(a) A licensed hearing instrument specialist who engages in cerumen management under § 63-17-223, must have completed a cerumen management course approved by the International Hearing Society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, or another organization approved by the council for licensing hearing instrument specialists. The course must:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-17-224

  • Board: means the board of communication disorders and sciences created by §. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
  • Cerumen: means a wax like secretion from glands in the external auditory canal. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
  • Council: means the council for licensing hearing instrument specialists. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
  • Hearing instrument: means any instrument or device designed for or represented as aiding, improving or correcting defective human hearing and any parts, attachments or accessories of such an instrument or device. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
  • Otolaryngologist: means a physician specialist dedicated to the care of patients with disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck, commonly referred to as ENTs. See Tennessee Code 63-17-201
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Be overseen by a physician, preferably an otolaryngologist;
(2) Consist of at least six (6) hours of a participant practicing removing cerumen from an ear canal model using a variety of safe techniques; and
(3) Result in a certificate of completion and attestation of competence signed by the overseeing physician.
(b) The council for licensing hearing instrument specialists is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the requirements of the course outlined in this section only after consultation with the board of medical examiners established at § 63-6-101. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Part 2 Contents