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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.1 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
An applicant for licensure shall submit to the Department
						written evidence in form and content satisfactory to the Department that the
						applicant:
1. is twenty-one (21) years
					 of age or older;
2. minimally, has
					 an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high
					 school;
3. has passed an
					 examination approved by the Department; and
4. has paid the required fee(s).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.2 - Examination

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Examinations will be administered
					 quarterly on the third Wednesday of January, April, July, and
					 October.
2. The exam consists of
					 three (3) sections: a written exam, a practical exam, and a state law exam.
					 Written exam scores from other jurisdictions are considered valid for twelve
					 (12) months from the date of examination if the exam is the same as the one
					 used by this jurisdiction.
3.
					 Applicants who fail one or more sections of the initial exam are required to
					 re-test failed sections on the subsequent exam in the following manner:
a. Written examination section - Retake the
					 entire section.
b. Mississippi Law
					 section - Retake the entire section.
c. Practical examination section - requires
					 retesting of each failed subsection only.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.3 - Licensure by Reciprocity

Current through June 25, 2024
1. An applicant for
					 licensure by reciprocity shall submit to the Department written evidence in
					 form and content satisfactory to the Department:
a. That the applicant is currently licensed
					 as a Hearing Aid Specialist under the laws of another state or the District of
					 Columbia.
b. That the requirements
					 for said license are equivalent to or greater than those required in this state
					 as set forth in Rule 6.4.2 of these regulations.
c. That said license is in good standing and
					 has not been suspended or revoked.
d. That verification of all licenses that
					 have been issued are on file with the Department.
e. That the state issuing the current license
					 has a current reciprocity agreement on file with the Department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.4 - Temporary Licensure

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A temporary
					 license may be granted to an applicant for licensure meeting the requirements
					 of Rule 6.4.1 of these regulations who has not previously applied to take the
					 approved examination.
2. The
					 Department may issue a temporary license to applicants meeting the requirements
					 in Rule 6.4.1 of these regulations, which shall entitle the applicant to
					 practice the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids for a period ending thirty
					 (30) days after the conclusion of the next examination given after the minimum
					 ninety (90) day training period has elapsed.
3. No temporary license shall be issued by
					 the Department under this section unless the applicant shows to the
					 satisfaction of the Department that he is or will be supervised and trained by
					 a person who holds a current Mississippi license and meets the supervisory
					 requirements in Subchapter 10 of these regulations.
4. The first regularly scheduled examination
					 after the minimum ninety (90) day training period must be taken by the
					 temporary licensee or the temporary license shall not be renewed, except for
					 good cause shown to the satisfaction of the Department.
5. If a person who holds a temporary license
					 issued under this section fails to pass the next examination given after the
					 minimum ninety (90) day training period, the Department may renew the temporary
					 license for a period ending thirty (30) days after the date of renewal is
					 announced. In no event shall more than one (1) renewal be permitted.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.5 - Out-of-State Licensure

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A person who
					 holds a license or temporary license to practice as a hearing aid specialist in
					 this state but whose principal place of business is not in this state shall
					 certify to the Department that they will:
a.
					 display their Mississippi license while conducting business in Mississippi; and
b. make all records regarding
					 clients who are residents of Mississippi available to the licensing authority
					 within seventy-two (72) hours of receiving such a request in writing;
					 and
c. retain all records of
					 fittings by the dealer for a period of three (3) years.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.6 - Conditions of a Universal Occupational License

