WAC 246-828-020   Examinations.  (1) The examination required of hearing instrument fitter/dispenser license applicants shall be the International Institute for Hearing Instrument Studies (IIHIS) including a passing score according to standards established by the International Hearing Society.

     Applications for examinations shall be received by the department at least sixty days prior to the date of the scheduled examination. If the application is received less than sixty days before the next scheduled examination, the applicant will be scheduled for the second examination following receipt of the application.

     (2) The examination required of audiology license applicants shall be the National Examination in Audiology (NESPA), including a passing examination score of six hundred or greater.

     (3) The examination required of speech-language pathologist license applicants shall be the National Examination in Speech Language Pathology (NESPA), including a passing examination score of six hundred or greater.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.161. 03-21-114, § 246-828-020, filed 10/20/03, effective 11/20/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.040 and 18.35.161. 98-13-110, § 246-828-020, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/18/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.161. 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified as § 246-828-020, filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.161(4). 89-08-096 (Order PM 828), § 308-50-010, filed 4/5/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.161(3). 87-14-030 (Order PM 654), § 308-50-010, filed 6/26/87. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.35.161. 84-08-062 (Order PL 463), § 308-50-010, filed 4/4/84; Order PL 190, § 308-50-010, filed 5/23/75; Order PL 159, § 308-50-010, filed 2/8/74.]