Section 172-75-003 - LICENSE REQUIREMENTSTo obtain a license, an individual must submit a complete application provided by the Department and provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets the licensing requirements of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-1501 to 38-1518, 172 NAC 10, and this chapter.
003.01DOCUMENTATION. The following documentation must be provided to the Department. 003.01(A)AGE. Provide documentation showing that the applicant is at least 21 years of age.003.01(B)EDUCATION. Submit an official transcript, directly from the issuing institution, showing completion of a 4-year course of study from an accredited high school; or an official copy of a diploma or certificate from an accredited high school.003.01(C)EXAMINATION. Provide documentation of successful completion of the qualifying examination sent directly to the Department.003.01(D)LICENSED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. If an applicant holds a license in another jurisdiction, he or she may apply for licensure based upon licensure in another jurisdiction. The applicant must provide documentation that the standards regulating the practice of hearing instrument specialists in the other jurisdiction are equivalent to those maintained in Nebraska and the license was based on a written examination and practical examination equivalent to the qualifying examination for a Nebraska license, the grades given at the examination, and the date the license was issued.003.01(E)OTHER PROOF OF COMPETENCY. For applicants who are not practicing at the time of application, the following applies: 003.01(E)(i)PASSED EXAMINATION AND NOT PRACTICING. An applicant who has met the education and examination requirements as listed in 172 NAC 75-003.01, who passed the written examination more than 3 years prior to the time of application, and who is not practicing at the time of application, must within the 3 years immediately preceding the application, present proof of having obtained 20 hours of acceptable continuing education within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application.003.01(E)(ii) LICENSED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION AND NOT PRACTICING. An applicant who holds a license in another jurisdiction, but is not practicing at the time of application, must provide proof of having obtained a minimum of 20 hours of acceptable continuing education within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application.003.02TEMPORARY LICENSE. A temporary license may be issued to an applicant who has submitted documentation of meeting educational requirements for licensure set out in this chapter except passing the practical examination. Previous experience or a waiting period is not required to obtain a temporary license. All temporary licenses will become null and void upon the Department's notification that the temporary licensee has passed the practical examination or 1 year from the issuance date, whichever comes first. A temporary license may be renewed once pursuant to this chapter. The supervisor of a person who holds a temporary license must immediately notify the Department when supervision of the temporary licensee is terminated. 003.02(A)STANDARDS FOR SUPERVISION. Any person who practices as a temporary hearing instrument specialist must be supervised by a hearing instrument specialist or audiologist licensed in Nebraska whose license is active and has not been disciplined. 003.02(A)(i)MANDATORY SUPERVISORY CONTACT. The supervisor must meet with the temporary licensee face to face for 80 hours during the first 90 days of the initial training session, which will commence upon the issuance of the temporary license. Thereafter, the supervisor must meet with the temporary licensee monthly to evaluate the temporary licensee's performance in the following areas: (1) Audiometric evaluations;(5) Hearing instrument fittings; and(6) Consultation advice and training.003.02(A)(ii)ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS COVERED. The supervisor must train the temporary licensee in the following areas during the initial 90-day training period: (1) Basic physics of sound;(2) Anatomy and physiology of the ear;(3) Function of hearing aids;(4) Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction testing;(5) Live voice or recorded voice speech audiometry;(7) Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and adaptation of a hearing aid; and(8) Taking earmold impressions.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 75, § 003
Amended effective 6/16/2020