1. A. Twenty-four months prior to submitting a renewal application, a licensee shall complete 24 continuing education hours that includes no more than eight continuing education hours provided by a single manufacturer of hearing aids and in accordance with A.R.S. § 36-1904(C).

2. B. Continuing education shall:

   1. 1. Directly relate to the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids;
   2. 2. Have educational objectives that exceed an introductory level of knowledge of fitting and dispensing hearing aids; and

   3. 3. Consist of courses that include advances within the last five years in:

      1. a. Procedures in the selection and fitting of hearing aids,
      2. b. Pre- and post-fitting management of clients,
      3. c. Instrument circuitry and acoustic performance data,
      4. d. Ear mold design and modification contributing to improved client performance,
      5. e. Audiometric equipment or testing techniques that demonstrate an improved ability to identify and evaluate hearing loss,
      6. f. Auditory rehabilitation,
      7. g. Ethics,
      8. h. Federal and state statutes or rules, or
      9. i. Assistive listening devices.

3. C. A continuing education course developed, endorsed, or sponsored by one of the following meets the requirements in subsection (B):

   1. 1. Hearing Healthcare Providers of Arizona,
   2. 2. Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
   3. 3. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
   4. 4. International Hearing Society,
   5. 5. International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies,
   6. 6. American Auditory Society,
   7. 7. American Academy of Audiology,
   8. 8. Academy of Doctors of Audiology,
   9. 9. Arizona Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,
   10. 10. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, or
   11. 11. An organization determined by the Department to be consistent with an organization in subsection (C)(1) through (10).

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 25, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1998, effective July 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2).

Section repealed; new Section made by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 835, with an immediate effective date of April 8, 2020 (Supp. 20-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 32 A.A.R. 511 (February 27, 2026, Issue 9), effective April 6, 2026 (Supp. 26-1).