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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 80. Board For Hearing Aid Specialists And Opticians
Chapter 20. Hearing Aid Specialists Regulations
1/14/2026

18VAC80-20-50. Qualifications for licensure by  endorsement.

A. Every applicant for Virginia licensure through endorsement who is currently licensed as a hearing aid specialist in good standing in another jurisdiction must provide information upon application establishing that the requirements and standards under which the license was issued are substantially equivalent to and not conflicting with the provisions of this chapter. The applicant must file the application for endorsement with and pay a fee to the board and must successfully complete the specified sections of the examination.

B. Every applicant for Virginia licensure through endorsement that can demonstrate active engagement in the profession for the preceding five years will only be required to take the rules and regulations examination.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR375-01-02 § 2.3, eff. August 23, 1995; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 2003; Volume 42, Issue 7, eff. December 29, 2025.

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