Action | Amendments to Board for Hearing Aid Specialists Regulations 2012 |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/14/2012 |
Alabama does not require that doctoral level audiologists hold hearing aid dealers' license. This matter was resolved decades ago in our state. The state Attorney General's office rendered an opinion that such duplicity in licensure was not needed. The requirements of the AuD degree far exceed those of the hearing aid dealers' license, thus the AuD audiologist should not need to stand for licensure exam to dispense hearing instruments.