Hearing Aid Dispensers (HAD) Practical Examination — Assessment Information
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Hearing Aid Dispensers (HAD) Practical Examination
This assessment does not have a question bank.
- Provider
- Maryland State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists
- Format
- Board practical proficiency assessment
- Passing score
- At least 80 percent
Examination outline
- Pure tone audiometry, including testing and recording of air and bone conduction
- Speech audiometry, including speech reception and speech discrimination testing
- Masking methodology
- Choice and adaptation of hearing aids
- Testing of hearing aids
- Maintenance and basic repair of hearing aids
- Taking of ear mold impressions
- Other techniques and procedures that may be required to fit hearing aids
Examination sources
- COMAR Title 10 Subtitle 41, Chapters 01–13
COMAR 10.41.08.05C
- COMAR Title 10 Subtitle 41, Chapters 01–13
COMAR 10.41.08.05E(2)
- Hearing Aid Dispensers (HAD) Practical Examination Schedule 2026
2026 practical examination request instructions
- Hearing Aid Dispensers (HAD) Practical Examination Schedule 2026
Schedule heading
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.