Authority: IC 25-20-1-23

Affected: IC 25-20-1

Sec. 1. (a) The examination required for registration shall be designed to demonstrate the applicant's adequate technical and practical qualifications, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. (1) Written tests of knowledge in areas such as physics of sound, anatomy and physiology of hearing, and the function of hearing aids, as these areas pertain to the fitting or selection and sale of hearing aids.
2. (2) Evidence of knowledge of situations in which it is commonly believed that a hearing aid is inappropriate.
3. (3) Practical tests of proficiency in the taking of earmold impressions.

(b) Improper conduct during the examination is reason for dismissal and failure of the applicant from the examination.

(c) A student should endeavor to successfully pass all portions of the hearing aid dealer exam within one (1) year. If the student fails the exam two (2) times, he or she may be required to appear before the committee with his or her sponsor before retaking the exam.

(d) If the student has not successfully completed the exam within one (1) year, he or she may reapply for a student hearing aid dealer certification and must retake all portions of the hearing aid dealer exam successfully in that year to become a hearing aid dealer.

(Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 9-5-1; filed Mar 1, 1990, 4:55 p.m.: 13 IR 1179; readopted filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:30 p.m.: 25 IR 1319; readopted filed Oct 10, 2008, 8:57 a.m.: 20081105-IR-844080341RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-844130307RFA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2019, 9:11 a.m.: 20191211-IR-844190074RFA; readopted filed Feb 27, 2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR-844230772RFA)