Qualifying Examination — Practical Examination — Assessment Information
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Qualifying Examination — Practical Examination
This assessment does not have a question bank.
- Provider
- Kentucky Licensing Board for Specialists in Hearing Instruments
- Format
- Practical demonstration of ear impressions, audiometric testing and defective hearing instruments
- Passing score
- 70 percent on each section; failed sections must be retaken.
Examination outline
- Ear impressions
Audiometric testing
- Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction testing
- Speech audiometry, including live voice or recorded voice speech evaluations which include speech reception threshold testing, most comfortable listening level, loudness discomfort level, and speech discrimination testing
- Masking when indicated
- Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and adaption of a hearing instrument
- Defective hearing instruments
Examination sources
- 201 KAR 7:040
Section 3(3)(a)-(c)
- KRS 334.070
KRS 334.070(2)(a)-(e), practical test techniques
- 201 KAR 7:040
Section 4(1)-(3)
- 201 KAR 7:040
Section 2(6), demonstration with human subject
- 201 KAR 7:040
Section 3, complete examination composition
- Board meeting minutes June 11, 2026
Page 2, Next Meeting, August 2026 state board exam
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.