A. An applicant who fulfills the requirements of La. Rev. Stat. 37:2445 and who has not previously applied to take the examination provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 37:2446 may apply to the board for a temporary training permit.

            B. Upon receiving an application provided pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, the board shall issue a temporary training permit which shall entitle the applicant to participate in the fitting and selling of hearing aids, under direct supervision, for a period ending thirty days after the conclusion of the next examination the applicant is required to take.

            C. No temporary training permit shall be issued by the board pursuant to this Section unless the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the board that he is or will be supervised and trained by a person, hereinafter “sponsor”, who holds a valid license or certificate of endorsement issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

            D. If a person who holds a temporary training permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Section does not take the next required examination given after the date of issue, the temporary training permit shall not be renewed, except for good cause shown to the satisfaction of the board.

            E. If a person who holds a temporary training permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Section takes and fails to pass the next required examination given after the date of issue, the board may renew the temporary training permit for a period ending thirty days after the conclusion of the next examination given. In no event shall more than one renewal be permitted. The fee for renewal shall be seventy-five dollars.

            Acts 1968, No. 302, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1989, No. 752, §1; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1; Acts 2011, No. 93, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.