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Conditional Hearing Aid Dealer License

A conditional license lasting one year, after which the individual is considered fully licensed.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
After the one-year conditional period, the authorization is fully licensed and continues under ordinary renewal requirements.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of government certification with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
After the one-year conditional period, the authorization is fully licensed and continues under ordinary renewal requirements.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Recognition of private certification with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
After the one-year conditional period, the authorization is fully licensed and continues under ordinary renewal requirements.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Conditional Hearing Aid Fitter License

A conditional license lasts one year, after which the individual is considered fully licensed.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Conditional licensure by examination
Age
An individual must be at least eighteen years old.
Application
Submit the prescribed application and application fee; the Board may require supporting evidence.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a conditional license for one year, after which the individual is fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Initial applicants must comply with R.C. 4747.051 and the criminal-records-check requirements it names.
Examination Sequence
The Board states that candidates pass the ILE, then the Ohio written laws-and-rules examination, then the national IHS practical examination.
Health
An individual must be free of contagious or infectious disease.
Legacy Practical Cohort
The Board transition text assigns its former practical exam to permits issued through July 31, 2024; a trainee permit expires after one year and may be renewed once under R.C. 4747.10(C). This survey treats initial applications on September 22, 2026 as the new-IHS cohort and does not infer a new route for an expired legacy permit.
National Practical Examination
The Board requires the currently offered International Hearing Society (IHS) Practical Examination for the post-August 1, 2024 trainee cohort. The Board calls it a national examination; no corresponding examVersionId is supplied in the nationwide context. Its requirement remains recorded here pending nationwide registration. Prior passing scores or Board waivers are applicant-specific conditions.
Trainee Supervision
If training under a trainee permit, practice must remain supervised under R.C. 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14; the first ninety calendar days require the supervisor to be physically present, and the supervision report is submitted before the fitter application.
Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
After the one-year conditional period, the authorization is fully licensed and continues under ordinary renewal requirements.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of government certification with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
After the one-year conditional period, the authorization is fully licensed and continues under ordinary renewal requirements.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Recognition of private certification with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Conditional reciprocity with examination credit or waiver
Age
An individual must be at least eighteen years old.
Application
Submit the prescribed application and application fee; the Board may require supporting evidence.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a conditional license for one year, after which the individual is fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Initial applicants must comply with R.C. 4747.051 and the criminal-records-check requirements it names.
Exam Waiver
O.A.C. 4747-1-10(A)-(C) permits waiver or partial waiver for an equal or superior examination; passing the recognized licensing or practical examination elsewhere at the Ohio minimum score provides the specified credit. Such credit and waiver remain conditions rather than removal of currently offered examinations.
Examination Sequence
The Board states that candidates pass the ILE, then the Ohio written laws-and-rules examination, then the national IHS practical examination.
Health
An individual must be free of contagious or infectious disease.
Legacy Practical Cohort
The Board transition text assigns its former practical exam to permits issued through July 31, 2024; a trainee permit expires after one year and may be renewed once under R.C. 4747.10(C). This survey treats initial applications on September 22, 2026 as the new-IHS cohort and does not infer a new route for an expired legacy permit.
National Practical Examination
The Board requires the currently offered International Hearing Society (IHS) Practical Examination for the post-August 1, 2024 trainee cohort. The Board calls it a national examination; no corresponding examVersionId is supplied in the nationwide context. Its requirement remains recorded here pending nationwide registration. Prior passing scores or Board waivers are applicant-specific conditions.
Prior Licensure
Provide evidence of a license held in another state or jurisdiction. A license from elsewhere does not itself authorize Ohio practice.
Trainee Supervision
If training under a trainee permit, practice must remain supervised under R.C. 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14; the first ninety calendar days require the supervisor to be physically present, and the supervision report is submitted before the fitter application.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
After the one-year conditional period, the authorization is fully licensed and continues under ordinary renewal requirements.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience with a conditional license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Conditional Status
Board discretion under R.C. 4747.05(B)(4); conditional for one year, then fully licensed.
Criminal Records
Comply with the applicable background-check and disqualification requirements.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Conditional Hearing Aid Dealer and Fitter Trainee Permit

A conditional trainee permit lasting one year, after which it becomes a full trainee permit.