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
					 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall issue a
					 license for a hearing aid specialist and at the same practice level to a person
					 who establishes residence in this state if, upon application to the Department:
a. The applicant holds a current and valid
					 license in good standing in another state in an occupation with a similar scope
					 of practice, as determined by the Department, and has held this license from
					 the occupational licensing board in the other state for at least one (1) year;
					 and
b. There were minimum education
					 requirements and, if applicable, work experience, examination, and clinical
					 supervision requirements in effect, and the other state verifies that the
					 applicant met those requirements in order to be licensed in that state;
					 and
c. The applicant has not
					 committed any act in the other state that would have constituted grounds for
					 refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license to practice that occupation in
					 Mississippi at the time the act was committed, and the applicant does not have
					 a disqualifying criminal record as determined by the Department under
					 Mississippi law; and
d. The
					 applicant did not surrender a license because of negligence or intentional
					 misconduct related to the applicant's work in the occupation in another state;
					 and
e. The applicant does not have
					 a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending before an occupational
					 licensing board or other board in another state that relates to unprofessional
					 conduct or an alleged crime. If the applicant has a complaint, allegation, or
					 investigation pending, the Department shall not issue or deny a license to the
					 applicant until the complaint, allegation, or investigation is resolved, or the
					 applicant otherwise satisfies the criteria for licensure in Mississippi to the
					 satisfaction of the Department; and
f. The applicant pays all applicable fees in
					 Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-19-60-6.4.7 - Abandonment

Current through June 25, 2024
An application shall be deemed abandoned by the
						Department if, after six (6) months from the date of filing, the requirements
						for licensing have not been completed and submitted to the Department.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												73-14-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 5 - Professional Identification › Rule 15-19-60-6.5.1 - License Required

Current through June 25, 2024
No person shall engage in the sale or practice of
						dispensing and fitting hearing aids or display a sign or in any other way
						advertise or hold himself out as a person who practices the dispensing and
						fitting of hearing aids unless he holds a current, unsuspended, unrevoked
						license issued by the Department, or is exempted pursuant to Rule 6.9.1 of
						these regulations, or by statute.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 5 - Professional Identification › Rule 15-19-60-6.5.2 - Production and Display of License

Current through June 25, 2024
A person licensed as a Hearing Aid Specialist in
						Mississippi shall keep said license conspicuously posted in his office or place
						of business at all times. The licensee shall carry the "License Identification
						Card" at all times when providing services and show said identification card
						when requested.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 5 - Professional Identification › Rule 15-19-60-6.5.3 - Duty to Consumer

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Competence in
					 the fitting or selling of hearing aids will include performance of the
					 appropriate work-up to assure adequate satisfaction with the hearing aid(s) by
					 each consumer. Documented evidence in each consumer's record should
					 demonstrate:
a. Establishment of consumer's
					 needs for hearing aid amplification. This will include an accurate pure-tone
					 air and bone audiogram and speech tests (SRT and SDS) with
					 headphones.
b. Evaluation of the
					 consumer's hearing function after the dispensing of selected aid(s). This will
					 usually be accomplished by aided tests, using speech material and/or other
					 sound (free) field stimuli, or a customer satisfaction statement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 6 - Renewal of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.6.1 - General Provisions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The Department
					 shall issue licenses which shall be renewed biennially.
2. The licensure period shall be construed as
					 July 1 through June 30.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 6 - Renewal of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.6.2 - Procedure for Renewal of License

Current through June 25, 2024
The Department shall mail notices, at least thirty (30)
						days prior to the renewal date, to the last address registered with the
						Department, to the persons to whom licenses were issued or renewed during the
						preceding licensure period. The licensee shall:
1. complete the renewal form;
2. submit proof of continuing education
					 credit as detailed in Subchapter 7 of these regulations;
3. enclose the renewal fee;
4. submit proof of the annual inspection and
					 calibration of audiometric testing equipment;
5. submit a renewal addendum listing the
					 worksite(s) where the licensee practices; and
6. file the above with the Department prior
					 to the end of the renewal period.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 6 - Renewal of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.6.3 - Failure to Renew

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A grace period
					 extending through July 30 shall be allowed after the expiration of a license,
					 during which a license may be renewed with no penalty. A licensee who does not
					 file, with the Department, his renewal application on or before July 30th will
					 be deemed to have allowed his license to lapse. Failure to submit a renewal
					 application postmarked on or before July 30th shall result in the necessity of
					 the payment of a reinstatement fee. Said license may be reinstated by the
					 Department, in its discretion, by the payment of the reinstatement fee and the
					 required continuing education hours provided said application for reinstatement
					 is made within one (1) year from the date of lapse of the license.
2. A license may not be reinstated after
					 having lapsed for one (1) year from the date of lapse of the license. A new
					 application must be made and the licensure regulations in effect at that time
					 must be met.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education › Rule 15-19-60-6.7.1 - Definition and Philosophy

