Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2165-3.010
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 1, January 2, 2025
Section 20 CSR 2165-3.010 - General Obligations of the LicenseePURPOSE: This amendment clarifies the professional and ethical obligations of licensed hearing instrument specialist and hearing instrument specialist in training.
(1) It is fitting for the profession to have standards of excellence which set it apart, help it to self-govern, and enable its members to qualify as professionals. Therefore, this Code of Ethics is binding upon every person licensed by the board to practice the fitting of hearing instruments as defined in section 346.010(11), RSMo. In these rules of professional conduct, the word "licensee" shall mean any hearing instrument specialist, hearing instrument specialist in training, or registered supervisor.(2) By applying for or becoming a hearing instrument specialist or hearing instrument specialist in training, a person shall-(A) Comply with and uphold the Code of Ethics defined in these rules; and(B) Understand and be familiar with sections 346.010 to 346.250, RSMo, also known as the Hearing Instrument Specialists Act.(3) It shall be unethical for a hearing instrument specialist in training to misrepresent or mislead, directly or by implication, prospective purchasers into the erroneous belief that the hearing instrument specialist in training is licensed as a hearing instrument specialist by the state of Missouri by-(A) Omitting "hearing instrument specialist in training" from business cards, advertising, or any other industry document bearing his/her name; or(B) Representing him/herself implicitly through silence as a licensed hearing instrument specialist.(4) It shall be unethical for a registered supervisor of a hearing instrument specialist in training to- (A) Fail to provide the training and supervision pursuant to 20 CSR 2165-2.010 to a hearing instrument specialist in training; or(B) Misrepresent, either directly or by implication, the process for review of the performance of a hearing instrument specialist in training.(5) It is incompetency in the practice of selling and fitting hearing instruments if each of the following testing procedures is not used before a client is fit: (B) Air conduction, with masking where appropriate;(C) Bone conduction, with masking where appropriate;(D) Speech reception threshold, with masking where appropriate and utilizing test equipment with a calibrated circuit;(E) Word discrimination, with masking where appropriate and utilizing test equipment with a calibrated circuit;(F) Most Comfortable Level (MCL) or discreets, with masking where appropriate and utilizing test equipment with a calibrated circuit; and(G) Uncomfortable Loudness Level (UCL) or discreets while utilizing test equipment with a calibrated circuit.(6) The results of these tests shall be recorded in writing and retained in the client's file for a period of three (3) years from the date of the test. AUTHORITY: section 346.115.1(7), RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 165-3.010. Emergency rule filed Oct. 18, 1996, effective Nov. 1, 1996, expired April 29, 1997. Original rule filed Nov. 6, 1996, effective May 30, 1997. Moved to 20 CSR 2165-3.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 27, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. Amended by Missouri Register February 18, 2020/Volume 45, Number 4, effective 3/31/2020*Original authority 1973, amended 1981, 1993, 1995.