35 Pa. Stat. § 6700-306

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92

Section 6700-306 - Temporary hearing aid fitter's registration certificate

(a) An applicant who has fulfilled the requirements, has made application, and proves to the satisfaction of the department that he has been engaged in the fitting and selling of hearing aids at an established place of business in a state other than the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of two years within a five-year period immediately prior to his application, may have a temporary fitter's registration certificate issued to him which shall be valid and effective for a period ending 30 days after the conclusion of a qualifying examination given not earlier than 90 days after the date of issue of such temporary fitter's registration certificate, but not later than one year after the date of issue of such temporary fitter's registration certificate.

(b) An applicant who has fulfilled the requirements of section 301 and has made application therefor, and who proves to the satisfaction of the department that he will be supervised and trained by a person who holds a valid fitter's registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of section 305 or subsection (a) may have an apprentice fitter's registration certificate issued to him which shall entitle him to be engaged, under such supervision, in the fitting and selling of hearing aids for the following periods:

Period 1--The trainee shall work for two months under the direct and personal supervision of, and in the same office as the sponsor fitter registrant. During this stage, the trainee may do testing for the proper selection and fitting of hearing aids and make ear impressions, but the final testing and final fitting for sale of a hearing aid must be approved by the sponsor fitter registrant.

Period 2--This training stage lasts for four months or until the time the next examination thereafter is given, whichever is longer. During this time, the trainee may engage in all the activities of a fitter registrant, but shall work under the direct supervision of the sponsor fitter registrant.

These two periods described above shall be completed with no time lapse between periods except as authorized by the department for justifiable cause shown by the trainee or sponsor or both.

A trainee who desires to change sponsors shall furnish the department with a sworn or affirmed request giving reasons for the request accompanied by a sworn or affirmed statement from the new sponsor with the undertakings required by this act, and accompanied by the trainee's temporary certificate of registration. If the transfer is approved, the certificate will be revalidated without charge.

If the sponsor desires to terminate responsibilities he has undertaken with regard to a trainee, he shall give the trainee ten days written notice, giving reasons, and shall notify the department accordingly by certified mail.

On completion of the two periods described in this subsection, the trainee shall take the qualifying examination given by the department and upon passing that examination, shall receive a fitter's certificate of registration.

No trainee shall perform any hearing health services for a customer without the customer being informed that such services are being performed by a trainee rather than by a fitter registrant. Such notice shall be given verbally by the trainee. In each case, records shall be kept by the registrant showing the particular service performed by the trainee. Such temporary registration fitter's certificate shall be effective and valid only while the applicant remains under the direct supervision of a person who holds a valid fitter's registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of section 305 or subsection (a). Such registrant shall be responsible for the supervision and training of such fitter applicant.

35 P.S. § 6700-306

1976, Nov. 24, P.L. 1182, No. 262, § 306, imd. effective.