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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0200 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 22F .0206 - APPEALS AND CE PROGRAM MODIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Only the initial applicant shall possess the right to appeal the decision of
				  the Board. The applicant's appeal shall include a written statement and any
				  supplemental documentation to support the appeal. The appeal shall be submitted
				  prior to the end of the CEU Accrual Period for the program. The Board shall
				  review the appeal using Rule
				  21 NCAC
				  22F .0205 to determine program approval. The
				  Board shall respond in writing to the applicant within 30 days. An applicant
				  who is not satisfied with the Board decision after the appeal may request an
				  administrative hearing in accordance with
				  21 NCAC
				  22L .0103.
(b) The program sponsor shall submit
				  documentation to the Board within 30 days after the CE completion date
				  regarding any modifications to a program approved by the Board, and shall
				  notify program participants that approved CEU credit is subject to change due
				  to modifications in the agenda.
(c)
				  The program sponsor shall write all program modifications in the appropriate
				  section on the Report of Attendance and sign the form in the area designated
				  for CE Program modifications if any session of an approved CE program is
				  modified after publication of the program announcement or after submission of
				  the program application to the Board.
(d) The Board may modify its approval of
				  sessions and the CEU credit allowed when a program is changed after receiving
				  Board approval. The Board shall update the program status on the website to
				  reflect CEU credit changes.
(e) The
				  program applicant shall submit a new program application if:
(1) the Board approved a CE Program for
				  multiple dates and the content or duration of the CE Program changes after one
				  or more of the approved program dates have occurred. The remaining program
				  dates shall constitute a new CE Program; or
(2) the program sponsor offers a pre-approved
				  CE Program on additional dates. The additional date(s) shall constitute a new
				  CE Program, unless the program sponsor notifies the Board within 20 days of the
				  canceled CE Program's date that a different date has been
				  substituted.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0200 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 22F .0207 - RECORDING CEU CREDIT

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(a) A licensee
				  shall have proof of attendance in order to record CEU credit with the Board:
(1) For pre-approved CE Programs, the program
				  sponsor shall provide each licensee in attendance with the approved CE Program
				  Report of Attendance. At the conclusion of each session, the program sponsor's
				  representative or the session speaker shall sign the CE Program Report of
				  Attendance of each licensee in attendance in the space provided for attendance
				  verification. Alternatively, a program sponsor may initial or rubberstamp the
				  space for session attendance verification after each session and then sign the
				  bottom of each page of the Report of Attendance at the end of the program;
				  or
(2) If the CE Program is not
				  pre-approved, the licensee shall print a generic CE Program Report of
				  Attendance from the Board website and take it to the program to complete the
				  session titles as listed on the program sponsor's agenda presented to
				  participants on the day of the continuing education event. The licensee shall
				  obtain the hand-written signature of the program sponsor's representative or
				  the session speaker on the Report of Attendance at the end of each
				  session.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0200 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 22F .0208 - SELF-STUDY

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(a) Self-study may
				  be completed to satisfy all 10 hours of the continuing education requirement
				  during each CEU Accrual Period.
(b)
				  Each self-study event of one session and up to 10 sessions completed in the
				  same CEU Accrual Period may be reported on one self-study Report of Attendance
				  as a self-study program.
(c) A
				  licensee shall record self-study CEU credit with the Board by submitting all of
				  the following:
(1) an electronic CEU
				  Verification Report;
(2) a
				  completed self-study Report of Attendance;
(3) an official transcript listing the
				  licensee's score of 80 percent or greater on an Internet-presented examination
				  pertaining to the content of the self-study activity; and
(4) the recording fee as set forth in Rule
				  21 NCAC
				  22A .0501 for each self-study
				  program.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0200 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 22F .0209 - CONTINUING EDUCATION RECORDS

