PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for applying for licensure as a hearing instrument specialist and/or a hearing instrument specialist in training.
- (1) Application forms must be obtained by requesting them from the Board of Examiners for Hearing Instrument Specialists, PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or on the board’s website www.pr.mo.gov/hearing.asp.
(2) The following documents must be on file for an application to be considered complete:
- (A) Completed original application that must be legible (printed or typed), signed, and notarized;
- (B) Appropriate fee;
- (C) An official transcript sent directly to the board by the school showing proof of educational requirements pursuant to section 346.055, RSMo;
- (D) A current, standard passport photo, attached to the application; and
- (E) Verification of licensure submitted by each state where the applicant has ever been licensed.
- (3) For an applicant who elects to apply for a license and completes the written and/or practical examinations prior to the completion of his/her educational program, the board will not issue a license until such time as the applicant completes his/her education and an official transcript verifying a conferred degree is sent directly to the board by the school and all other licensure requirements are met.
- (4) Applications for licensure are valid for a period of three (3) years from the date the application is received in the board’s office. If an applicant has not completed the application process within the three- (3-) year period, the application will be void. If an applicant must reapply for licensure, all current licensure requirements must be met. AUTHORITY: section 346.055, RSMo Supp. 2022, and sections 346.115 and 346.125, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Sept. 8, 2008, effective March 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Jan. 10, 2013, effective July 30, 2013. Amended: Filed May 18, 2022, effective Nov. 30, 2022. *Original authority: 346.055, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020; 346.115, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1993, 1995, 2009; and 346.125, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 2009.