21 NCAC 64 .1102             GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(a)  For registration, Assistants must present:

(1)           Evidence of high school diploma or equivalent; and

(2)           A letter of certification of the Assistant's competency provided by a supervising audiologist that attests to one of the following:

(A)          the supervising audiologist has trained the Assistant in tasks allowed in Rule .1104 of this Section;

(B)          the Assistant has provided the supervising audiologist with evidence that he or she has completed training in the tasks allowed in Rule .1104 of this Section; or

(C)          the supervising audiologist has assessed and is satisfied with the competency of the Assistant to perform the tasks allowed in Rule .1104 of this Section.

(b)  Assistants who conduct pure tone audiometry under general supervision by the licensee must have completed a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationists (COHC) or a program with equivalent certification requirements. If the assistant has completed training under the NC Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Board, then proof of successful completion of the NCHADFB exam would also meet the requirement.

(c)  A Licensee who is employed full-time (30 hours/week or more) may register to be primary supervisor of no more than two Assistants at any one time. A Licensee who is employed part-time (less than 30 hours/week) may register to supervise no more than one Assistant at any one time. The Primary Supervising Licensee shall ensure that the Assistant complies with this Section, and with ethical standards set forth in the Board's Practice Act and rules. Secondary Supervising Licensees in the same practice may also supervise the Assistant, provided that such supervision is conducted in accordance with the rules set forth in this Section.

(d)  The Primary Supervising Licensee must keep the Board apprised of any changes in registration information as follows:

(1)           Changes of supervising licensee(s) shall require prior written approval of the Board and the Primary Supervising Licensee must submit the request in writing at least 10 days prior to the effective date.

(2)           The Primary Supervising Licensee must submit changes that do not directly relate to patient care, such as change of address, to the Board in writing within 10 business days of the effective change. Such changes do not require pre-approval from the Board.

(e)  The Primary Supervising Licensee shall remit to the Board an annual registration fee for the Assistant in an amount of forty dollars ($40.00).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-298.1; 90-304(a)(3);

Emergency Adoption Eff. April 24, 2020;

Temporary Adoption Eff. June 26, 2020;

Eff. June 1, 2021.