Hearing Aid Practitioners Profession Regulation

(Consolidated up to 36/2023) ALBERTA REGULATION 123/2002 Health Professions Act HEARING AID PRACTITIONERS PROFESSION REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Definitions Registers 2 Register categories Registration 3 General register 4 Student intern register 5 Temporary register 6 Equivalent jurisdiction 7 Alternative qualifications Practice Permit Renewal Requirements 11 Renewal requirements Titles 18 Use of titles Transitional Provisions, Repeals and Coming into Force 21 Transitional provisions 22 Repeal 23 Coming into force Definitions 1 In this Regulation, (a) “College” means College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of Alberta; (b) repealed AR 36/2023 s2; (c) “Council” means the council of the College; (d) “Registrar” means the registrar of the College; (e) “Registration Committee” means the registration committee of the College. AR 123/2002 s1;36/2023 Registers Register categories 2 The regulated members register established by the Council under section 33(1)(a) of the Act has the following categories: (a) general register; (b) temporary register; (c) student intern register. Registration General register 3 (1) An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the general register must have obtained a diploma from a hearing aid practitioners education program of at least 2 years’ duration that is approved by the Council and have successfully passed a competency examination and a certification examination approved by the Council. (2) An applicant for registration under subsection (1) must have completed the education program described in that section within 3 years prior to the date that the Registrar receives a complete application or the applicant must (a) have provided hearing aid professional services for at least 1500 hours in the 3 years immediately preceding the application, or (b) have successfully completed a refresher education program approved by the Council within 3 years of the date the complete application is received by the Registrar. Student intern register 4 (1) An applicant for registration as a regulated member on the student intern register must be enrolled as a student in a hearing aid practitioners education program of at least 2 years’ duration that is approved by the Council and have passed a competency examination approved by the Council. (2) A regulated member on the student intern register must complete the education program within 4 years from the date of registration in the education program. (3) On completion of the requirements described in subsection (1), a regulated member on the student intern register may be registered on the temporary register. (4) The registration of a regulated member who does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) expires 4 years after the date of registration in the education program described in subsection (1). (5) A regulated member registered on the student intern register (a) may practice only under the supervision of a regulated member on the general register who is available for consultation regarding patient care, and (b) must document all services provided to a patient and submit the documentation to the supervisor referred to in clause (a) for review. Temporary register 5 (1) An applicant who has fulfilled the registration requirements of section 3 except for completion of the certification examination approved by the Council or who has successfully completed the educational program described in section 4 may be registered on the temporary register. (2) A regulated member on the temporary register must successfully pass a certification examination approved by the Council within 2 years of the date the regulated member is registered on the temporary register. (3) If a regulated member on the temporary register successfully completes a certification examination approved by the Council, the Registrar must remove the regulated member’s name from the temporary register and enter it on the general register of regulated members. (4) The registration of a regulated member on the temporary register who does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) expires 2 years after the date the regulated member is registered on the temporary register. (5) A person whose registration on the temporary register is due to expire may apply to the Registration Committee to extend the registration as a regulated member on the temporary register for up to one year. (6) A person whose registration expires is not eligible to re‑apply for registration as a regulated member on the temporary register. (7) A person who is registered on the temporary register may practice only under the supervision of a regulated member on the general register who is available for consultation regarding patient care. (8) A regulated member who provides supervision under subsection (7) must, each month, review the patient care records respecting the services provided in the previous month by the person registered on the temporary register. Equivalent jurisdiction 6 An applicant for registration as a regulated member who is currently registered in good standing in another jurisdiction recognized by the Council as having qualifications substantially equivalent to the registration requirements set out in section 3, 4 or 5 may be registered in the appropriate register. Alternative qualifications 7 An applicant who does not meet the requirements of section 3, 4, 5 or 6 but whose qualifications have been determined by the Registration Committee to be substantially equivalent to the competency requirements of section 3, 4 or 5 may be registered on the appropriate register. 8 Repealed AR 36/2023 s3 . 9 and 10 Repealed AR 36/2023 s4. Practice Permit Renewal Requirements Renewal requirements 11 (1) In addition to meeting the requirements established under section 40 of the Act, a regulated member applying for renewal of the member’s practice permit must (a) have been granted a diploma described in section 3, and successfully completed the educational program described in section 4 within the 3‑year period immediately preceding the application for renewal, or (b) have practised as a hearing aid practitioner for 1500 working hours in the 3‑year period immediately preceding the application for renewal. (2) A regulated member applying for renewal of the member’s practice permit must provide one or more of the following as requested by the Registrar or Registration Committee: (a) evidence of being a Canadian citizen or being lawfully permitted to work in Canada; (b) evidence of English language proficiency . AR 123/2002 s11;36/2023 12 to 15 Repealed AR 36/2023 s7. 16 and 17 Repealed AR 36/2023 s8. Titles Use of titles 18 Subject to an order made under Part 4 of the Act, a ratified settlement or an order made under section 45.1(6) of the Act , members may use the titles set out in section 2 of Schedule 9 to the Act as follows: (a) a regulated member on the general register or on the temporary register may use the title hearing aid practitioner; (b) a regulated member on the general register may use the title registered hearing aid practitioner; (c) a regulated member on the student intern register may use the title hearing aid student intern. AR 123/2002 s18;36/2023 19 and 20 Repealed AR 36/2023 s10. Transitional Provisions, Repeals, and Coming into Force Transitional provisions 21 On the coming into force of this Regulation, a registered member described in section 6(1) of Schedule 9 to the Act is deemed to be registered on the regulated members register in the register category that the Registrar considers appropriate. Repeal 22 The Hearing Aid Practitioners Regulation (AR 43/88) is repealed. Coming into force 23 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of Schedule 9 to the Health Professions Act .