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(a) The
				  Board shall maintain a cumulative record of the CEU credit recorded for each
				  licensee during the three most recent CEU Accrual Periods.
(b) A summary of recorded CEU credits may be
				  viewed on the Board website. A request for a full copy of a licensee's CEU
				  record, including copies of the original forms submitted for the three most
				  recent CEU Accrual Periods, is subject to the provisions of
				  G.S.
				  132-6.
(c) The Board shall destroy all records of
				  program applications and CEU credits reported to the Board no sooner than five
				  years after such records are received by the Board.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 93D-3(c);
					 93D-11;
					 93D-13;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2013;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
					 2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0300 - APPRENTICESHIPS › Section 22F .0301 - APPRENTICESHIP REQUIREMENTS

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(a)
				  Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  93D-5 and
				  G.S.
				  93D-9, an individual who seeks licensure from
				  the Board shall first complete one full year of apprenticeship, with exception
				  of those applicants eligible for waiver pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  93D-5(c) or applying for
				  licensure pursuant to
				  21 NCAC
				  22F .0123.
(b) In order to complete the one full year of
				  apprenticeship, the applicant shall:
(1) be
				  sponsored by a Registered Sponsor; and
(2) register with the Board by submitting a
				  complete apprentice registration electronic application. The application shall
				  be considered complete upon submission and receipt of the following:
(A) F1 form;
(B) F1 affidavit;
(C) audiometer calibration;
(D) passport style photograph;
(E) background check; and
(F) the application for registration as an
				  apprentice fee as set forth in
				  21 NCAC
				  22A .0501(1).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0300 - APPRENTICESHIPS › Section 22F .0302 - SPONSOR'S DUTIES

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(a) The registered
				  sponsor shall obtain a Registered Sponsor Certificate from the Board before
				  accepting any apprentice. The Board shall issue a Registered Sponsor
				  Certificate to a licensee of this Board who has held a permanent license for a
				  minimum of two years prior to becoming a registered sponsor. The Certificate
				  requires the registered sponsor to perform all the duties within the scope of
				  the role of registered sponsor outlined in this Subchapter. The registered
				  sponsor shall assist the apprentice in submitting all required applications and
				  reports of the apprenticeship experience and shall act as a liaison between the
				  Board and the apprentice.
(b) In
				  accepting an apprentice, the registered sponsor shall be responsible for the
				  conduct of the apprentice in his or her performance of his or her duties as an
				  apprentice.
(c) The registered
				  sponsor shall provide an apprentice personal supervision until receiving an
				  Official Notice of Examination Results as provided in Rule .0107 of this
				  Subchapter confirming that the apprentice passed Part A, Part B, and Part C of
				  the licensing exam. Upon receipt the registered sponsor shall provide an
				  apprentice general supervision for the remainder of the apprenticeship. A
				  registered sponsor providing general supervision may incorporate direct or
				  personal supervision at the discretion of the registered sponsor. General,
				  direct, and personal supervision are defined in
				  21 NCAC
				  22A .0401.
(d) The registered sponsor shall provide the
				  apprentice training in the following areas:
(1) anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the
				  auditory mechanism;
(2) measurement
				  techniques and test interpretation for assessment of hearing impairment and
				  hearing handicap;
(3) hearing aid
				  technology including instrument circuitry and acoustic performance
				  data;
(4) design, selection, and
				  modification of ear mold or shell coupling systems;
(5) hearing aid selection procedures and
				  fitting, verification, and adjustment techniques;
(6) post-delivery care, including hearing aid
				  orientation, counseling techniques, and hearing aid servicing;
(7) ethical conduct as set forth in
				  21 NCAC
				  22J and regulatory issues concerning the
				  fitting and selling of hearing aids; and
(8) all areas within the scope of practice as
				  defined in
				  G.S.
				  93D-1.1.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0300 - APPRENTICESHIPS › Section 22F .0303 - CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL

