Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE77. PUBLIC HEALTH |
PART675. HEARING SCREENING |
SUBPARTC. GENERAL STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE HEARING SCREENING SERVICES |
§675.220. Training for Hearing Screening Technicians
-
a) The Department shall provide or authorize a training course to prepare persons to qualify for a hearing screening services certificate.
b) The training course for hearing screening technicians shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics: establishing and managing a hearing conservation program, hearing conservation for children, anatomy of the ear, disorders of hearing in children, the audiometer, physics of sound, the measurement of hearing, selecting a testing room, threshold tests, testing preschool children, testing exceptional children, and follow-up. The training course shall also include laboratory practice, practicum experience, and a written examination.
(Source: Added at 23 Ill. Reg. 4270, effective March 26, 1999)