(a) An apprentice permit holder shall work under the
direct or indirect supervision of a license holder for at least one
year.
(b) The supervisor shall periodically conduct a formal
evaluation of the applicant's progress in the development of professional
skills.
(c) A supervisor of an apprentice permit holder is
responsible for services to the client that may be performed by the
apprentice permit holder. The supervisor must ensure that all services
provided are in compliance with the Act and this chapter.
(d) The apprenticeship must be done under the direct
or indirect supervision of an individual authorized to supervise permit
holders who holds a valid license to fit and dispense hearing instruments
in the State of Texas under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 401 or
402, other than a person licensed under §401.311 or §401.312.
(e) The supervisor must submit written notification
of cessation of supervision to the department and the apprentice permit
holder within ten (10) days of cessation of supervision on a department-approved
form or in a manner prescribed by the department.
(f) The apprentice permit holder shall give written
notice to the department of the transfer of supervision within ten
(10) working days of change in supervisor on a department-approved
form or in a manner prescribed by the department.
(g) The supervisor's agreement form must be completed
by the apprentice permit holder and the supervisor or supervisors
on a department-approved form or in a manner prescribed by the department.
(h) Notwithstanding the supervision provisions in this
section, the department may establish procedures, processes, and mechanisms
for the monitoring and reporting of the supervision requirements.
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