Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-49-7. License by examination

(a) Applicants who do not meet the experience qualification of former § 5-49-5 on July 1, 1973, may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination, provided the applicant:

(b) Applicants for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before any persons the department designates, to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to practice the fitting and sale of hearing aids. The examination administered as directed by the board shall not be conducted in a manner that requires college training in order to pass. Nothing in this examination shall imply that the applicant possesses the degree of medical competence normally expected of physicians.

(c) The department shall give examinations as required.