Section 3000.100  Definitions

            "Act" means the Hearing Aid Consumer Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111, par. 7401 et seq.)

            "Advanced Track" means the material is designed for those dispensers who have been dispensing for a minimum of five years.

            "Beginning Track" means the material is general and requires no experience or knowledge in hearing aid dispensing.

            "Board" means The Hearing Aid Consumer Protection Board. (Section 3(h) of the Act)

            "Course Sponsor" means any person, school, association, company, corporation or group applying to provide a continuing education course.

            "Critical Issues Track" means the material is designed to present new issues or trends in the hearing aid industry.

            "Intermediate Track" means the material is designed for those dispensers who have been dispensing for a minimum of three years.

            "One Contact Hour" means a 50-minute classroom instructional laboratory or practicum session.

            "One Continuing Education Unit (CEU)" means ten contact hours of participation in a continuing education course.

(Source:  Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 10337, effective June 18, 1990)