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(a) The
				  initial apprentice registration certificate, and any subsequently issued
				  replacement certificates issued within the first year of apprenticeship, shall
				  expire after the apprentice has held a valid certificate for a total of 365
				  days.
(b) Within 14 days after the
				  expiration of the initial apprentice registration certification, in order to
				  continue performing duties within the scope of practice for a Hearing Aid
				  Specialist under a Registered Sponsor's supervision, the apprentice shall renew
				  the apprentice registration certificate by submitting an application for
				  licensure and exam registration as set forth in
				  21 NCAC
				  22A .0503(a)(2) to take the
				  next scheduled licensing exam.
(c)
				  Within 20 days after the date on the Official Notice of Examination Results, if
				  an apprentice who renewed by following Paragraph (b) of this Rule failed to
				  pass all parts of the Board's licensing exam, then in order to continue
				  performing duties within the scope of practice for a Hearing Aid Specialist
				  under a Registered Sponsor's supervision, the apprentice shall renew the
				  apprentice registration certificate by doing the following:
(1) submitting a complete apprentice
				  registration electronic application consisting of:
(A) F1 form;
(B) F1 affidavit;
(C) audiometer calibration;
(D) passport style photograph;
(E) background check; and
(F) the renewal of apprentice registration
				  fee as set forth in
				  21 NCAC
				  22A .0501(2); and
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0300 - APPRENTICESHIPS › Section 22F .0304 - EARLY TERMINATION OF APPRENTICESHIP

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(a)
				  If the apprentice or registered sponsor terminates the apprenticeship for any
				  reason, the apprentice certificate shall be invalid and the apprentice shall
				  cease to perform duties within the scope of practice for a Hearing Aid
				  Specialist until a valid certificate is issued by the Board.
(b) If the apprentice fails to work at least
				  27 hours per week for two consecutive weeks during the apprenticeship period,
				  the registered sponsor shall terminate the apprenticeship and notify the Board
				  as provided in Paragraph (c) of this Rule.
(c) No later than 14 days after termination
				  of the apprenticeship the following shall occur:
(1) the apprentice and registered sponsor
				  shall return all copies of the apprentice certificate to the office of the
				  Board;
(2) the registered sponsor
				  shall notify the Board in writing of the termination of the apprenticeship;
				  and
(3) the registered sponsor and
				  apprentice shall submit a Report of Apprenticeship Experience in accordance
				  with Rule .0305 of this Subchapter.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0300 - APPRENTICESHIPS › Section 22F .0305 - REPORT OF APPRENTICESHIP EXPERIENCE

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(a) The
				  Report of Apprenticeship Experience form shall be available on the Board's
				  website (www.nchalb.org) to report supervised training and one full year of
				  apprenticeship as defined in
				  21 NCAC
				  22A .0401 including:
(1) contact information for apprentice and
				  registered sponsor;
(2)
				  verification of training;
(3)
				  verification of at least 27 hours of work per week; and
(4) a sworn statement of both the apprentice
				  and sponsor that information submitted to the Board is true and
				  accurate.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter F - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section .0300 - APPRENTICESHIPS › Section 22F .0306 - APPRENTICE DISCIPLINE

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(a) Apprentices
				  shall comply with the Rules set forth in this Chapter, including the code of
				  ethics as set forth in Subchapter 22J, and with the provisions set forth in
				  Chapter 93D of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
(b) The Board shall refer all matters on
				  noncompliance to the Committee on Investigations as set forth in Subchapter
				  22L. The Committee on Investigations shall determine whether sufficient grounds
				  exist to:
(1) invalidate an apprentice
				  registration certificate;
(2) deny
				  future applications for issuance or renewal of an apprentice registration
				  certificate; or
(3) deny, suspend
				  or revoke a license or registration of the Registered Sponsor after proper
				  notice and hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter G - RENEWALS AND REGISTRATIONS › Section 22G .0101-.0102

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
				  93D-11;
Eff. April
				  23, 1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1,
				  1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter H - REVOCATION OF LICENSES › Section 22H .0101-.0102

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
				  93D-13;
				  150B-14;
				  150B-38;
Eff. April
				  23, 1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1,
				  1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0101 - CLIENTS' INTEREST

