Section R9-16-309. Application for a Temporary License

A.      An applicant for a temporary license shall submit to the Department:

1.        An application in a format provided by the Department that contains:

a.         The information in R9-16-304(A)(1)(a) through (A)(5); and

b.        The applicant’s sponsor's:

i.         Name,

ii.        Business address,

iii.      Business telephone number, and

iv.       Arizona hearing aid dispenser license number;

2.        A statement signed by the sponsor that the sponsor is a licensed hearing aid dispenser who agrees to train, super- vise, and be responsible for the applicant's hearing aid dispenser practice according to A.R.S. § 36-1905; and

3.        A $100 license fee.

B.       The Department shall review an application for a temporary license according to R9-16-316 and Table 3.1.

C.      If the Department issues a temporary license to the applicant, the Department shall also provide written notification to the applicant of approval to take the Department-designated writ- ten hearing aid dispenser examination within six months after the temporary license is issued.

D.      If the Department does not issue an applicant a temporary license, the Department shall return the license fee in subsec- tion (A)(3) to the applicant.

E.       If a hearing aid dispenser with a temporary license takes and fails the Department-designated written hearing aid dispenser examination required in subsection (C), the temporary hearing aid dispenser may:

1.        Renew the temporary license once according to R9-16- 311(F), and

2.        Take the Department-designated written hearing aid dis- penser examination within the six months after renewal of the temporary license.

F.       Within five calendar days after the Department receives an individual’s Department-designated written hearing aid dis- penser examination results, the Department shall provide writ- ten notification to the individual of:

1.        A passing score that includes approval to take the Depart- ment-designated practical examination; or

2.        A failing score that includes, as applicable, approval to retake the Department-designated written hearing aid dis- penser examination.

G.      A temporary license is no longer valid on the date the Depart- ment receives notice from the sponsor that the sponsor is ter- minating sponsorship.

H.      A hearing aid dispenser whose temporary license is terminated according to subsection (G), shall:

1.        Not practice until issued a new license, and

2.        May apply for an initial license as a hearing aid dispenser according to this Article or a temporary license according to this Section.

I.        A temporary license is valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

Historical Note

Adopted effective June 25, 1993 (Supp. 93-2). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 20

A.A.R. 1998, effective July 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2).