Current through June 25, 2024
Each individual licensed as a hearing aid specialist is
						responsible for optimum service to the consumer and is accountable to the
						consumer, the employer, and the profession for evidence of maintaining high
						levels of skill and knowledge. Continuing education is defined as education
						beyond the basic preparation required for entry into the profession, directly
						related to the hearing aid specialist's performance and
						practice.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education › Rule 15-19-60-6.7.2 - Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Regulations set the requirement of twenty
					 (20) contact hours to be accrued during the licensing period (July 1 -June 30).
					 No carryover of continuing education hours from one licensure period to another
					 shall be allowed.
2. A temporary
					 licensee shall not be responsible for accruing continuing education.
3. Failure to accrue the minimum continuing
					 education requirement will result in a license not being renewed. A license
					 that has expired/lapsed because of failure to meet the continuing education
					 requirement, may be renewed or reinstated, at the Department's discretion, upon
					 the presentation of satisfactory evidence of the required hours and upon the
					 payment of all fees due.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education › Rule 15-19-60-6.7.3 - Content Criteria

Current through June 25, 2024
The content must apply to the hearing aid specialist
						profession and must be designed to meet one of the following goals:
1. Update knowledge and skills required for
					 competent performance beyond entry level.
2. Allow the licensee to enhance his
					 knowledge and skills.
3. Extend
					 limits of professional capabilities and opportunities.
4. Include a minimum of one (1) educational
					 hour per year relating to Ethical Practices specific to the Hearing Aid
					 Specialist as defined in Rule 6.1.3(7) "Unethical Conduct" and Rule 6.5.3(2)
					 "Advertising."
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education › Rule 15-19-60-6.7.4 - Sources of Continuing Education

Current through June 25, 2024
Continuing education hours may be accrued from the
						following sources, provided the sources include continuing education annually
						that relate to the hearing aid specialist's fitting and ethical practices as
						defined in Rule 6.1.3(7) "Unethical Conduct" and Rule 6.5.3(2) "Adverting."
PLEASE NOTE:
No more than 50% of the total required hours may be
						accrued via online or home study courses.
1. Attendance at educational programs where
					 continuing education credit is given and approved by the National Institute for
					 Hearing Instrument Studies (NIHIS);
2. Attendance at educational programs where
					 continuing education credit is given and approved by the American
					 Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and its state affiliated
					 associations;
3. Attendance at
					 educational programs where continuing education credit is given and approved by
					 the Mississippi Hearing Aid Association (MHAA) or hearing aid associations of
					 other states;
4. Attendance at
					 educational programs where continuing education credit is given and approved by
					 the Academy of Doctors of Audiology;
5. Attendance at educational programs where
					 continuing education credit is given and approved by the American Academy of
					 Audiologists;
6. Attendance at
					 educational programs where continuing education credit is given and approved by
					 an accredited university.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 7 - Continuing Education › Rule 15-19-60-6.7.5 - Reporting Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the responsibility of the licensee to insure that
						the following criteria are met with respect to continuing education credit:
						Attendance at programs approved by the organizations in Rule 6.7.4 of these
						regulations are automatically accepted for credit unless sessions are
						duplicated. Verification of attendance may be made by submission of a
						continuing education certificate (must include licensee name, source, number of
						hours and date of attendance).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.1 - Standards of Conduct