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In order to serve the best interest of the client, all
				  licensees and registered apprentices shall advise their clients to take the
				  recommended actions as prescribed in
				  21 CFR
				  801 (effective August 15, 1977), Subparts
				  801.420 and 801.421, which are herein adopted by reference in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  150B-14(b).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  150B-14;
Eff. April
				  23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0102 - REPEALED - PROFICIENCY

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0103 - VISUAL INSPECTION AND HEARING TEST

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(a) All
				licensees and registered apprentices shall make a visual inspection of the
				external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane, using a device having its
				own light source in order to fulfill the requirements of
				21 CFR
				801.420 concerning the warning to hearing aid
				dispensers.
(b) All licensees and
				registered apprentices shall conduct a hearing test using an audiometer, the
				calibration for which is on file at the Board office, or equivalent physiologic
				testing.
(c) A hearing test shall
				be conducted within six months prior to the dispensing of a hearing aid and a
				copy of the hearing test shall be maintained for a period of at least three
				years.
(d) The hearing test shall
				be conducted in an environment conducive to obtaining accurate results and
				shall include the following, unless physiologic testing is utilized:
(1) live voice or recorded voice speech
				audiometry, including speech reception threshold testing and speech
				discrimination testing; and
(2)
				pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction
				testing as follows:
(A) air conduction testing
				at least at the following frequencies: 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz, 3000Hz, and
				4000 Hz;
(B) mid-octave air
				conduction testing performed when there is a 20 dB or greater difference
				between any adjacent octaves;
(C)
				bone conduction testing at least at the following frequencies: 500 Hz, 1000 Hz,
				2000 Hz, and 4000 Hz; and
(D)
				effective masking, if audiometric testing reveals a difference between the ears
				at any one frequency equal to or greater than 40 decibels or if there is
				audiometric air-bone gap of 15 dB or greater.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0104-.0105

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
				  150B-14;
Eff. April
				  23, 1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1,
				  1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0106 - DISCLOSURE

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(a) In addition to
				the information required by
				G.S.
				93D-7, all licensees and registered
				apprentices shall, by the time of delivery of the hearing aid(s), complete one
				or more written statements of sale containing the following:
(1) The business name and street address,
				within the State of North Carolina, of at least one place of business of the
				seller;
(2) The name of the person
				delivering the hearing aid(s) and the name of the person who sold the hearing
				aid(s);
(3) The name of the
				purchasing party, if different from the name of the consumer;
(4) The date of sale, if different from the
				date of delivery;
(5) The model of
				the hearing aid(s);
(6) The total
				cost to the purchaser for all products and services; and
(7) The serial number of the hearing
				aid(s).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0107 - REPEALED - AUDIOMETERS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0108 - CALIBRATION CHECK FOR AUDIOMETERS

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(a) All
				audiometers used in the fitting and selling of hearing aids shall have an
				annual calibration check and be recalibrated, if necessary, in accordance with
				the standards cited in Rule .0010 of this Subchapter.
(b) Whenever any individual applies for
				issuance or renewal of a license or an apprentice registration certificate, the
				Board shall require proof of audiometer calibration within the 12 consecutive
				months preceding such application.
(c) If any individual applying for annual
				renewal of a license provides the Board with an affidavit from the applicant
				that the applicant is not engaged in or being compensated for any activity
				requiring a North Carolina license to fit and sell hearing aids, the Board
				shall waive the annual renewal requirement cited in Paragraph (b), for up to
				three consecutive renewal years. If granted this waiver, the individual shall
				not engage in or be compensated for any activity requiring a North Carolina
				license to fit and sell hearing aids until the individual has furnished the
				Board with proof of audiometer calibration occurring within the preceding 12
				consecutive months.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1996; April 1, 1989; May 1,
				  1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0109 - APPROVAL OF CALIBRATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The Board shall not accept calibration records from any
				  individual or calibration center unless such individual or center is registered
				  with the Board and has performed the calibration in accordance with Rule .0010
				  of this Subchapter. Manufacturers of audiometers may calibrate without
				  registering with the Board. A list of registered individuals and centers, as
				  well as the form used to apply to become a registered calibrater, may be
				  obtained from the office of the Board.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1996; May 1,
				  1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0110 - STANDARDS FOR AUDIOMETERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
All audiometers used for fitting and selling hearing aids
				  shall be in calibration according to the standards contained in the ANSI
				  S3.6-1969 specifications for audiometers which are herein adopted by reference,
				  in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  150B-14(b).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  150B-14;
Eff. April
				  23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0111 - SYMBOLS FOR AUDIOGRAMS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The Board
				recommends that the following standard symbols be used in recording hearing
				thresholds:
(1) Right ear unmasked will be
				denoted as follows:
(A) air -- a small
				circle;
(B) bone -- a 45 degree
				angle pointing left.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0112 - DISPLAY OF PRINTED CERTIFICATES

