North Dakota Hearing Aid Dispensing Requirements
The profession of hearing aid dispenser is regulated at the state level and each state maintains its own standards for licensure or registration.
Initial Licensure Requirements
- Be at least eighteen years of age
- Be of good moral character
- Have an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school
- Be free of contagious or infectious disease
- Have passed a written and practical exam
Reciprocity
Whenever the board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect in this state for the practice to fit and sell hearing instruments, and that the state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or stricter than the program for determining whether applicants pursuant to this chapter are qualified to dispense and fit hearing instruments, the board may issue certificates of endorsement to applicants who hold current, unsuspended and unrevoked certificates or licenses by examination to fit and sell hearing instruments in the other state or jurisdiction.
Continuing Education
Each dispenser licensed in this state is required to take ten hours of continuing education each year. Subject matter for continuing education credit courses must include a minimum of six hours hearing instrument related, two hours may be audiology, and two hours of other subjects related to the hearing instrument dispensing operation.
Audiologist Dispensing
Audiologists who dispense must obtain an hearing aid dispensers license.
Board Composition
Members of the Board of Hearing Aid Specialists must be residents of the state. The board consists of four licensees who are not audiologists or otolaryngologists, one otolaryngologist, three licensees who are audiologists, and two consumers. Each hearing aid specialist on the board must be primarily engaged as a hearing aid specialist, must have at least five years of experience in this state, and must hold a valid license as a hearing aid specialist.
Facilities, Procedures and Instrumentation
Facilities, procedures and instrumentation are not addressed in the law/regulations.
Trial Period
30 days from date of delivery.
Mail Order
Mail order dispensing is not addressed in the law/regulations.
Resources
The information contained herein was collected and summarized annually. For detailed information on hearing aid dispenser requirements, contact the state board and visit these websites:
Hearing Aid Specialists Statute [PDF]
Hearing Instrument Dispensers Regulations
Questions regarding this document? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team.