Supervisors

PURPOSE: This rule outlines and explains the responsibilities and requirements of a registered supervisor. (1) A licensed hearing instrument specialist may obtain a certificate of registration as a registered supervisor by completing an application from the board and paying the fee as defined in 20 CSR 2165-1.020. (2) A registered supervisor must be licensed in Missouri as a hearing instrument specialist for a minimum of two (2) years. (A) A licensed hearing instrument specialist who holds any professional license which is or has ever been subject to any form of discipline may be prohibited from serving as a supervisor; and (B) A licensed hearing instrument specialist shall be credentialed as a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (BC-HIS) or the American Conference of Audioprosthology (ACA) or be a licensed audiologist pursuant to Chapter 345, RSMo, and licensed as a hearing instrument specialist in order to qualify as a registered supervisor. (3) The registered supervisor shall exercise full order, control, guidance, and professional responsibility involved in the practice of fitting hearing instruments by a hearing instrument specialist in training. (4) The registered supervisor shall meet with the hearing instrument specialist in training at least once per workweek, face-to-face, to review all audiometric evaluations, whether AND INSURANCE a purchase is made or not, purchase agreements, instrument orders, ear impressions, and all hearing instrument fittings. The registered supervisor must affix his/her signature and license number to purchase agreements and audiometric evaluation results. (5) Within thirty (30) days of completion of registered supervision, pursuant to 20 CSR 2165-2.010(5) the registered supervisor shall document the supervision and training on an attestation form provided by the board. (6) Upon termination of registered supervision, the registered supervisor shall submit both the attestation form and temporary permit to the board within thirty (30) days. AUTHORITY: sections 346.075.2 and 346.125, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 165-2.020. Emergency rule filed March 18, 1996, effective March 28, 1996, expired Sept. 23, 1996. Emergency rule filed Oct. 28, 1996, effective Nov. 7, 1996, expired May 5, 1996. Original rule filed Oct. 16, 1996, effective May 30, 1997. Moved to 20 CSR 2165-2.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 27, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. Amended: Filed Sept. 25, 2019, effective March 30, 2020. *Original authority: 346.075, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 2009 and 346.125, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1995, 2009.