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensees may, at the discretion of the Board, have
						their license suspended, revoked, or denied at the time of renewal if the Board
						determines that the licensee:
1. Was
					 convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude. The record of such
					 conviction, or certified copy thereof from the clerk of the court where such
					 conviction occurred or by the judge of that court, shall be sufficient evidence
					 to warrant revocation or suspension.
2. Is guilty of securing, or attempting to
					 secure a license or certificate through fraud or deceit.
3. Is guilty of unethical conduct, or gross
					 ignorance, or inefficiency in the conduct of his practice.
4. Is guilty of knowingly practicing while
					 suffering with a contagious or infectious disease.
5. Has used a false name or alias in the
					 practice of his profession.
6. Is
					 unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes of
					 incompetence.
7. Continued practice
					 although the licensee has become unfit to practice as a hearing aid specialist
					 due to:
a. failure to keep abreast of current
					 professional theory or practice; or
b. physical or mental disability; the entry
					 of an order or judgement by a court of competent jurisdiction that a licensee
					 is in need of mental treatment or is incompetent shall constitute mental
					 disability; or
c. addiction or
					 severe dependency upon alcohol or other drugs which may endanger the public by
					 impairing the licensee's ability to practice.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.2 - Summary Suspensions

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The Department
					 may summarily suspend a license without a hearing, simultaneously with the
					 filing of a formal complaint and notice of hearing, if the Department
					 determines that:
a. The health, safety, or
					 welfare of the general public is in immediate danger; or
b. The licensee's physical capacity to
					 practice his profession is in issue; or
c. The licensee's mental capacity to practice
					 his profession is in issue.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.3 - Complaints

Current through June 25, 2024
All complaints concerning a licensee, his business, or
						professional practice, shall be reviewed by the Department. Each complaint
						received shall be logged, recording at a minimum the following
						information:
1. licensee's
					 name;
2. name of the complaining
					 party, if known;
3. date of
					 complaint;
4. brief statement of
					 complaint; and
5.
					 disposition.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.4 - Investigations

Current through June 25, 2024
All complaints will be investigated and evaluated by the
						Department, or its designee(s).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.5 - Notice of Charges and Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Following the
					 investigative process, the Department may file formal charges against the
					 licensee. Such formal complaint shall, at a minimum, inform the licensee of the
					 facts which are the basis of the charge and which are specific enough to enable
					 the licensee to defend against the charges.
2. Each licensee, whose conduct is the
					 subject of a formal charge which seeks to impose disciplinary action against
					 the licensee, shall be served notice of the formal charge at least twenty (20)
					 days before the date of hearing. A hearing shall be presided over by the Board
					 or the Board's designee. Service shall be considered to have been given if the
					 notice was personally received by the licensee, or the notice was mailed
					 certified, return receipt requested, to the licensee at the licensee's last
					 known address as listed with the Department. The notice of the formal hearing
					 shall consist at a minimum of the following information:
a. The time, place and date of
					 hearing;
b. That the licensee shall
					 appear personally at the hearing and may be represented by counsel;
c. That the licensee shall have the right to
					 produce witnesses and evidence in the licensee's behalf and shall have the
					 right to cross-examine adverse witnesses and evidence;
d. That the hearing could result in
					 disciplinary action being taken against the licensee's license;
e. That rules for the conduct of these
					 hearings exist and it may be in the licensee's best interest to obtain a copy;
					 and
f. That the Board, or its
					 designee, shall preside at the hearing and following the conclusion of the
					 hearing shall make findings of facts, conclusions of law and recommendations,
					 separately stated, to the Board as to what disciplinary action, if any, should
					 be imposed on the licensee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.6 - Board Sanctions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may impose any of the following sanctions,
						singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee is guilty of any of the
						above offenses:
1. Revocation of the
					 license;
2. Suspension of the
					 license, for any period of time;
3.
					 Censure the licensee;
4. Impose a
					 monetary penalty of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00);
5. Place a licensee on probationary status
					 and require the licensee to submit to any of the following:
a. report regularly to the Department, or its
					 designee, upon matters which are the basis of probation;
b. continue to renew professional education
					 until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas which are
					 the basis of probation; or
c. such
					 other reasonable requirements or restrictions as are proper;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 8 - Revocation, Suspension and Denial of License › Rule 15-19-60-6.8.7 - Appeal

