Continuing education courses shall be in any area that will update and refresh the clinical skills or knowledge of a hearing aid dispenser, and the committee may examine and review any course claimed for credit.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for college courses
• D. Not specified

Answer: (A)

Continuing education for hearing aid dispensers must aim to update and refresh clinical skills or knowledge. The rule explicitly allows courses in any area that achieves this update, keeping the scope broad so practitioners can pursue diverse topics relevant to competence. The committee’s authority to examine and review any course claimed for credit provides necessary oversight to ensure courses meet standards, verify content, and approve credits. This protects public health by ensuring licensees stay current. The other options don’t fit: CE isn’t limited to college courses, and the rule does specify the committee’s review power, so saying not specified or false would be incorrect.