PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: August 13, 1999.
Purpose: To provide the Department of Health and the Board of Hearing and Speech with direction in the adjudication and processing of applications for hearing instrument fitting/dispensing licensing in which the applicant is requesting that the apprenticeship training requirement be waived.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.35.040 and [18.35.]161.3[(3)].
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-11-036 on May 13, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
August 27, 1999
Diane Young
Program Manager
OTS-2806.1
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-828-061
Requirements for apprenticeship training
waiver.
Requests to the board to waive all or part of the required apprenticeship training "in recognition of formal education in fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments or in recognition of previous licensure in Washington or in another state, territory or the District of Columbia" as defined in RCW 18.35.040 (1)(b) will be reviewed as follows:
(1) The board may waive part or all of the apprenticeship training in recognition of formal education in hearing instrument technology that is a certificate program at least six months in duration and is governed under the Washington state board of community and technical colleges or the equivalent agency in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia. The program must include instruction in all subject areas listed in WAC 246-828-070(2).
(2) The board may waive part or all of the apprenticeship training in recognition of:
(a) Current licensure or certification in Washington or in another state, territory, or the District of Columbia for a minimum of two years in good standing; or
(b) Previous licensure or certification, in good standing that has not been inactive for more than five years.
(3) Applicants requesting that the apprenticeship training requirement be waived that do not meet the criteria of subsection (1) or (2) of this section will be denied.
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