§2449. Temporary training permit
A. An applicant who fulfills the requirements of R.S. 37:2445 and who has not
previously applied to take the examination provided for in R.S. 37:2446 may apply to the
board for a temporary training permit.
B. Upon receiving an application provided pursuant to Subsection A of this Section,
accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, the board shall issue a temporary training
permit which shall entitle the applicant to participate in the fitting and selling of hearing aids,
under direct supervision, for a period ending thirty days after the conclusion of the next
examination the applicant is required to take.
C. No temporary training permit shall be issued by the board pursuant to this Section
unless the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the board that he is or will be supervised and
trained by a person, hereinafter "sponsor", who holds a valid license or certificate of
endorsement issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
D. If a person who holds a temporary training permit issued in accordance with the
provisions of this Section does not take the next required examination given after the date
of issue, the temporary training permit shall not be renewed, except for good cause shown
to the satisfaction of the board.
E. If a person who holds a temporary training permit issued in accordance with the
provisions of this Section takes and fails to pass the next required examination given after
the date of issue, the board may renew the temporary training permit for a period ending
thirty days after the conclusion of the next examination given. In no event shall more than
one renewal be permitted. The fee for renewal shall be seventy-five dollars.
Acts 1968, No. 302, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1989, No. 752, §1; Acts 2005, No.
261, §1; Acts 2011, No. 93, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.