N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-8.17

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:35-8.17 - Licensing examination

(a) The licensing examination shall consist of a written and practical examination in accordance with 45:9A-11.

(b) The written examination shall consist of:

1. The International Licensing Examination (ILE) offered by the International Hearing Society (IHS); and

2. A jurisprudence examination offered by the Committee, testing knowledge relating to the laws and rules governing the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids.

(c) A candidate shall not be eligible to take the jurisprudence or practical examinations until he or she has successfully passed the ILE.

(d) In order to pass the jurisprudence examination, a candidate shall attain a score of 70 or greater.

(e) In order to pass the practical examination, a candidate shall attain a passing grade on each part of the practical examination. A candidate shall be eligible to re-take the part(s) failed for one additional examination. No passing credit shall be carried over to a third examination and the candidate failing two exam sessions shall be required to take all sections of the examination.

(f) All examinations and re-examinations will be offered only during the regularly scheduled examination session except for the re-examination of the law and regulation section.

(g) A candidate who has successfully passed the ILE shall have two years from the date he or she passed the ILE to take and successfully pass the jurisprudence and practical examinations. A candidate who has not passed the jurisprudence and/or practical examinations within this two-year time period shall be required to retake and pass the ILE prior to retaking the jurisprudence and practical examinations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-8.17

Recodified from 13:35-8.15 by R.1994 d.595, effective 12/5/1994.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 1301(b), 26 New Jersey Register 4780(b).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.16 by R.1998 d.372, effective 7/20/1998.
See: 30 New Jersey Register 1191(a), 30 New Jersey Register 2633(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.17, Violation of the Rules, was recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:35-8.18.
Amended by R.2005 d.120, effective 4/18/2005.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 4633(a), 37 New Jersey Register 1203(a).
Rewrote (b); in (c), deleted the first sentence; in (d), inserted "except for the re-examination of the law and regulation section" following "scheduled examination session".

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 602(a) effective 4/15/2024