Rule 20:46 HEARING AID DISPENSERS
ARTICLE 20:46
HEARING AID DISPENSERS
Chapter
20:46:01 General
provisions.
20:46:02 Continuing
education.
20:46:03 Provisional
licensure.
20:46:04 Application
for licensure.
Rule 20:46:01 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 20:46:01:01 Repealed.
20:46:01:01. Definitions.Repealed.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR
58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
Rule 20:46:01:02 Repealed.
20:46:01:02. Required tests by hearing aid dispensers.Repealed.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR
58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
Rule 20:46:01:03 Record keeping.
20:46:01:03. Record keeping. A permanent record of tests
shall be kept on file in the dispenser's office.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR
58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-12(8).
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-12(12) and (13).
Rule 20:46:01:04 Physicians consultation required.
20:46:01:04. Physician's consultation required. All
hearing aid dispenser licensees in the state shall advise the customer or
prospective customer, in writing, that the customer's best interests would be
served by consulting a physician prior to the determination for fitting a
hearing aid if the dispenser finds any of the following conditions to exist
during an examination or consultation:
(1) Visible congenital or
traumatic deformity of the ear;
(2) History of active
discharge from the ear within the previous 90 days or history of intermittent
discharge;
(3) History of recent
sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days;
(4) Acute or chronic
dizziness;
(5) An air/bone gap of 15
to 20 decibels, or more, in the audiogram;
(6) The customer is 16
years of age or younger; or
(7) Visible evidence of cerumen accumulation or a foreign body in the ear canal.
Source:
SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR
58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-12(8).
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-12(12) and (13).
Rule 20:46:02 CONTINUING EDUCATION
Rule 20:46:02:01 Applicability.
20:46:02:01. Applicability. The continuing education
requirements apply to all hearing aid dispensers holding a license issued by
the board.
Source:
2 SDR 58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective
July 1, 1986; 24 SDR 33, effective September 22,
1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-12.1(15).
Rule 20:46:02:02 Required continuing education.
20:46:02:02. Required continuing education. Hearing aid
dispensing licensees in this state shall attend a minimum of at least 12 hours
of continuing education each calendar year and submit evidence of such
attendance to the board as a prerequisite to the approval of the annual renewal
of their license.
Source:
2 SDR 58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective
July 1, 1986; 24 SDR 33, effective September 22,
1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-12.1(15).
Rule 20:46:02:03 Waiver of continuing education requirement.
20:46:02:03. Waiver of continuing education requirement.
The continuing education requirement of § 20:46:02:02 may be waived by the
board only upon receipt of evidence submitted by the licensee verifying the
licensee's inability to acquire any continuing education because of illness of
the licensee or a member of the licensee's immediate family, substantiated by
the attending physician, or because of any other circumstances beyond the
licensee's normal control, substantiated by evidence satisfactory to the board.
Source:
2 SDR 58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective
July 1, 1986; 24 SDR 33, effective September 22,
1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-12.1(15).
Rule 20:46:02:04 Repealed.
20:46:02:04. Board approved training school defined.Repealed.
Source:
2 SDR 58, effective March 8, 1976; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective
July 1, 1986; repealed, 24 SDR 33, effective
September 22, 1997.
Rule 20:46:03 PROVISIONAL LICENSURE
CHAPTER 20:46:03
PROVISIONAL LICENSURE
Section
20:46:03:01 Supervision
of provisional hearing aid licensee.
Rule 20:46:03:01 Supervision of provisional hearing aid licensee.
20:46:03:01. Supervision of provisional hearing aid licensee.
A provisional hearing aid dispensing licensee shall receive 40 hours of direct,
face-to-face supervision, as referred to in SDCL 36-24-24.2, during the first week of provisional hearing aid dispensing licensure. The provisional licensee shall receive 8 hours of direct, face-to-face supervision each week thereafter for the duration of provisional licensure. The supervisor shall verify supervision on a form provided by the board. A supervisor may provide supervision to no more than three provisional licensees at one time.
Source:
18 SDR 142, effective March 11, 1992; 24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-24.2.
Rule 20:46:04 APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE
CHAPTER 20:46:04
APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE
Section
20:46:04:01 Information
required.
20:46:04:02 Remittance
of fees.
20:46:04:03 Fee
for applications.
20:46:04:04 Fee
for licensure by endorsement without examination.
20:46:04:05 Annual license renewal -- Renewal fees
-- Thirty-day grace period for renewal -- Late fee.
Rule 20:46:04:01 Information required.
20:46:04:01. Information required. Evidence of
qualification for licensure must be based on information given on the
application form; the examination, if required; fees as required in this
chapter; and on any additional information the board considers necessary for
clarification of submitted material.
All persons seeking hearing aid
dispensing licensure must include with the application the following
information:
(1) Type of annual license;
(2) Name, address, phone number,
and date of birth of the applicant;
(3) Name of employer, address,
and phone number;
(4) Name of supervisor; and
(5) Employment record for the
previous five years.
Source:
24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-17.1.
Rule 20:46:04:02 Remittance of fees.
20:46:04:02. Remittance of fees. Application fees for
an annual license must be remitted to the board in the form of a cashier's
check, personal check, certified check, or money order made payable to the
South Dakota Board of Hearing Aid Dispensers and Audiologists. The board may
take no action on any application for license until the fee is received.
Source:
24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-17.1.
Rule 20:46:04:03 Fee for applications.
20:46:04:03. Fee for
applications.
The fee for application for initial license is as follows:
(1) Hearing aid dispenser, $200;
(2) Provisional hearing aid
dispenser, $100.
Source:
24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-17.1.
Rule 20:46:04:04 Fee for licensure by endorsement without examination.
20:46:04:04. Fee for licensure
by endorsement without examination. The fee for application for a hearing aid
dispensing license by endorsement without examination is $200.
Source:
24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-25.1.
Rule 20:46:04:05 Annual license renewal -- Renewal fees -- Thirty-day grace period for renewal -- Late fee.
20:46:04:05. Annual license
renewal -- Renewal fees -- Thirty-day grace period for renewal -- Late fee. Each person who holds a
hearing aid dispensing license shall renew by July first of each year by the
payment to the board of a fee of $200. A 30-day grace period is allowed after
July first during which the renewal fee may be paid. An applicant seeking to
renew a license after the 30-day grace period ending August 1 of the renewal
year must pay a late fee. The late fee is an additional $50.
Source:
24 SDR 33, effective September 22, 1997.
General
Authority:SDCL 36-24-28.1, 36-24-46.
Law
Implemented:SDCL 36-24-28.1.
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