South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-24-20 — Scope of qualifying examinations.

South Dakota·Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS·Ch. 36-23 HEARING AID DISPENSERS AND AUDIOLOGISTS

The practicum examination required by subdivision 36-24-17.2 (6) must include:

(1)Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids:
(a)Basic physics of sound;
(b)The human hearing mechanism, including the science of hearing and the rehabilitation of abnormal hearing disorders; and (c) Structure and function of hearing aids; and (2) Tests of proficiency in the following techniques as they pertain to the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids:
(a)Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction and bone conduction testing;
(b)Live voice and recorded voice speech audiometry, including speech threshold testing and speech discrimination testing;
(c)Effective masking;
(d)Recording and evaluation of audiograms

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Legislative History

SL 1968, ch 118, § 8; SL 1997, ch 221, § 30; SL 2024, ch 159, § 14.

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