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board shall
						have a right of appeal in the manner provided for in the Act and the Laws of
						the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 9 - Exceptions and Exemptions › Rule 15-19-60-6.9.1 - Exceptions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Act and the regulations promulgated thereto:
1. Is not intended to prevent any person from
					 engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of
					 selection of hearing aids, provided such person, or organization employing such
					 person, does not sell hearing aids or accessories thereto, except in the case
					 of ear molds to be used only for the purpose of audiologic
					 evaluation.
2. Shall not apply to
					 any physician or surgeon licensed by the State of Mississippi.
3. Does not apply to a person while he is
					 engaged in the fitting of hearing aids provided it is part of the academic
					 curriculum of an accredited institution of higher education, or part of a
					 program conducted by a public tax-supported institution or agency or nonprofit
					 organization, unless such person or institution or agency sells hearing aids,
					 and/or accessories, except ear molds.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 9 - Exceptions and Exemptions › Rule 15-19-60-6.9.2 - Good Samaritan Act

Current through June 25, 2024
(LEFT BLANK ON PURPOSE)
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 10 - Supervision of a Temporary Licensee › Rule 15-19-60-6.10.1 - Credentials of Supervisor

Current through June 25, 2024
A supervisor of a temporary licensee must hold a current
						license to practice in Mississippi, and:
1. hold a current and valid document of being
					 National Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences by the International
					 Hearing Society (IHS); or
2. hold a
					 current and valid Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) from
					 the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA); or
3. have had a minimum of three (3) years
					 experience in the testing of hearing, fitting of hearing aids and dispensing of
					 hearing aids.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 10 - Supervision of a Temporary Licensee › Rule 15-19-60-6.10.2 - Supervisor's Responsibilities

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The supervision
					 of the temporary licensee must entail the personal and direct involvement of
					 the supervisor in any and all ways that will permit the supervisor to attest to
					 the adequacy of the supervisee's performance in the training experience.
					 Knowledge of the temporary licensee's work may be obtained in a variety of ways
					 such as: conference, audio and video tape recordings, written reports,
					 staffing, and discussions with other persons who have participated in the
					 training of the temporary licensee. Supervision must include direct observation
					 of the temporary licensee performing puretone air and bone conduction speech
					 audiometric evaluations, interpretation of audiograms, trouble-shooting hearing
					 aids and sound-field testing of subjects, taking case history information, and
					 performing such other activities considered important to the preparation for
					 licensure. Employment of unlicensed personnel may be cause for revocation of a
					 supervisor's license.
2. The
					 supervisor is responsible for the services delivered to the client by the
					 temporary licensee.
3. The
					 Supervisor:
a. Shall be responsible for the
					 supervision of the trainee with a minimum of one-third (1/3) of supervision to
					 be direct, on-site for the duration of the temporary license.
b. Shall provide the trainee with materials
					 and equipment necessary for appropriate audiometric and hearing aid evaluation
					 and fitting procedures.
c. Shall
					 supplement the trainee with background information through reading lists and
					 other references.
d. Shall conduct
					 in-service training for trainees.
e. Shall act as consultant to the trainee,
					 i.e., provide time for conferences for the trainee and provide a variety of
					 resource materials, approaches, and techniques which are based on sound theory,
					 successful practice and/or documented research.
f. Shall submit to the Department a statement
					 verifying trainee has completed one hundred and fifty (150) clock hours of
					 supervised training (fifty (50) hours face-to-face), before sitting for the
					 licensing examination.
g. Shall
					 notify the Department within ten (10) days following termination of trainee
					 supervision.
h. Shall be
					 responsible to the Department for disseminating all material and information to
					 the trainee and for returning to the Department all forms relating to the
					 training period for licensure.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 10 - Supervision of a Temporary Licensee › Rule 15-19-60-6.10.3 - Elements of Supervision

