Sec.20-406-5. Period of training

(a) Each applicant who has not completed a course of study, as described in Section 20-406-4 as amended by Section 2 of these regulations, shall complete a period of training as required by Section 20-398 (a) of the Connecticut General Statutes. The period of training shall be supervised by a Connecticut-licensed hearing aid dealer in good standing and shall consist of at least twenty weeks of training, each week to include not less than 30 hours of supervised work experience. A practical course of study of not less than forty hours of instruction covering the content areas specified in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 20-406-4, as amended by these regulations, shall be completed as part of the twenty-week period of training. Any person engaged in a period of training and holding a temporary permit may engage in activities authorized by chapter 398 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, only under the supervision of a Connecticut-licensed hearing aid dealer.

(b) The supervising hearing aid dealer shall document in writing to the Department of Health Services the successful completion of the training period specified in subsection (a) of this section, specifying the dates of training, content areas of training, evaluation of knowledge and skills learned, and the fitting and dispensing activities completed. The supervisor shall certify that the applicant has, in his opinion, satisfactorily completed the period of training.

(Effective March 27, 1989)