{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-17302","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §17302","heading":"Examination requirements","body":"1.  Audiology and speech-language pathology.  Each applicant for licensure as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist under this chapter must pass an examination approved by the board.\n2.  Hearing aid dealer and fitter.  Each applicant for licensure as a hearing aid dealer and fitter under this chapter must pass an examination approved by the board.  The qualifying examination consists of, but is not limited to:\nA.  Tests of knowledge in the following areas as they pertain to the fitting and sale of hearing aids:\n(1)  Basic physics of sound;\n(2)  The anatomy and physiology of the ear;\n(3)  The function of hearing aids; and\n(4)  Types of hearing loss and deafness; and\nB.  Practical tests of proficiency in the following techniques as they pertain to the fitting of hearing aids:\n(1)  Pure tone audiometry, including air conduction testing and bone conduction testing;\n(2)  Live voice or recorded voice speech audiometry, including speech reception threshold testing and speech recognition testing;\n(3)  Criteria for masking;\n(4)  Recording and evaluation of audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and adaptation of a hearing aid;\n(5)  Taking ear mold impressions; and\n(6)  Evidence of knowledge regarding consumer laws as they apply to licensees and trainees.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 137: BOARD OF SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING","SUBCHAPTER 3: LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec17302.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"acd1c7909ed5504f30cc4b9a5a4ee3ab4ee5828299b865abec01fa589d1ecff1","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-17301-a","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-17303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}