Section 36-24-24.2 - Provisional hearing aid dispensing license--Scope of provisional license. - South Dakota Statutes

36-24-24.2. Provisional hearing aid dispensing license--Scope of provisional license. The board shall issue a provisional hearing aid dispensing license, valid until the board receives the results from the next available administration of the examination following a submission of application of license, to an applicant to provide hearing aid services to a person who is waiting to take the hearing aid dispensing examination under this chapter. The board may issue a provisional hearing aid dispensing license valid until the board receives the results from the next available administration of the examination, not to exceed a one year period, to provide hearing aid services only to a person who:
(1) Except for taking and passing an examination under this chapter, otherwise qualifies for a hearing aid dispensing license;
(2) Submits an application on the form prescribed by the board; and
(3) Pays the application fee set by the board not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars.
If a person who holds a provisional hearing aid dispensing license issued under this section after the date of issue is unable to be present at the board specified examination, the provisional hearing aid dispensing license may not be renewed except for good cause shown to the satisfaction of the board.
While the provisional hearing aid dispensing license is in effect, the holder may provide hearing aid services only while being trained under the supervision of a licensed hearing aid dispenser or licensed audiologist.

Source: SL 1997, ch 221, § 33.