For six months after January 1, 1972, an applicant for a license must be issued one without examination if the applicant:

(1) principally has been engaged as a hearing aid specialist for at least two years within a period of five years immediately before January 1, 1972;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 40-25-90

  • Hearing aid: means an acceptable wearable instrument or device designated or offered to aid or compensate for impaired human hearing and parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmold, but excluding batteries and cords. See South Carolina Code 40-25-20
  • License: means a license issued by the department under this chapter to hearing aid specialists. See South Carolina Code 40-25-20

(2) is a resident of South Carolina and is of good moral character;

(3) is twenty-one years of age or older;

(4) is free of contagious or infectious disease.