Current through June 25, 2024
The supervised training experience is construed to mean
						direct fitting and dispensing activities performed on consumers as listed
						below:
1. Twenty-five (25) hours in
					 pure tone air conduction, bone conduction, and speech audiometry.
2. Twenty-five (25) hours in hearing aid
					 evaluation and post-fit counseling.
3. Twenty (20) hours in hearing aid fittings
					 with actual clients.
4. Twenty (20)
					 hours in earmold orientation, types, uses and terminology.
5. Fifteen (15) hours in earmold impressions
					 and otoscopic examination of the ear.
6. Fifteen (15) hours in trouble-shooting of
					 defective hearing aids.
7. Ten (10)
					 hours in case history with actual clients.
8. Three (3) hours in laws governing the
					 licensure of practice, FDA and FTC regulations.
9. Seventeen (17) hours of supplemental work
					 in any of the above areas.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 10 - Supervision of a Temporary Licensee › Rule 15-19-60-6.10.4 - Length of Supervision

Current through June 25, 2024
The training period shall be a minimum of ninety (90)
						days but no more than nine (9) months.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 11 - Criminal Offenses and Punishment › Rule 15-19-60-6.11.1 - Offenses

Current through June 25, 2024
It is a misdemeanor for any person to:
1. Secure a license or certificate through
					 fraud or deceit.
2. Use a false
					 name or alias in the practice of his profession.
3. Fail to notify the Department of the
					 suspension, probation or revocation of any past or currently held licenses,
					 required to practice as a Hearing Aid Specialist in this or any other
					 jurisdiction.
4. Make false
					 representations or impersonate or act as a proxy for another person or allow or
					 aid any person to impersonate him in connection with any examination or
					 application for licensing or request to be examined or licensed.
5. Sell, barter or offer to sell or barter a
					 license.
6. Purchase or procure by
					 barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holder's
					 qualifications to practice the fitting and dispensing of hearing
					 aids.
7. Alter materially a license
					 with fraudulent intent.
8. Use or
					 attempt to use as a valid license one which has been purchased, fraudulently
					 obtained, counterfeited or materially altered.
9. Willfully make a false material statement
					 in an application for registration or for renewal of a license.
10. Violate any of the provisions of the Act
					 or any rules or regulations promulgated thereto.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 11 - Criminal Offenses and Punishment › Rule 15-19-60-6.11.2 - Punishment

Current through June 25, 2024
Violation of any provision of this chapter is a
						misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less that One Hundred
						Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by
						imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days in the county jail, or by
						both.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 12 - Fees › Rule 15-19-60-6.12.1 - Method of Payment

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with the Act, the following non-refundable
						fees, where applicable, are payable to the Department by check or money
						order.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 12 - Fees › Rule 15-19-60-6.12.2 - Schedule of Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Application and License Fee
								............................................................................
$100.00
2.
Application & Temporary License fee
								............................................................
$100.00
3.
Renewal Fee
								.....................................................................................................
$200.00
4.
Temporary License Renewal Fee
								.....................................................................
$ 50.00
5.
Reinstatement Fee
								............................................................................................
$250.00
6.
License Replacement Fee
								................................................................................
$ 25.00
7.
License Duplication Fee
								..................................................................................
$ 25.00
8.
ID Card Replacement Fee
								................................................................................
$ 10.00
9.
License Verification Fee
								..................................................................................
$ 25.00
10.
Examination Fee: Contact Professional Licensure
								Branch for current examination fee.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 12 - Fees › Rule 15-19-60-6.12.3 - Examination Fee

Current through June 25, 2024
Fees for the examination are to be paid to the
						appropriate examination administrant.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 13 - Administrative Grievance Procedure › Rule 15-19-60-6.13.1 - Administrative Appeals

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Any person
					 aggrieved by a decision regarding the initial application for licensure or the
					 renewal of licensure shall have the right of a second review by the Department
					 or its designee.
2. Any person
					 aggrieved by a decision rendered after the second review shall have the right
					 of administrative appeal and a public hearing to be conducted in accordance
					 with the policies of the Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 13 - Administrative Grievance Procedure › Rule 15-19-60-6.13.2 - Notification