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Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  93D-12, all licensees and registered
				  apprentices shall have a street address, located within the State of North
				  Carolina, at which they display their license or apprentice registration
				  certificate. In addition, all licensees and registered apprentices shall carry
				  with them a copy of their license or apprentice registration certificate, or
				  their pocket identification card issued by the Board, when doing business which
				  takes them outside of their offices.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  93D-12;
Eff. April
				  23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0113 - LOCATION FOR PROVISION OF SERVICE

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(a)
				Service after sale is a consumer's right and all licensees and registered
				apprentices shall furnish to each hearing aid purchaser, in writing, at least
				one business address within the State of North Carolina where service and
				fulfillment of guarantees can be obtained. This information shall be given to
				the purchaser by the time of delivery of the hearing aid(s).
(b) A post office box shall not suffice for
				the business address referred to in Paragraph (a) of this Rule and the address
				of any hearing aid manufacturer, distributor, or repair facility, located
				outside the State of North Carolina, shall not suffice for this required
				address. In addition, the address of any hearing aid manufacturer or repair
				facility within the State of North Carolina shall not suffice for the
				referenced address, unless the licensee or registered apprentice who is the
				seller of the hearing aid(s) is also the owner or an employee of such
				facility.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter I - PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS › Section 22I .0114 - CHANGE OF ADDRESS

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All individuals regulated by the Board shall provide the
				  Board with current address information by completing the online address change
				  form available on the Board's website (www.nchalb.org) within 14 days of any
				  change in mailing address or name and street address of any business within the
				  State of North Carolina. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action
				  after proper notice and hearing.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  93D-10;
				  93D-13
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1996; May 1, 1988;
Recodified from
				  21 NCAC
				  22F .0118 Eff. May 1, 2013;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2014;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0101 - REPEALED - FRAUD

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-13;
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0102 - EMPLOYMENT OF UNQUALIFIED PERSONS

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It shall be unethical to employ directly or indirectly any
				  unqualified person to perform in a capacity regulated by Chapter 93D of the
				  General Statutes of North Carolina.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0103 - ADVERTISING

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It shall be unethical to perform any of the following
				  acts:
(1) To advertise a particular
				model, type, or kind of hearing aid for sale when purchasers or prospective
				purchasers responding to such advertisements cannot have it demonstrated to
				them or cannot purchase the advertised hearing aid from the licensee or
				registered apprentice;
(2) To
				advertise that a product is offered for sale at a special or reduced price, or
				words of similar meaning such as "sale price," when, within the past six months
				from the date of the advertisement, less than 50 percent of all sales of that
				specific model of the product were sold at a price higher than the special or
				reduced price;
(3) To advertise a
				testimonial or endorsement by a living person unless the advertisement:
(a) contains the actual full name of the
				person directly following the quote or directly under any picture,
(b) lists the person's city and state of
				residence, and
(c) discloses
				whether the person making the endorsement or testimonial received compensation
				for making the endorsement or testimonial;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0104 - REPEALED - USE OF LICENSE BY ANOTHER

