potential fitting or dispensing of hearing aids except in the same office or business location of his or her sponsor and in the physical presence of the sponsor.

(f) A trainee shall complete the training only with the sponsor designated by the Committee and only during regular business hours.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-8.3

Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 30 N.J.R. 2528(a).
Amended by R.1998 d.372, effective 7/20/1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 1191(a), 30 N.J.R. 2633(a).
Rewrote (a) and (b).
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 30 N.J.R. 4294(b).
Amended by R.2005 d.120, effective 4/18/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4633(a), 37 N.J.R. 1203(a).
In (a), substituted "completion of a college curriculum" for "completion of a county college course" preceding "in hearing aid selection" in 2.
Amended by R.2011 d.155, effective 6/6/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1310(a), 43 N.J.R. 1359(b).
In (b), updated the N.J.A.C. reference.