Section 2-310.1 - Limited license - Hearing aid dispensers. - Maryland Statutes

§ 2-310.1. Limited license - Hearing aid dispensers.
 

(a)  In general.- Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a limited license to practice hearing aid dispensing to an individual who is waiting to take a licensing examination under this subtitle. 

(b)  Conditions.- The Board may issue a limited license to practice hearing aid dispensing only to an individual who: 

(1) Except for completing the requirements under § 2-302.1(c) of this subtitle, otherwise qualifies for a license; 

(2) Submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides; 

(3) Satisfies the Board that the individual will practice hearing aid dispensing only within the scope allowed under subsection (c) of this section; and 

(4) Pays to the Board the application fee set by the Board. 

(c)  Scope.- While a limited license to practice hearing aid dispensing is in effect, it authorizes the holder to practice hearing aid dispensing only while being trained under the supervision of a licensed hearing aid dispenser or a licensed audiologist. 

(d)  Term.- A limited license to practice hearing aid dispensing expires on the first anniversary of its effective date. 

(e)  Renewal.- Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board may renew once for an additional 1-year term the limited license to practice hearing aid dispensing to an individual who: 

(1) (i) Takes but fails to pass the examination; or 

(ii) Does not take the examination for a reason that the Board finds adequate to excuse the failure to take the examination; 

(2) Submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and 

(3) Pays to the Board the renewal fee set by the Board. 

(f)  Length of time services can be provided.- The total amount of time during which an individual may practice hearing aid dispensing under a limited license or licenses may not be more than 2 years. 

(g)  Failure to obtain full license.- If a limited licensee fails to receive a full license within 2 years after the initial limited license was issued, the individual shall wait a minimum of 1 year before the individual may apply for another license. 
 

[1992, ch. 326, § 3; 1993, ch. 448; 1998, ch. 44; 2007, ch. 5, § 7; ch. 391; 2008, ch. 36.]