The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation adopted amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 112, Subchapter A, §112.2; Subchapter E, §112.44; and Subchapter L, §112.110; the repeal of existing rules at Subchapter H, §112.70 and §112.72; and the addition of new rules at Subchapter H, §112.70 and §§112.73 – 112.76, regarding the Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers program.
The adopted rules are necessary to update the current administrative rules and the continuing education (CE) requirements for hearing instrument fitter and dispenser apprentices, license holders, and CE providers. The adopted rules are a result of changes suggested during the required four-year rule review related to CE and changes recommended by the Education and Examination Workgroup; and other suggested changes made possible, in part, by HB 1560, 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021), the Department’s Sunset legislation.
The adoption justification was published in the May 9, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2779). The updated rule chapter will be available in the Texas Administrative Code upon its effective date of May 15, 2025.