154A.12 - SCOPE OF EXAMINATION.
154A.12 SCOPE OF EXAMINATION.
1. The examination required by this chapter shall be designed to
demonstrate the applicant's adequate technical qualifications
including but not limited to the following:
a. Written tests of knowledge in areas such as physics of
sound, anatomy and physiology of hearing, and the function of hearing
aids, as these areas pertain to the fitting or selection and sale of
hearing aids.
b. Evidence of knowledge of the medical and rehabilitation
facilities that are available in the area served, for children and
adults who have hearing problems.
c. Evidence of knowledge of situations in which it is
commonly believed that a hearing aid is inappropriate.
2. The board shall not require the applicant to possess the
degree of professional competence normally expected of physicians.
Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 154A.12] Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1140, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
Referred to in § 154A.10