Arizona Hearing Aid Specialist Licensing Requirements

Hearing Aid Dispenser licenses in Arizonahave two pathway options: by EXAM (IHS-ILE-HHP + AZ PTP-FDHA) or by RECIPROCITY (a review of exams passed for a currently active license in another state).

Applications for steps leading to a Hearing Aid Dispenser license

• Temporary Hearing Aid Dispenser License Application

It is required to practice under supervision of an Arizona-licensed dispenser or dispensing audiologist. Includes Approval to Take EXAMS)

TEMPORARY HEARING AID DISPENSER LICENSE

An initial application fee of $100 plus an initial license fee of $100 via cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

HEARING AID DISPENSER INITIAL LICENSE EXAM APPLICATION

An initial application fee of $100 plus an initial license fee of $200 via cashier’s check or money order made payable to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

TERMINATING SPONSORSHIP

When a sponsor terminates a sponsorship agreement with a hearing aid dispenser with a temporary license:

1. The sponsor shall:

a. Provide a written notice to the hearing aid dispenser with a temporary license indicating termination of the sponsorship agreement;
and

b. Provide a copy of the written notice required in subsection (B)(1)(a), and documentation that the hearing aid dispenser with atemporary license received the written notice, to the Department; and
2. The hearing aid dispenser with a temporary license shall return the temporary license to the Department.

A temporary license is no longer valid on the date the Department receives notice from the sponsor that the sponsor is terminating sponsorship.

A hearing aid dispenser whose temporary license is terminated, shall:

1. Not practice until issued a new license, and
2. May apply for an initial license as a hearing aid dispenser according to this Article or a temporary license according to this Section.

“A sponsor may terminate sponsorship at any time and for any reason. The director shall not review the reasons for the termination. A temporary license terminates on the date that the director receives notice from the sponsor that the sponsor is terminating sponsorship.