California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.3 - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of the Department of Consumer Affairs
Article 3 - Temporary Licenses
Section 1399.116 - Supervision of Trainee-Applicants

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1399.116

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) A licensed hearing aid dispenser shall not supervise more than one trainee-applicant at any one time unless a specific waiver has been granted by the Board. Criteria for such a waiver shall be:

(1) the supervising dispenser shall have possessed a valid license as a hearing aid dispenser and engaged in the practice of fitting and selling hearing aids for at least three (3) years;

(2) the supervising dispenser has not been the subject of successful disciplinary action or of a complaint which has been investigated and verified by internal investigation report or the department's Division of Investigation within the preceding three (3) years; and

(3) the supervising dispenser shall not have been found to be in violation of any of the regulations contained in this article within the preceding three (3) years.

(b) A licensed hearing aid dispenser shall not in any circumstance supervise more than three (3) trainee-applicants at any one time.

1. New section filed 8-26-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 35).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(3), (b) and NOTE filed 8-21-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 34).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 6-11-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 24).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) and NOTE filed 10-28-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 44).

Note: Authority cited: Section 2531.06, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2531.4 and 2538.28, Business and Professions Code.

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