Licensing authority: state speech and hearing professionals board · Application information

Recognition of government certification with a conditional trainee permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a one-year conditional permit under R.C. 4747.10(B).
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Supervision
Comply with Ohio trainee supervision and the applicable background-check requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Initial conditional trainee permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a conditional trainee permit for one year, after which the permit is fully granted.
Eligibility
Meet all ordinary trainee eligibility, education, age, health, supervision and criminal-records-check requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license with a conditional trainee permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a one-year conditional permit under R.C. 4747.10(B).
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Supervision
Comply with Ohio trainee supervision and the applicable background-check requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of private certification with a conditional trainee permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a one-year conditional permit under R.C. 4747.10(B).
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Supervision
Comply with Ohio trainee supervision and the applicable background-check requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

One permitted trainee renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Expired Permit
O.A.C. 4747-1-11(B) provides a thirty-day renewal application period, but does not authorize practice during expiration; after that period, include an attestation that no fitting or sale was performed while expired.
Renewal Limit
The one-year permit may be renewed once if fitter qualifications have not been completed; the renewal application and prescribed fee are required.
Supervision
Continue practice only under the required licensed supervision.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience with a conditional trainee permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditional Status
The Board may grant a one-year conditional permit under R.C. 4747.10(B).
Supervision
Comply with Ohio trainee supervision and the applicable background-check requirements.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Hearing Aid Dealer

Business dealer licensure is separate from the licenses of individuals who sell or fit hearing aids; section 4747.05 also addresses individual applicants.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Business entity dealer licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the dealer application, fee and information required by the Board.
Entity
Applicant is a firm, partnership, association or corporation.
Individual Business Owner
An individual application falls under R.C. 4747.05(A)(1)(a), whose qualifying examination slot is separately recorded as unresolved.
Licensed Staff
Applications for each individual engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must accompany the entity application or be submitted separately; the entity must not permit unlicensed persons to sell or fit hearing aids.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Dealer relicensure after longer expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Complete the relicensure application and pay the initial dealer application fee under O.A.C. 4747-1-11(J)(1).
Associated Location
For a satellite, maintain or reestablish the corresponding dealer license and duplicate display.
Prior Dealer License
Previously hold the dealer authorization.
Restriction
Any existing relevant limitation and licensed-staff requirements continue.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of government certification
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Regular authorization in lieu of temporary military authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Option
R.C. 4743.041(C) permits the Board to issue a regular license or certificate instead of the temporary form when the military eligibility requirements are met.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Recognition of private certification
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Hearing Aid Fitter

