Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 61-14B-14 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2028] Requirements for licensure by examination; hearing aid dispenserA. A license to practice as a hearing aid dispenser shall be issued to a person who files a completed application, passes the examination approved by the board, pays the required fees, provides required documentation and submits satisfactory evidence that the person:(1) is an audiologist or an otolaryngologist; or(2) is a person other than an audiologist or an otolaryngologist applying for a license pursuant to the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act;(3) has reached the age of majority and has at least a high school education or the equivalent;(4) has worked for no less than seven months under a training permit; and(5) certifies that the person is not guilty of any of the activities listed in Section 61-14B-21 NMSA 1978.B. The examination for hearing aid dispenser shall be conducted by the board quarterly unless there are no applicants for examination.C. The board: (1) shall provide procedures to ensure that examinations for licensure are offered as needed;(2) shall establish rules regarding the examination application deadline and other rules relating to the taking and retaking of licensure examinations;(3) shall determine a passing grade for the examination; and(4) may accept an applicant's examination scores used for national certification or other examination approved by the board.Laws 1996, ch. 57, § 14; 1999, ch. 128, § 7; 2013, ch. 110, § 9.Amended by 2013, c. 110,s. 9, eff. 6/14/2013.