Section 675.220  Training for Hearing Screening Technicians

a)         The Department shall provide or authorize a training course to prepare persons to qualify for a hearing screening services certificate.

b)         The training course for hearing screening technicians shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics: establishing and managing a hearing conservation program, hearing conservation for children, anatomy of the ear, disorders of hearing in children, the audiometer, physics of sound, the measurement of hearing, selecting a testing room, threshold tests, testing preschool children, testing exceptional children, and follow-up.  The training course shall also include laboratory practice, practicum experience, and a written examination.

(Source:  Added at 23 Ill. Reg. 4270, effective March 26, 1999)