| (a) The examination required under the Act shall consist
of a written test, a practical test (all portions), and a jurisprudence
test.
(b) The department shall administer or arrange for
the administration of the examination.
(1) The written test is the International Licensing
Examination for Hearing Instrument Dispenser, administered by the
department's designee.
(2) The practical test is developed by the department
and administered by the department's designee.
(3) The jurisprudence test is developed by the department
and administered by the department's designee.
(c) The examination under subsection (a) will test
the following areas as they relate to the fitting and dispensing of
hearing instruments:
(1) basic physics of sound;
(2) structure and function of hearing instruments;
(3) fitting of hearing instruments;
(4) pure tone audiometry, including air conduction
testing and bone conduction testing;
(5) live voice and recorded voice speech audiometry;
(6) masking when indicated for air conduction, bone
conduction, and speech;
(7) recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech
audiometry to determine the candidacy for a hearing instrument;
(8) selection and adaption of hearing instruments,
testing of hearing instruments, and verification of aided hearing
instrument performance;
(9) taking of earmold impressions;
(10) verification of hearing instrument fitting and
functional gain measurements using a calibrated system;
(11) anatomy and physiology of the ear;
(12) counseling and aural rehabilitation of an individual
with a hearing impairment for the purpose of fitting and dispensing
hearing instruments;
(13) use of an otoscope for the visual observation
of the entire ear canal; and
(14) laws, rules, and regulations of this state and
the United States.
(d) The examination may not test knowledge of the diagnosis
or treatment of any disease of or injury to the human body.
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