Ohio license for the practice of dealing in or fitting of hearing aids.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Licensure by examination
Age
An individual must be at least eighteen years old.
Application
Submit the prescribed application and application fee; the Board may require supporting evidence.
Criminal Records
Initial applicants must comply with R.C. 4747.051 and the criminal-records-check requirements it names.
Examination Sequence
The Board states that candidates pass the ILE, then the Ohio written laws-and-rules examination, then the national IHS practical examination.
Health
An individual must be free of contagious or infectious disease.
Legacy Practical Cohort
The Board transition text assigns its former practical exam to permits issued through July 31, 2024; a trainee permit expires after one year and may be renewed once under R.C. 4747.10(C). This survey treats initial applications on September 22, 2026 as the new-IHS cohort and does not infer a new route for an expired legacy permit.
National Practical Examination
The Board requires the currently offered International Hearing Society (IHS) Practical Examination for the post-August 1, 2024 trainee cohort. The Board calls it a national examination; no corresponding examVersionId is supplied in the nationwide context. Its requirement remains recorded here pending nationwide registration. Prior passing scores or Board waivers are applicant-specific conditions.
Trainee Supervision
If training under a trainee permit, practice must remain supervised under R.C. 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14; the first ninety calendar days require the supervisor to be physically present, and the supervision report is submitted before the fitter application.
Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of government certification
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Regular authorization in lieu of temporary military authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Option
R.C. 4743.041(C) permits the Board to issue a regular license or certificate instead of the temporary form when the military eligibility requirements are met.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Licensure from a jurisdiction other than another state
Age
An individual must be at least eighteen years old.
Application
Submit the prescribed application and application fee; the Board may require supporting evidence.
Board Determination
For a similar license from a jurisdiction other than another U.S. state, the Board determines whether the appropriate qualifying examination must be passed under R.C. 4747.04(A)(2); any foreign or other-state examination is prior applicant evidence, not an Ohio requirement leaf.
Criminal Records
Initial applicants must comply with R.C. 4747.051 and the criminal-records-check requirements it names.
Exam Waiver
O.A.C. 4747-1-10(A)-(C) permits waiver or partial waiver for an equal or superior examination; passing the recognized licensing or practical examination elsewhere at the Ohio minimum score provides the specified credit. Such credit and waiver remain conditions rather than removal of currently offered examinations.
Examination Sequence
The Board states that candidates pass the ILE, then the Ohio written laws-and-rules examination, then the national IHS practical examination.
Health
An individual must be free of contagious or infectious disease.
Legacy Practical Cohort
The Board transition text assigns its former practical exam to permits issued through July 31, 2024; a trainee permit expires after one year and may be renewed once under R.C. 4747.10(C). This survey treats initial applications on September 22, 2026 as the new-IHS cohort and does not infer a new route for an expired legacy permit.
National Practical Examination
The Board requires the currently offered International Hearing Society (IHS) Practical Examination for the post-August 1, 2024 trainee cohort. The Board calls it a national examination; no corresponding examVersionId is supplied in the nationwide context. Its requirement remains recorded here pending nationwide registration. Prior passing scores or Board waivers are applicant-specific conditions.
Prior Licensure
Provide evidence of a license held in another state or jurisdiction. A license from elsewhere does not itself authorize Ohio practice.
Trainee Supervision
If training under a trainee permit, practice must remain supervised under R.C. 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14; the first ninety calendar days require the supervisor to be physically present, and the supervision report is submitted before the fitter application.
Recognition of an out of state occupational license
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Recognition of private certification
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Reciprocity with examination credit or waiver
Age
An individual must be at least eighteen years old.
Application
Submit the prescribed application and application fee; the Board may require supporting evidence.
Criminal Records
Initial applicants must comply with R.C. 4747.051 and the criminal-records-check requirements it names.
Exam Waiver
O.A.C. 4747-1-10(A)-(C) permits waiver or partial waiver for an equal or superior examination; passing the recognized licensing or practical examination elsewhere at the Ohio minimum score provides the specified credit. Such credit and waiver remain conditions rather than removal of currently offered examinations.
Examination Sequence
The Board states that candidates pass the ILE, then the Ohio written laws-and-rules examination, then the national IHS practical examination.
Health
An individual must be free of contagious or infectious disease.
Legacy Practical Cohort
The Board transition text assigns its former practical exam to permits issued through July 31, 2024; a trainee permit expires after one year and may be renewed once under R.C. 4747.10(C). This survey treats initial applications on September 22, 2026 as the new-IHS cohort and does not infer a new route for an expired legacy permit.
National Practical Examination
The Board requires the currently offered International Hearing Society (IHS) Practical Examination for the post-August 1, 2024 trainee cohort. The Board calls it a national examination; no corresponding examVersionId is supplied in the nationwide context. Its requirement remains recorded here pending nationwide registration. Prior passing scores or Board waivers are applicant-specific conditions.
Prior Licensure
Provide evidence of a license held in another state or jurisdiction. A license from elsewhere does not itself authorize Ohio practice.
Trainee Supervision
If training under a trainee permit, practice must remain supervised under R.C. 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14; the first ninety calendar days require the supervisor to be physically present, and the supervision report is submitted before the fitter application.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Restricted or Limited Hearing Aid Dealer License

Hearing aid dealer authorization with a restriction or limitation relevant to a disqualifying criminal offense.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Dealer relicensure after longer expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Complete the relicensure application and pay the initial dealer application fee under O.A.C. 4747-1-11(J)(1).
Associated Location
For a satellite, maintain or reestablish the corresponding dealer license and duplicate display.
Prior Dealer License
Previously hold the dealer authorization.
Restriction
Any existing relevant limitation and licensed-staff requirements continue.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Restriction
Continue to comply with the offense-related restriction or limitation.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of government certification with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Restriction
Continue to comply with the offense-related restriction or limitation.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Recognition of private certification with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Restriction
Continue to comply with the offense-related restriction or limitation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Restricted or Limited Hearing Aid Fitter License

A hearing aid dealer's or fitter's license issued under Chapter 4796 with a restriction or limitation relevant to a disqualifying criminal offense.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Restriction
Continue to comply with the offense-related restriction or limitation.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of government certification with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Restriction
Continue to comply with the offense-related restriction or limitation.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Recognition of private certification with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Restriction
Continue to comply with the offense-related restriction or limitation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience with a relevant offense restriction
Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam
Board Discretion
R.C. 4796.08(A) permits the Board to require its Ohio laws-and-rules examination. The leaf records that identified examination; whether an applicant must sit it is determined by the Board.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

hearing aid dealer's and fitter's trainee permit

A hearing aid dealer's and fitter's trainee permit issued through Chapter 4796 recognition, potentially subject to an offense-relevant restriction or limitation.