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-13;
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0105 - DEFAMATION OF COMPETITORS

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It shall be unethical to defame competitors by falsely
				  imputing to them dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, or
				  questioned credit standing or competency, or to falsely disparage the products
				  of competitors in any respect.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0106 - REPEALED - DISPLAY OF PRODUCTS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-13;
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0107 - PRICES

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It shall be unethical to quote prices of a competitor without
				  disclosing that they may not be the actual current prices charged by the
				  competitor.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  93D-13(a);
Eff. April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant
				  to G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0108 - USE OF TRADEMARKS

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It shall be unethical to imitate, copy, or otherwise simulate
				  the trademarks, trade names, service marks, brands, or labels of competitors
				  for the purpose of misleading or deceiving consumers.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  93D-13(a);
Eff. April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant
				  to G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0109 - OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT COMPETITORS

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It shall be unethical to obtain information concerning the
				  business of a competitor by bribery of an employee or agent of such competitor,
				  by misrepresentations, or by any other unfair means.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0110 - INDUCEMENTS TO PURCHASE

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It shall be unethical to directly or indirectly give, offer
				  to give, permit, or cause to be given money or anything of value to any person
				  who advises another in a professional capacity, for the purpose of diverting or
				  influencing the freedom of choice of the consumer in the selection of a source
				  for the fitting and selling of hearing aids.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0111-.0113

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-13;
Eff. April 23,
				  1976;
Repealed Eff. May 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0114 - FALSE OR CONCEALED INFORMATION

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It shall be unethical to make false statements or
				  representations to the Board or to willfully conceal information from the Board
				  in connection with the issuance, reinstatement, reissuance, replacement, or
				  renewal of a license or an apprentice registration certificate, including
				  information as to whether any registered apprentice has satisfied or complied
				  with the apprenticeship requirements.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  93D-13(a);
Eff. May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0115 - FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE/RIGHT TO CANCEL SALE/OFF PREMISES SALES

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It shall be unethical to violate any of the provisions of
				  G.S.
				  14-401.13, which makes it a criminal
				  violation to fail to give a right to cancel in off-premises sales, or of 16
				  C.F.R. ' 429.1, which requires a cooling-off period for door-to-door
				  sales.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  14-401.13;
				  93D-3;
				  93D-13;
				  16 C.F.R.
				  429.1;
Eff. January 1,
				  1992;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter J - CODE OF ETHICS › Section 22J .0116 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE

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It shall be unethical for a licensee or apprentice to perform
				  services as set forth in
				  G.S.
				  93D-1.1 if the licensee or apprentice has not
				  been trained for the specific service.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-1.1;
				  93D-3;
				  93D-9;
				  93D-13;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. February 28, 2014;
Eff. January 1, 2015;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter K - FORMS › Section 22K .0101-.0104

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
				  150B-11(1);
Eff. April 23, 1976;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1996; May 1,
				  1988;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
				  2013.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter K - FORMS › Section 22K .0105 - REPEALED - ACCESS TO FORMS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3(c);
Eff.
				  February 1, 1996;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
				  2013.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0101 - COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

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(a)
				The Board President shall appoint two Board members for a standing Committee on
				Investigations. The Committee on Investigations shall investigate complaints
				submitted to the Board, unless administratively closed as described in
				Paragraph (d) of this Rule.
(b) The
				complainant shall submit a signed Board-approved complaint form set forth in
				this Rule. The complaint form is available on the Board website (
www.nchalb.org
) or by contacting the Board office.
				The complaint form requires the following:
(1) the complainant first and last
				name;
(2) the complainant
				address;
(3) the complainant phone
				number;
(4) the licensee,
				apprentice, or registered sponsor first and last name;
(5) the licensee, apprentice, or registered
				sponsor business address;
(6) the
				nature of the complaint; and
(7)
				the complainant signature and attestation of truthfulness.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0102 - RIGHT TO HEARING

