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Tennessee Code Title 63. Professions of the Healing Arts § 63-17-224

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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:

(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.

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