(a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek licensure by examination if the applicant is not licensed to practice in another jurisdiction or that jurisdiction's licensure requirements are not as stringent as Wyoming.
(b) Application Requirements. Applicant shall: - (i) Submit a completed application and payment of fee;
- (ii) Submit references from three (3) individuals familiar with the applicant with whom the applicant has had contact within the past five (5) years. References shall:
- (A) Be written within the last six (6) months;
- (B) Be from the applicant's previous or current employers, teachers, business associates or state licensing boards;
- (C) Not be from relatives of the applicant; and
- (D) Contain an original signature and be submitted directly to the office of the Board from the respondent and not forwarded through the applicant.
- (iii) Submit a certification of calibration of all audiometric equipment in use signed by a qualified person during the previous twelve (12) months; and
- (iv) Successfully pass the written, practical, and jurisprudence examinations.
(c) Application Review Committee Action. After reviewing the application, the ARC may: - (i) Recommend eligibility for the applicant sit for necessary examinations; or
- (ii) Recommend denial of the license.
(d) Examination Procedures. Based on the ARC's recommendation of eligibility, the Board office shall: - (i) Notify NIHIS that applicant is eligible to sit for the written examination; and
- (ii) Schedule an appointment for the applicant to be administered the practical and jurisprudence examinations within one (1) calendar year. Failure to sit for these examinations shall result in the expiration of the application, and applicant shall reapply.
(e) Passing Score. To successfully pass each examination, the applicant shall obtain a score of: - (i) Sixty-seven and a half percent (67.5%) on the NIHIS written examination;
- (ii) Sixty-five percent (65%) on each section of the practical examination, with an overall average of seventy percent (70%) on the entire practical examination; and
- (iii) Seventy percent (70%) on the jurisprudence examination.
(f) Reexamination. Any applicant that fails to successfully pass any or all examinations may be eligible for re-examination and shall pay the examination fee.