1. (1) Each applicant for licensure as a hearing instrument specialist shall:

   1. (a) submit an application to the division on a form the division approves;
   2. (b) pay a fee to the division as determined under Section 63J-1-504;
   3. (c) pass an appropriate entry-level examination the division approves by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
   4. (d) complete at least six months of training with a supervising hearing instrument specialist or supervising audiologist;
   5. (e) pass the Utah Hearing Instrument Specialists Law and Rule Examination; and
   6. (f) if the applicant holds a hearing instrument intern license, surrender the hearing instrument intern license at the time of licensure as a hearing instrument specialist.

2. (2) Each applicant for licensure as a hearing instrument intern shall:

   1. (a) submit an application to the division on a form the division approves;
   2. (b) pay a fee to the division as determined under Section 63J-1-504;
   3. (c) pass the Utah Law and Rules Examination for Hearing Instrument Specialists; and
   4. (d) present evidence acceptable to the division that the applicant, when licensed, will practice as a hearing instrument intern under the supervision of a supervising hearing instrument specialist or supervising audiologist in accordance with Section 58-46a-302.5.

Amended by Chapter 140, 2026 General Session