Alabama Administrative Code
Title 445 - ALABAMA BOARD OF HEARING INSTRUMENT DEALERS
Chapter 445-X-1 - HEARING INSTRUMENT DEALERS
Section 445-X-1-.04 - Examinations For Licensure

(1) An application for examination shall be accompanied by a check or money order covering the application fee and practical examination fee. In no case, shall the examination fee be refunded.

(2) Failure to complete all forms and provide all requested information may be cause for the application to be rejected.

(3) Furnishing false information or omitting pertinent information shall be cause for denial to sit for the examination. If the applicant has been licensed before such information becomes known to the board, the license shall be subject to revocation or suspension.

(4) Examinations of applicants for licensure shall be conducted a minimum of three times a year, at such times and places as the board may direct.

(5) The examination shall consist of written, practical and state law tests as determined by the board. Test may be based on national examinations, be national examinations, or be designed and promulgated by the board.

(6) The board shall prepare and administer the practical examination to each applicant at the time and place specified for the examination. The examination must be completed within the time allotted. The board, excluding the consumer member, shall examine and grade practical examinations.

(7) The board shall be responsible for inspection and reviewing the grades of practical examinations.

(8) The applicant shall perform the tests of practical skills, within the allotted time, and under the supervision of any board member except the consumer board member.

(9) The applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the test results.

(10) Applicants may, within 30 days after the date of a state-designed exam, request a review of their examinations. The review shall be done in the presence of a monitor. The applicant may not take notes nor copy any portion of the examination.

(11) The board shall issue a license to each applicant who has been certified by the board as having passed all licensing examinations and has met all licensure requirements, and when the applicant has completed the appropriate forms and has paid the licensure fee. Such license shall be effective from the date of issue until January 30 of the succeeding year.