Licensing authority: State Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Recognition of government certification with a relevant offense restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license with a relevant offense restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of private certification with a relevant offense restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

One permitted trainee renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Expired Permit
O.A.C. 4747-1-11(B) provides a thirty-day renewal application period, but does not authorize practice during expiration; after that period, include an attestation that no fitting or sale was performed while expired.
Renewal Limit
The one-year permit may be renewed once if fitter qualifications have not been completed; the renewal application and prescribed fee are required.
Supervision
Continue practice only under the required licensed supervision.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience with a relevant offense restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Restriction
The Board may issue a restricted or limited authorization under R.C. 4796.10 despite a disqualifying offense; the restriction or limitation must be relevant to that offense.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Hearing Aid Dealer Satellite

Additional dealer business location requiring a duplicate license display.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Dealer relicensure after longer expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Complete the relicensure application and pay the initial dealer application fee under O.A.C. 4747-1-11(J)(1).
Associated Location
For a satellite, maintain or reestablish the corresponding dealer license and duplicate display.
Prior Dealer License
Previously hold the dealer authorization.
Restriction
Any existing relevant limitation and licensed-staff requirements continue.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Relicensure within two years after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Associated Dealer
Maintain the parent dealer authorization and the required duplicate display at this business location.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within two years of expiration; submit the required prior two-year continuing education documentation for fitter relicensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Associated Dealer
Maintain the parent dealer authorization and the required duplicate display at this business location.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.
Time Limit
Apply within ninety days of expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Military expired license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discharge
Provide satisfactory evidence of honorable discharge or release within six months after discharge or release.
Military Absence
License was not renewed because of the licensee's military service or because the spouse's service caused the licensee to be absent from Ohio.
Renewal
Comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-11; usual renewal cost applies without penalty.
Unnamed Requirements
Any case-specific Board impairment or disciplinary conditions are applicant conditions rather than identified licensing examinations.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Additional dealer location registration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Display
Post a duplicate license at each additional location and comply with the business-address notice requirements.
Existing Dealer License
An existing dealer license supports an additional business location.
Licensed Staff
Only separately licensed individuals may actually sell or fit hearing aids.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2019-04-05.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Associated Dealer
Maintain the parent dealer authorization and the required duplicate display at this business location.
Continuing Education
Persons engaged in dealing in or fitting hearing aids must satisfy R.C. 4747.06 and O.A.C. 4747-1-11 continuing education, subject to the first-renewal exception and Board-authorized reductions or waivers.
Existing License
Hold the corresponding license or previously issued authorization.
No Practice After Expiration
Do not practice while the license is expired.
Renewal Application
Submit the completed renewal or relicensure application and applicable renewal, initial-application or late fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

temporary hearing aid dealer license

Temporary hearing aid dealer license available to qualifying applicants whose own or spouse's active military duty is in Ohio.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Temporary military authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Temporary military renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Renewal
The Board verifies the qualifying authorization's standing at renewal; no temporary authorization is valid beyond the six-year maximum.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Temporary Hearing Aid Fitter License

Temporary hearing aid fitter authorization for qualifying out-of-state licensees with military-duty eligibility, including issuance after qualifying through a temporary trainee permit.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Temporary fitter issuance after qualifying from a temporary trainee permit
Age
An individual must be at least eighteen years old.
Application
Submit the prescribed application and application fee; the Board may require supporting evidence.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Examination Sequence
The Board states that candidates pass the ILE, then the Ohio written laws-and-rules examination, then the national IHS practical examination.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Health
An individual must be free of contagious or infectious disease.
Legacy Practical Cohort
The Board transition text assigns its former practical exam to permits issued through July 31, 2024; a trainee permit expires after one year and may be renewed once under R.C. 4747.10(C). This survey treats initial applications on September 22, 2026 as the new-IHS cohort and does not infer a new route for an expired legacy permit.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
National Practical Examination
The Board requires the currently offered International Hearing Society (IHS) Practical Examination for the post-August 1, 2024 trainee cohort. The Board calls it a national examination; no corresponding examVersionId is supplied in the nationwide context. Its requirement remains recorded here pending nationwide registration. Prior passing scores or Board waivers are applicant-specific conditions.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Qualification
Applicant holds a qualifying temporary trainee permit and has completed fitter licensing qualifications under R.C. 4747.08 and 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.
Trainee Supervision
If training under a trainee permit, practice must remain supervised under R.C. 4747.10 and O.A.C. 4747-1-14; the first ninety calendar days require the supervisor to be physically present, and the supervision report is submitted before the fitter application.
Temporary military authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Temporary military renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Renewal
The Board verifies the qualifying authorization's standing at renewal; no temporary authorization is valid beyond the six-year maximum.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

