PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for applying for licensure as a hearing instrument specialist and/or a hearing instrument specialist in training.

1. (1) Applications for licensure must be made on the forms provided by the board. Application forms may 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. (2) An application must be legible (printed or typed), signed, notarized, and accompanied by the appropriate fees. The fee must be in the form of a cashier’s check, personal check, or money order.

3. (3) The following documents must be on file for an application to be considered complete:

   1. (A) Completed application;
   2. (B) Appropriate fee;
   3. (C) Proof of acceptable educational credentials as evidenced by an official transcript sent directly to the board by the school;
   4. (D) A current, standard passport photo, one and one-half inches by two inches (1.5" × 2.0"), must be attached to the application; and
   5. (E) Verification of licensure must be submitted by each state where the applicant has ever been licensed. Verification of licensure shall contain information concerning the requirements in force at the time the applicant was licensed, the method of licensing including examination results, date of original licensure, and current status of the applicant’s license.
4. (4) All forms must be completed and received by the board by the established deadline.
5. (5) 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 applicant will be denied and must complete a new application for licensure, submit all required documentation, and pay all applicable fees. If an applicant must reapply for licensure, all current licensure requirements must be met.

AUTHORITY: sections 346.050, 346.055, 346.115, and 346.125, RSMo Supp. 2012.* Original rule filed Sept. 8, 2008, effective March 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Jan. 10, 2013, effective July 30, 2013. *Original authority: 346.050, RSMo 1973, amended 1995, 2009; 346.055, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 2007; 346.115, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1993, 1995, 2009; and 346.125, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 2009. Hearing Instrument Specialists