Current through June 25, 2024
Written notice will be provided to all applicants
						regarding denial of an original license or a renewal license. Such notice shall
						contain the reason thereof.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF HEARING AID SPECIALISTS › Subchapter 13 - Administrative Grievance Procedure › Rule 15-19-60-6.13.3 - Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
1. If requested in writing within the
					 specified time frame a hearing will be provided in which the applicant may show
					 cause why the license should be granted or renewed.
2. Within sixty (60) days of the hearing, or
					 other such time frame as determined during the hearing, written findings of
					 fact, together with a recommendation for action on the license in question,
					 shall be forwarded to the State Health Officer. The State Health Officer shall
					 decide what action will be taken on the recommendation within five days of its
					 receipt. Written notice shall be provided to the applicant.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												73-14-1
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 7 - REGULATION GOVERNING REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS › Subchapter 1 - General › Rule 15-19-60-7.1.1 - Legal Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Board of Health is authorized to establish and
						enforce these rules and procedures by virtue of Sections
						41-58-1 et seq. of Mississippi
						Code of 1972, annotated.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-58-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 7 - REGULATION GOVERNING REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS › Subchapter 2 - Medical Radiation Technologists Advisory Council ("Council") › Rule 15-19-60-7.2.1 - Council Structure and Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The Council
					 shall consist of ten (10) members, who shall serve without compensation. They
					 shall be selected by the Department, to serve under the jurisdiction of the
					 Department for a three (3) year term, except for those members appointed to the
					 first council, four (4) of whom shall be appointed for two (2) year terms, and
					 five (5) of whom shall be appointed for three (3) year terms.
2. The council composition shall be as
					 follows:
a. One (1) radiologist who is an
					 active practitioner and member of the Mississippi Radiological
					 Society;
b. One (1) licensed family
					 physician;
c. One (1) licensed
					 practitioner;
d. Two (2) registered
					 radiological technologists;
e. One
					 (1) nuclear medicine technologist;
f. One (1) radiation therapist;
g. One (1) radiation physicist;
h. One (1) hospital administrator;
					 and
i. The State Health Officer, or
					 his designee, who shall serve as ex officio chairman with no voting authority.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 7 - REGULATION GOVERNING REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS › Subchapter 2 - Medical Radiation Technologists Advisory Council ("Council") › Rule 15-19-60-7.2.2 - Meeting

Current through June 25, 2024
The Council shall meet at places and at times designated
						by the Department. A quorum shall consist of five (5) members of the Council
						and shall be necessary for the Council to take action by
						vote.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-58-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 19 - Bureau of Professional Licensure › Subpart 60 - Professional Licensure › Chapter 7 - REGULATION GOVERNING REGISTRATION OF MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS › Subchapter 3 - Registration › Rule 15-19-60-7.3.1 - Types of Registration

Current through June 25, 2024
1. "Radiologic
					 technologist registration" means the registration issued by the Department
					 which permits a person to apply x-radiation or ionizing radiation to any part
					 of the human body for diagnostic purposes, and includes the administration of
					 parenteral and enteral contrast media and administration of other medications
					 or procedures incidental to radiologic examinations.
2. "Nuclear medicine technologist
					 registration" means the registration which permits a person to perform in vivo
					 imaging and measurement procedures and in vitro non-imaging laboratory studies,
					 to prepare radiopharmaceuticals, and to administer diagnostic and therapeutic
					 doses of radiopharmaceuticals to human beings while under the supervision of a
					 licensed practitioner who is identified as an authorized user on a Department
					 license that authorizes the medical use of radioactive material.
3. "Radiation therapist registration" means
					 the registration issued by the Department which permits a person to apply
					 x-radiation and the ionizing radiation emitted from particle accelerators,
					 cobalt-60 units, and sealed sources of radioactive material to human beings for
					 therapeutic purposes while under the supervision of a licensed radiation
					 oncologist or a board certified radiologist who is identified as an authorized
					 user by the Department to possess and apply x-radiation and the ionizing
					 radiation emitted from particle accelerators, cobalt-60 units and sealed
					 sources of radioactive material to human beings for therapeutic
					 purposes.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												41-58-3.