Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians

Board for Hearing Aid Specialists Regulations [18 VAC 80 ‑ 20]

Action:

Amendment to Expand Training Options for Applicants

General Information

Action Summary	The Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians seeks to amend its current Hearing Aid Specialist regulations regarding entry into the profession to ensure that they are as least intrusive and burdensome as possible, while still protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The Board will consider creating an additional method of qualifying for the license. It also seeks several revisions to its temporary permit rules to improve the success rate of that training method.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	No, this action is subject to Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
RIS Project	Yes [6712]
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
9240	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 09/29/2021.
9571	Proposed	Governor's office review in progress.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Stephen Kirschner / Board Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23233
Email Address:	hearingaidspec@dpor.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-8590 FAX: (866)245-9693 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this board.