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Oregon Health Licensing Agency
To become a licensed hearing aid dealer in Oregon, an applicant must be at least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED. To become a licensed hearing aid dealer, an applicant must pass a national written exam and a state-prepared practical exam administered by the Oregon Health Licensing Agency. Prior to taking the state licensing exam, a student may register as a trainee in an approved education program that includes at least 62 hours of theory work and 98 hours of practical experience. Licensed hearing aid dealers are required to obtain nine hours of continuing education training each year to maintain their valid license status. Audiologists and otolaryngologists (ear-nose-throat specialists) may also become licensed as a hearing aid dealer within the scope of practice for those two medical disciplines.
About the Oregon Health Licensing Agency
Established in 1999 as a consumer protection agency, the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) oversees the licensing and regulation of 15 health related professions under a unified administrative structure. This structure allows the OHLA to create, test, track and enforce uniform public protection practices and to provide integrated service and resources to both consumers and practitioners.
Examination Services Coordinator:
Tina McCallister, (503) 378-8667 ext. 4328
Mailing Address:
Oregon Health Licensing Office
700 Summer St. NE, Suite 320
Salem, OR 97301-1287
Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Contact Information:
Email: hlo.info@state.or.us
Phone: (503) 378-8667
Fax: (503) 585-9114
TTY: (503) 373-2114
Website: www.oregon.gov/OHLA
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International Hearing Society
The Oregon Hearing Society is an official chapter of the International Hearing Society (IHS) and supports and contributes to its mission and purpose. We strongly encourage you to join and support your National association, IHS!
What is the International Hearing Society?
The International Hearing Society (IHS), formerly the National Hearing Aid Society, is the non-profit, professional association that represents Hearing Instrument Specialists® in the United States, Canada and several other countries. Fifty-four state and provincial chapters are affiliated with the Society. Founded in 1951, the Society continues to recognize the need for promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards for its members in the best interest of the consumer.
As the membership organization for thousands of independent specialists, IHS conducts programs in competency accreditation, education and training and promotes specialty-level certification for its members.
IHS Purposes
- To promote the welfare, in so far as hearing is concerned, of the hearing impaired.
- To coordinate, promote and advance the program of the society, and others, in similar work.
- To provide a unified voice within and for those actively and principally engaged in the practice of the testing of human hearing and the selection, fitting, and dispensing of hearing instruments.
- To provide communications among the professionals involved in hearing health care.
- To improve the methods of selling, fitting, and using hearing aids and to improve the effectiveness of such instruments.
- To establish standards of education, equipment and techniques in the fitting of hearing aids.
- To examine and pass upon the qualifications of all persons who wish to have their competency in the field of fitting hearing aids recognized by IHS.
- To sponsor and enforce among its members a code of ethical practices.
- To cooperate with the medical profession and all other ethical professional groups engaged in aural rehabilitation.
- Program of public education as to the benefits of hearing aids.
Major Programs
- Cooperation with other professional groups in aural rehabilitation.
- Cooperation with government officials and agencies concerned with hearing health care.
- Support and encouragement of public education and hearing health care.
- Sponsorship of a consumer protection program.
- Support and promotion of IHS member certification through the independent National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS).
- Accreditation of technical educational programs in hearing instrument sciences.
- Documentation of the hearing aid specialists’ qualifications.
- Sponsorship and support of educational programs about hearing health care.
- Enforcement of a code of ethics.
- Publication of information about hearing health care.
- Public relations and public information programs
- Publication of The Hearing Professional, (formerly Audecibel), the official journal of the International Hearing Society, to bring technical data and general information to those concerned with the hearing impaired.
IHS 2005 Officers
Harlan Cato, BC-HIS, President
Larry Farris, BC-HIS, ACA, Secretary
James Ogurek, BC-HIS, Treasurer
IHS Pacific Territory Governor
Jay McSpaden, PhD, BC-HIS, CCCA
541-979-3422
Alaska – California – Washington
Nevada – Idaho - Hawaii – Oregon
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Office
International Hearing Society
16880 Middlebelt Rd., Suite 4
Livonia, MI 48154
Telephone (734) 522-7200
Tollfree: (800) 521-5247
Fax (734) 522-0200
Website: www.ihsinfo.org
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BC-HIS: Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences
The National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS). NBC-HIS is an independent professional certification board that conducts national competency examinations and offers Board Certified status to hearing instrument dispensers who meet its standards of competence.
To become Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences (BC-HIS), hearing aid professionals must pass the rigorous National Competency Examination and have at least two years experience. Individuals who have attained the Board Certified designation are distinguished by the credentials BC-HIS following their names.
Telephone: (734) 522-2900, Livonia, MI
Website: www.hearingnbc.org
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ACA: American Conference for Audioprosthology
The ACA is the premier educational program that offers hearing instrument specialists the opportunity to grow their practices, reach higher educational goals and establish themselves as respected healthcare providers. The Audioprosthology program is sponsored by the International Institute of Hearing Instrument Studies, the educational division of the International Hearing Society (IHS), and is recognized by the American Council on Education. The ACA credential signifies that the hearing care practitioners have achieved an even higher level of expertise to better serve persons in need of hearing help. Hearing instrument specialists with the ACA have earned an advanced professional credential that distinguishes them from their peers.
Contact: Carrie Pedersen, IHS
(734) 522-7200 x230
cpedersen@ihsinfo.org
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Dogs for the Deaf
Dogs for the Deaf (DFD) was founded in 1977 by the late Roy G. Kabat, a long-time Hollywood and circus animal trainer who raised animals for motion pictures and television shows including "Dr. Doolittle" and "Born Free." His daughter, Mrs. Robin Dickson, is his successor and the current CEO/President of Dogs for the Deaf.
Hearing Dogs are chosen from adoption shelters, where they might otherwise be euthanized if no homes are found for them. By using shelter dogs we are able to help alleviate some of the unwanted dog population by rescuing these dogs, training them, and placing them in loving homes where they can provide an important service.
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SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is the nation’s largest organization for people with hearing loss. SHHH exists to open the world of communication for people with hearing loss through information, education, advocacy and support.
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