temporary trainee permit

Temporary trainee permit issued to qualifying applicants under military licensing provisions.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Temporary military authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Temporary military renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Renewal
The Board verifies the qualifying authorization's standing at renewal; no temporary authorization is valid beyond the six-year maximum.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

hearing aid dealer's and fitter's trainee permit

Permit for persons training to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or fitter.

Licensing authority: Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board · Application information

Recognition of government certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Government Certification
Hold government certification in the same profession from the uniformed services or a jurisdiction that does not issue that occupational license; one year immediately before application and practice for one of the previous five years unless waived.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Initial supervised trainee permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Age
At least eighteen years old.
Criminal Records
Comply with R.C. 4747.051 criminal records checks.
Duration
Permit expires one year after issuance and may be renewed once.
Education
Accredited high-school diploma or certificate of high-school equivalence.
Health
Free of contagious or infectious disease.
Subsequent Fitter Exam
The Board Exams page states that initial trainee applicants from August 1, 2024 will complete the IHS practical examination to prepare to become licensed fitters. R.C. 4747.10(A)(1) sets issuance criteria without a qualifying examination; the subsequent fitter examination is shown on the fitter route.
Supervisor
Identify a licensed supervisor on the application and comply with O.A.C. 4747-1-14.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Regular authorization in lieu of temporary military authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Option
R.C. 4743.041(C) permits the Board to issue a regular license or certificate instead of the temporary form when the military eligibility requirements are met.
Criminal Records
Complete the applicable criminal-records check.
Duration
Temporary authorization is valid for no more than six years, subject to continuing qualifying-license good standing and military-spouse conditions.
Fees
Temporary issuance fees are waived.
Military Duty
Provide proof that the individual or spouse is on military duty in Ohio.
Prior License
Hold a valid corresponding out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license or trainee permit and be in good standing.
Scope
Practice only within Ohio law and the individual's training.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-03-20.

Recognition of an out of state occupational license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Prior License
Hold a substantially similar out-of-state individual license for the same profession; at least one year immediately before application and active practice for at least one of the previous five years, unless the Board waives the duration and practice requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of private certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Private Certification
Hold private certification for at least two years immediately before application and practice for at least two of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without an occupational license or government certification, unless waived; remain in good standing with the certifier.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

One permitted trainee renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Expired Permit
O.A.C. 4747-1-11(B) provides a thirty-day renewal application period, but does not authorize practice during expiration; after that period, include an attestation that no fitting or sale was performed while expired.
Renewal Limit
The one-year permit may be renewed once if fitter qualifications have not been completed; the renewal application and prescribed fee are required.
Supervision
Continue practice only under the required licensed supervision.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Recognition of qualifying work experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Good Standing
Provide evidence of good standing, no qualifying misconduct revocation or surrender, and no disqualifying conviction; meet applicable application fees and criminal-records-check requirements.
Individual Applicant
Recognition applies only to individuals and their individually held credentials or personal work experience.
Ohio Scope
Practice only within Ohio's legal scope and the applicant's training.
Pending Proceedings
Issuance waits for any pending complaint, allegation or investigation to be resolved to the Board's satisfaction.
Prior Examinations
Examinations taken to obtain another jurisdiction's license are applicant evidence; no examination of another state or country is an Ohio leaf.
Work Experience
Practice the same profession for at least three of the previous five years in a jurisdiction without a license or government certification or in the uniformed services, unless the Board waives that period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2023-12-29.

