NAC637A.115. Completion of training under supervision of sponsor; report by sponsor; limitations on practice.

     1. An apprentice shall complete, under the direct and physical supervision of his or her sponsor, at least 300 hours of training, not less than 160 hours of which must be as follows:

     (a) Twenty-five hours of pure tone air conduction, masking, bone conduction, and speech audiometry with recorded or live voice;

     (b) Twenty-five hours of evaluation of hearing aids, including sound field measurements and real ear measurements with recorded and live voice;

     (c) Twenty hours of fitting and counseling clients with hearing aids, including the verification of fitting;

     (d) Ten hours of earmold orientation, including types of earmolds, terminology and uses for earmolds;

     (e) Fifteen hours of earmold impressions and otoscopic examinations of the ear;

     (f) Fifteen hours of troubleshooting of defective hearing aids;

     (g) Twenty hours of taking the case history of actual clients;

     (h) Ten hours of the laws governing the licensure of persons for fitting and dispensing hearing aids, including the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids;

     (i) Ten hours of the psychological and social impact of the loss of hearing on clients; and

     (j) Ten hours of the appropriate and ethical marketing and sales procedures for hearing aids.

     2. A sponsor of an apprentice shall submit a report to the Board each quarter which describes the training completed by the apprentice in the preceding quarter and the supervision of the training by the sponsor.

     3. An apprentice shall not maintain, run, or operate an office or a satellite office in which hearing aids are dispensed.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Hearing Aid Sp., eff. 11-29-95; A by R020-00, 9-12-2000; R062-01, 11-1-2001)