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1. 1A licensed Ohio hearing aid fitter breaches a professional ethics code. Violation of which code is the disciplinary ground specified in R.C. 4744.50?

   1. A. The ethical practice code established by the Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board.
   2. B. The ethical practice code published by a national hearing professional association.
   3. C. The ethical practice code adopted by another state's hearing-professional board.
   4. D. The workplace conduct code adopted by the fitter's hearing-aid business.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.C. 4744.50 provides that "The board may take disciplinary action against an applicant or license holder for violating any code of ethical practice established under this section." The specified ground is breach of the Ohio Board's adopted code. National association standards may inform that code, but an association's, another state's, or an employer's separate code is not itself the Board-established code.

   Reference: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4744 — R.C. 4744.50, paragraph 3

2. 2Under Ohio's dealer-and-fitter law, which item is excluded from the statutory definition of a hearing aid?

   1. A. An attachment
   2. B. A battery
   3. C. An accessory
   4. D. A replacement part

   Answer: B

   Explanation: ORC 4747.01(A) defines the device to include attachments, accessories, and parts, "except batteries and cords." A battery is therefore excluded.

   Reference: Section 4747.01 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4747.01(A)

3. 3Under current Ohio administrative rules, regulated hearing-aid dealing and fitting applies to which device category?

   1. A. Personal sound-amplification products
   2. B. Auditory training devices
   3. C. All wearable amplifiers
   4. D. Prescription hearing aids

   Answer: D

   Explanation: OAC 4747-1-02(C) states: "The practice of dealing in or fitting of a hearing aid shall only apply to prescription hearing aids." Prescription devices are the regulated category.

   Reference: Chapter 4747-1 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — OAC 4747-1-02(C)

4. 4A person licensed under Ohio Chapter 4747 measures hearing and counsels a customer in connection with fitting a hearing aid. What effect does R.C. 4753.12(G) have on that work?

   1. A. It permits testing only after the fitter obtains a separate audiology license.
   2. B. It confines the fitter to device sales and excludes hearing counseling.
   3. C. It requires a physician's referral before the fitter may measure hearing.
   4. D. It leaves the fitter's Chapter 4747 measuring and counseling duties unrestricted.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: R.C. 4753.12 begins, "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:" and division (G) then says "Restrict a person licensed under Chapter 4747. of the Revised Code" from the specified measuring, testing, and counseling connected to fitting, dispensing, or servicing an aid. This preserves the Chapter 4747 role; it does not impose an audiologist license or physician referral for that work.

   Reference: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4753 — R.C. 4753.12(G)

5. 5An Ohio seller plans to mail a newly sold hearing aid to the ultimate consumer. What must the seller receive before selling or distributing it through the mail under R.C. 1345.30(C)?

   1. A. A written consumer acknowledgment that an in-person licensed-professional examination was recommended.
   2. B. A written physician certification that an in-person hearing examination was completed.
   3. C. A written consumer acknowledgment that an in-person hearing examination was completed.
   4. D. A written dealer acknowledgment that an in-person licensed-professional examination was recommended.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R.C. 1345.30(C) forbids a mail sale or distribution unless the seller "has received a written acknowledgment from the ultimate consumer" that an in-person licensed-professional examination was recommended. The statute requires that consumer's written acknowledgment of advice, not physician proof of completion, a consumer report of completion, or a dealer's own acknowledgment. Returning a repaired aid to its owner by mail is separately excepted.

   Reference: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1345 — R.C. 1345.30(C)

6. 6An Ohio fitter measures hearing solely to select and sell a device. Which statutory activity is being performed?

   1. A. The practice of dealing in or fitting hearing aids
   2. B. Wholesale distribution
   3. C. Medical diagnosis
   4. D. Audiology licensure review

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ORC 4747.01(B) includes "the measurement and testing of human hearing ... for the purpose of selecting, adapting, and selling a hearing aid." The described work is fitting practice.

   Reference: Section 4747.01 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4747.01(B)

7. 7Which hearing-aid category does Ohio expressly exclude from the dealer-and-fitter practice rule?

   1. A. Over-the-counter hearing aids
   2. B. Prescription hearing aids
   3. C. Custom prescription hearing aids
   4. D. Programmable prescription hearing aids

   Answer: A

   Explanation: OAC 4747-1-02(C) says the regulated practice "does not apply to the category of hearing aids defined by the U.S. food and drug administration as over-the-counter hearing aids."

   Reference: Chapter 4747-1 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — OAC 4747-1-02(C)

8. 8After original delivery, an Ohio fitter keeps a consumer's hearing aid for several days to adjust it. When calculating the statutory 30-day return period, how is that interval treated?

   1. A. It is counted as time in the consumer's thirty-day return period.
   2. B. It is excluded while the fitter possesses or controls the hearing aid.
   3. C. It restarts a new thirty-day return period when the fitter returns the aid.
   4. D. It ends the consumer's right to return the aid after the adjustment.

   Answer: B

   Explanation: R.C. 1345.30(D) provides that the return period "does not include any period during which the dealer, fitter, physician, or audiologist has possession or control of the hearing aid" after original delivery. Thus the fitting professional's possession pauses the count; it neither counts against the consumer nor creates a new full period.

   Reference: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1345 — R.C. 1345.30(D), paragraph 1

9. 9Which Ohio-regulated activity includes making an impression for a hearing-aid earmold?

   1. A. Wholesale distribution
   2. B. License renewal
   3. C. Dealing in or fitting hearing aids
   4. D. Board investigation

   Answer: C

   Explanation: ORC 4747.01(B) says the practice "includes the making of impressions for earmolds." It is part of dealing in or fitting hearing aids.

   Reference: Section 4747.01 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws — ORC 4747.01(B)

10. 10How must the complete hearing examination included in Ohio fitting practice be performed?

    1. A. On the better ear only
    2. B. Bilaterally
    3. C. On the poorer ear only
    4. D. On either ear selected by the client

    Answer: B

    Explanation: OAC 4747-1-02(C) includes "a complete hearing examination performed bilaterally." Both ears therefore must be examined.

    Reference: Chapter 4747-1 - Ohio Administrative Code | Ohio Laws — OAC 4747-1-02(C)