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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.41.08.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="41" chapter_num="08" heading="Practice of Limited Licensee.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The holder of a limited license shall be familiar with and shall avoid committing any of the acts regarded as unethical practices set forth in COMAR 10.41.02.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>On obtaining a limited license, the holder of a limited license shall engage in the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids for 20 consecutive days under the direct and continuous supervision of a licensee. The licensee shall provide direct supervision subsequently for a minimum of 40 hours per month for at least 6 months.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The supervising hearing aid dispenser shall be immediately available and physically on-site.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Supervision shall include training in those areas of the examination outlined in Regulation .05 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The limited licensee shall maintain documentation of supervision and training and shall submit the documentation to the Board upon request.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A licensee who supervises an applicant for a limited license shall assume full responsibility for the ethical conduct of the limited licensee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Termination of Supervision.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The supervising licensee may terminate the supervisory responsibility by discharging the limited licensee and returning the license to the Board, together with a letter explaining fully the circumstances under which the limited licensee was separated from the employment of the supervisor.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the limited license cannot be returned, the supervising licensee shall include a full explanation in the letter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A limited license expires on the first anniversary of its effective date.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>The Board may renew the limited license once for an additional 1-year term if the limited licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Takes but fails the examination; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Does not take the examination for a reason acceptable to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>If a limited licensee fails to receive a full license within 2 years after the initial limited license was issued, the individual shall wait a minimum of 1 year before the individual may apply for another limited license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>The supervisor of a limited licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall hold a valid license issued by the Maryland Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall conduct all required direct and continuous supervision as defined in §B of this regulation, at a Maryland hearing aid dispensing practice only;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall be actively involved in the dispensing of hearing aids;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall have been in practice for a minimum of 2 years after passing the Board examination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Shall supervise not more than three limited licensees at one time; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>May not have been formally disciplined by the Board within the previous 5 years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>