Ohio Licensure Board Written Laws and Rules Exam

Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4744 — Speech And Hearing Professionals Board
  • Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4747 — Hearing Aid Dealers
  • Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4744-1 — Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
  • Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4747-1 — General Provisions
  • Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4753 — Speech-Language Pathologists And Audiologists
  • Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4753-6 — Screening
  • Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4753-11 — Accessing Confidential Personal Information
  • Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1345 — Consumer Sales Practices
Examination sources

International Licensing Examination for Hearing Healthcare Professionals

Provider
International Hearing Society (IHS); scheduled and paid through the TestWise system at testing centers
Format
Practice-based computer-delivered multiple-choice examination; most questions present a scenario; a few questions require selecting two (or three) correct answers to earn one point; dichotomous right/wrong scoring
Exam questions
105 multiple-choice questions: 80 scored and 25 unscored pilot questions
Time limit
120 minutes (two hours)
Passing score
Pass/Fail on the overall raw score against the IHS-recommended passing score; the licensing agency makes the final decision
Exam fee
$260.00 (USD) per examination appointment, including re-takes, plus applicable taxes
Examination outline
  • Domain 1. Conduct Patient/Client Assessment (21%) (21%)
    • Objective 1.1 Apply infection control protocols (5%). Includes but is not limited to choosing appropriate infection control processes for tools and equipment; observing universal precautions for infection control; distinguishing between single- and multiple-use items; differentiating among sanitization, disinfection and sterilization processes; and identifying personal protective equipment.
    • Objective 1.2 Apply otoscopic inspection protocols (5%). Includes but is not limited to observing safety protocols during otoscopy; identifying anatomical structures; identifying abnormalities through otoscopic inspection; and recognizing the presence of referral criteria. This objective helps provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to perform otoscopy.
    • Objective 1.3 Utilize audiometric testing protocols (11%). Includes but is not limited to performing air and bone conduction threshold and suprathreshold testing; performing speech audiometry; performing effective masking; and applying principles to include interpreting results of tympanometry/immittance audiometry. This objective helps provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to perform audiometric testing and application of tympanometry.
  • Domain 2. Interpret and Apply Assessment Results (22%) (22%)
    • Objective 2.1 Interpret and explain audiometric results (11%). Includes but is not limited to demonstrating an understanding of referral criteria; interpreting pure tone and speech testing results; identifying the need for additional testing; identifying the degree and configuration of hearing loss; and identifying the type of hearing loss.
    • Objective 2.2 Determine candidacy for amplification (11%). Includes but is not limited to interpreting the case history and outlining contraindications to hearing instrument use.
  • Domain 3. Select Hearing Devices (18%) (18%)
    • Objective 3.1 Select style and type of hearing instruments (9%). Includes but is not limited to establishing fitting goals and selecting specific hearing instruments based on test results, case history, and individual patient/client preferences and lifestyle; selecting electroacoustic and physical properties; and evaluating the need for accessory devices.
    • Objective 3.2 Select earmold or other acoustic coupler (9%). Includes but is not limited to assessing physical properties of the outer ear, taking ear impressions, critiquing ear impressions, and selecting coupler based on patient/client needs.
  • Domain 4. Fit and Dispense Hearing Devices (20%) (20%)
    • Objective 4.1 Utilize protocols to fit hearing instruments and other devices (10%). Includes but is not limited to confirming physical and acoustic integrity of hearing devices; programming and adjusting hearing devices; verifying physical fit and acoustic comfort; orienting patient/client to hearing instruments; and orienting patient/client to assistive devices. This objective helps provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to program and dispense hearing instruments and other devices.
    • Objective 4.2 Verify fitting (5%). Includes but is not limited to selecting verification method based on patient/client; assessing physical and acoustic integrity of hearing devices; interpreting and explaining verification results; and modifying physical and acoustic parameters of device. This objective helps provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to perform fitting verification (e.g., speech mapping, REM).
    • Objective 4.3 Validate fitting (5%). Includes but is not limited to selecting validation method based on patient/client; interpreting and explaining validation results; and modifying physical and acoustic parameters of device. This objective helps provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to perform fitting validation (e.g., questionnaire, self-assessment).
  • Domain 5. Provide Continuing Care (19%) (19%)
    • Objective 5.1 Implement aural rehabilitation and counseling (8%). Includes but is not limited to demonstrating an understanding of the psychology of the hearing impaired; defining and managing patient/client expectations for improved communication; defining and managing family/caregiver expectations for improved communication; and identifying communication strategies.
    • Objective 5.2 Apply instrument maintenance and troubleshooting protocols (9%). Includes but is not limited to employing hearing instrument cleaning procedures; performing listening checks on hearing instruments; troubleshooting acoustic properties of hearing instruments; and adjusting based upon changes in patient/client hearing loss and/or listening needs. This objective helps provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to maintain and troubleshoot instrument performance.
    • Objective 5.3 Interpret electroacoustic analysis results (2%). Includes but is not limited to identifying need for electroacoustic analysis and comparing electroacoustic analysis of patient’s/client’s hearing instruments to fitting specifications.
Examination sources