HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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current, unsuspended, unrevoked certificate of endorsement
pursuant to [§ 744(b)] § 516(B) of this subtitle. The
certificate required by this section shall be kept
conspicuously posted in his office or place of business at
all times.

[742.] 514..

(a)   An applicant for registration who, is notified by
the Board that he has fulfilled the requirements of [§ 741]
§ 513 OF THIS SUBTITLE shall appear at a time, place and
before such persons as the Board may designate, to be
examined by written and practical tests in order to
demonstrate that he is qualified to practice the fitting of
hearing aids.

(b)  The Board shall give at least two examinations of
the type prescribed in subsection (a) of this section in
each year, and such additional examinations as the volume of

applications makes appropriate.

(c)  Every- person engaged in the sale of hearing aids
on July 1, 1969, shall be licensed and given a license by
the Board without examination, if he shall present
satisfactory evidence to the Board that he is a person of
good moral character, twenty-one years of age or older, and
has been in the practice of selling hearing aids for at
least 18 months prior to July 1, 1969, provided the person
pays the fee specified for the license to the Board.

[743.] 515.

(a) The examination required under [§ 742 of this
article] § 514 OF THIS SUBTITLE shall test knowledge of the
following areas:

(1)  Basic physics of sound.

(2)  The human hearing mechanism, including the
science of hearing and the causes and rehabilitation of
hearing disorders.

(3)  Structure and functions of hearing aids.

(4)  Basic psychology relating to the hearing
impaired.

(5)  Availability of social services and other
special resources for the hearing impaired.

(6)  The provisions of this act.

(b)  The examination shall test proficiency in the
following techniques: