TCA § 63-17-206 — Construction — Application

This part shall not be construed to prevent any person who is a physician licensed to practice by the board of medical examiners from treating or fitting hearing instruments to the human ear. It is lawful for any person, who meets the requirements of §§ 63-17-205 and 63-17-207 and, who is listed as an apprentice licensee applicant with the council and who is under the direct supervision of a sponsoring licensed hearing instrument specialist to perform any of the services or acts included in the definition of hearing instrument dispensing and fitting as contained in this part; provided, that such person does so under the direct supervision of the licensed hearing instrument specialist and with the licensed dispenser making final selection and fitting to the client. No licensed dispenser shall supervise more than two (2) such apprentice licensee applicants or apprentice licensees combined at the same time. This part shall not be construed to prevent any person who is an audiologist licensed by the board from practicing audiology as defined in § 63-17-103, nor to prevent any person who is a speech-language pathologist licensed by the board from practicing speech-language pathology as defined in § 63-17-103.