| (a) The training of a temporary training permit holder
must be done under the supervision of an individual who holds a valid
license to fit and dispense hearing instruments under Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 401 or 402, other than an individual licensed under §401.311
or §401.312.
(b) A supervisor licensed under Texas Occupations Code,
Chapter 401, shall comply with all provisions of Texas Occupations
Code, Chapter 402, and this chapter that relate to the supervision
and training of a temporary permit holder. A supervisor licensed under
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 402, shall comply with all provisions
of the Act and this chapter.
(c) A person must obtain a temporary training permit
prior to beginning the supervision and must maintain a valid temporary
training permit during the person's supervised practicum experience.
(d) A temporary training permit holder only has the
authority prescribed under Texas Occupations Code §402.256.
(e) The supervisor must submit a written notification
of termination of supervision to the department and the temporary
training permit holder within ten (10) days of cessation of supervision
on a department-approved form or in a manner prescribed by the department.
(f) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §402.257,
the temporary training permit holder shall give written notice to
the department of the transfer of supervision within ten (10) working
days of change in supervisor using a department-approved form or in
a manner prescribed by the department.
(g) A temporary training permit holder shall have at
least 150 hours of directly supervised practicum that shall include
the following:
(1) 25 contact hours of pure tone air conduction, bone
conduction, and speech audiometry, recorded and live voice, with 15
of the required hours being with actual clients;
(2) 25 client contact hours of hearing instrument evaluations,
including sound-field measurements with recorded and live voice;
(3) 20 contact hours of instrument fittings with actual
clients;
(4) 10 contact hours of earmold orientation types,
uses, and terminology;
(5) five contact hours of earmold impressions and otoscopic
examinations of the ear;
(6) 15 contact hours of troubleshooting of defective
hearing instruments;
(7) 20 contact hours of case history with actual clients;
(8) 10 contact hours regarding the laws governing the
licensing of persons fitting and dispensing hearing instruments and
federal Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission
regulations relating to the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments;
and
(9) 20 contact hours of supplemental work in one or
more of the areas described by paragraphs (1) through (8).
(h) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §402.254,
in addition to the contact hours under subsection (g), a temporary
training permit holder shall complete at least 10 contact hours of
masking under the direct supervision of the supervisor.
(i) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §402.255(d),
the supervisor shall maintain a log of the contact hours by practicum
category on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department. After
the temporary training permit holder has completed the 150 contact
hours under subsection (g), the supervisor and the permit holder shall
submit verification of compliance to the department, in a manner prescribed
by the department.
(j) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §402.255(e),
a supervisor may not supervise more than two temporary training permit
holders at one time.
(k) A supervisor may delegate training activities of
a temporary training permit holder to another license holder. The
supervisor shall be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of
a temporary training permit holder. The supervisor shall also be ultimately
responsible for services provided to a client by the temporary training
permit holder. A supervisor shall not delegate the responsibility
of supervision.
(l) 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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| Source Note: The provisions of this §112.53 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4458; amended to be effective May 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 2155; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6096 |
