The board shall grant an endorsement to dispense hearing aids to a physician certified, or eligible for certification, by the American board of otolaryngology, upon submission of the following:
- A. verification that the applicant maintains or occupies a business location, hospital, clinical medical practice or other facility in New Mexico where hearing aids are regularly dispensed;
- B. a license verification from the New Mexico medical board;
- C. proof of six months’ experience in the dispensing of hearing aids as evidenced by a notarized letter from an employer, a graduate training program supervisor or a clinical fellow supervisor, the 320 hours of which must be under the direct supervision of a person licensed to dispense hearing aids; and
- D. proof of having passed the jurisprudence examination, with a grade of no less than seventy percent.
[16.26.2.13 NMAC - Rp, 16 NMAC 26.3.10, 2/3/2006; A, 11/29/2008; A, 4/6/2016]