NAC637A.050. Examinations: Administration; contents; reexamination.

     1. The Board will administer the examination for licensure or arrange for its administration.

     2. The examination must consist of a written portion and a practical portion which are objective and applied in a consistent manner. The content of the written portion of the examination must be prepared and approved by an independent professional who specializes in such testing. The content of the practical portion of the examination must be prepared and approved by a committee consisting of the following members:

     (a) One member of the Board;

     (b) One licensed dispensing audiologist; and

     (c) One licensed hearing aid specialist.

     3. The examination must examine the applicant in the following areas as they relate to the fitting of hearing aids:

     (a) Laws, rules, and regulations of this State and the United States;

     (b) Basic testing procedures;

     (c) Ear impressions;

     (d) Diagnoses;

     (e) Hearing aid specifications;

     (f) Verification of the fitting of hearing aids; and

     (g) Follow-up treatment.

     4. An applicant who fails the examination may receive a description of the material which he or she answered incorrectly or inspect his or her examination paper, if it is available, at a reasonable time and place convenient to the Board. An applicant who has failed only certain portions of the examination may be reexamined only on those portions which he or she failed.

     [Bd. of Hearing Aid Sp., Art. II §§ 1 & 2, eff. 1-4-74]—(NAC A 11-29-95)