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When the Board acts or proposes to act, other than in
				  rule-making or declaratory ruling proceedings, in a manner which will affect
				  the rights, duties, or privileges of a specific, identifiable person, such
				  person has the right to an administrative hearing. When the Board proposes to
				  act in such manner, it shall give all such affected persons notice of their
				  right to a hearing by mailing by certified mail to them at their last known
				  address a notice of the proposed action and a notice of a right to a
				  hearing.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
				  150B-38;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1992;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0103 - REQUEST FOR HEARING

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(a) An individual
				who cannot resolve a matter with the Board related to rights, duties, or
				privileges that have been affected by the Board's administrative action may
				file a formal request for a hearing.
(b) The request shall bear the notation:
				REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING and contain the following:
(1) Name and address of the
				petitioner;
(2) A statement of the
				action taken by the Board which is challenged;
(3) A statement of the way in which the
				petitioner has been aggrieved; and
(4) A specific statement of request for a
				hearing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0104 - GRANTING OR DENYING HEARING REQUESTS

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(a) The
				Board shall grant a request for a hearing if it determines that the party
				requesting the hearing is a "person aggrieved" within the meaning of
				G.S.
				150B-2(6).
(b) Approval of a request for a hearing will
				be signified by the issuing of a notice as required by
				G.S.
				150B-38(b) and explained in
				Rule .0105 of this Subchapter.
(c)
				The denial of request for a hearing shall be issued no later than 60 days after
				the submission of the request. The denial shall contain a statement of the
				reasons for the denial of the request.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
				  150B-38;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1992;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2013;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0105 - NOTICE OF HEARING

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(a) The Board shall
				serve the party or parties in a contested case a notice of hearing not less
				than 30 days before the hearing. The notice shall include:
(1) A statement of the date, hour, place, and
				nature of the hearing;
(2) A
				reference to the particular sections of the statutes and rules
				involved;
(3) A short and plain
				statement of the facts alleged; and
(4) the name, position, address and telephone
				number of a person at the office of the Board to contact for further
				information on the hearing process.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0106 - PRESIDING OFFICER

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For each contested case, the Board shall designate one or
				  more of its members as the presiding officer, unless the majority of the Board
				  elects to apply to the Office of Administrative Hearings for the designation of
				  an administrative law judge to hear a case pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-40(e).
Authority
				  G.S.
				  93D-3;
				  150B-38;
				  150B-40;
Eff.
				  January 1, 1992;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2013; March 1,
				  1996;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. September 6,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0107 - PETITION FOR INTERVENTION

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(a) A
				person desiring to intervene in a contested case must file a written petition
				with the Board's office. The request must bear the notation: PETITION TO
				INTERVENE IN THE CASE OF (Name of Case).
(b) The petition must include the following
				information:
(1) the name and address of
				petitioner;
(2) the business or
				occupation of petitioner, where relevant;
(3) a full identification of the hearing in
				which petitioner is seeking to intervene;
(4) the statutory or non-statutory grounds
				for intervention;
(5) any claim or
				defense in respect of which intervention is sought; and
(6) a summary of the arguments or evidence
				petitioner seeks to present.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 22 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS › Subchapter L - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND DISCIPLINE › Section 22L .0108 - TYPES OF INTERVENTION

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(a) Intervention of
				Right. A petition to intervene as of right, as provided in the North Carolina
				Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24, will be granted if the petitioner meets the
				criteria of that rule and the petition is timely.
(b) Permissive Intervention. A petition to
				intervene permissively as provided in the North Carolina Rules of Civil
				Procedure, Rule 24, will be granted if the petitioner meets the criteria of
				that rule and the Board determines that:
(1)
				There is sufficient legal or factual similarity between the petitioner's
				claimed rights, privileges, or duties and those of the parties to the hearings;
				and
(2) Permitting intervention by
				the petitioner as a party would aid the purpose of the hearing.